XFC: Bring It! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sinclair
vs
George

207 cm
20
287 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Death by Armbar MMA Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David George!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sinclair! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Sinclair!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Monts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Monts
vs
Sarcoma

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Three Monts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osteo Sarcoma!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monts tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarcoma avoids the head kick by Monts.
A head kick misses from Monts.
Monts throws a sloppy head kick and Sarcoma moves out of range easily.
Monts misses with a head kick.
Monts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monts misses with a head kick.
Monts throws a sloppy head kick and Sarcoma moves out of range easily.
Sarcoma avoids the head kick by Monts.
Sarcoma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Monts is breathing heavily.
Monts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sarcoma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Monts's guard.
Sarcoma wants to pass the guard but Monts is keeping the position.

Sarcoma drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sarcoma seems to have locked his on tight now - Monts screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sarcoma, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Osteo Sarcoma!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dryupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Mezias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dryupp
vs
Mezias

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Death by Armbar MMA Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Dryupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Mezias!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mezias instigates a clinch.
Mezias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dryupp takes an elbow to the temple.
Mezias can't break the clinch.

Mezias breaks from the clinch.
Dryupp swats away the attempt to clinch by Mezias.
Dryupp closes the distance and clinches up with Mezias, looking for a takedown. Dryupp pushes Mezias against the cage but Mezias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alan Mezias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dryupp tries for a takedown but Mezias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dryupp swats away the attempt to clinch by Mezias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dryupp scores with a takedown into Mezias's guard.
Mezias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dryupp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mezias looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dryupp content to stall in guard here.

Dryupp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dryupp slips nicely into half guard.
Dryupp thows a huge punch but Mezias dodges it nicely.
Mezias is trying is best to control the position here.
Mezias manages to get to full guard.
Dryupp forces his way into half guard.

Dryupp is working for a kimura but Mezias is defending it quite comfortably.
Mezias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mezias looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dryupp trying to mount his opponent but Mezias defends it.
Mezias pushes Dryupp off looking to stand but Dryupp dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dryupp shoots in and drives through. Mezias sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dryupp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dryupp tries for a takedown but Mezias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dryupp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mezias has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dryupp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mezias strikes from his own guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezias seems keen to control Dryupp's posture.
Mezias is looking to stand up but Dryupp isn't so interested in that idea.
Dryupp looking to pass the guard.
Mezias keeping moving, preventing Dryupp from controlling successfully.
Dryupp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mezias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dryupp stops Mezias from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mezias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mezias looks to land a combination but Dryupp avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Dryupp or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezias which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mezias scores a takedown into full mount!
Dryupp tries to lock up and control but Mezias gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dryupp working to try and regain half guard.
Dryupp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dryupp trying to control but Mezias postures up.
Dryupp gets back to full guard.

Dryupp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dryupp trying to keep a closed guard but Mezias is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dryupp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mezias is looking to slow Dryupp down with leg kicks.
Mezias closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Dryupp is rocked!
Mezias misses with a takedown

and Dryupp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mezias!

Dryupp goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mezias turns into him and now he's in Dryupp's guard.
Mezias looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dryupp isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mezias stacks Dryupp on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mezias!
Mezias connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dryupp some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dryupp can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dryupp prevents Mezias from improving position.
Dryupp is trying to get back to half guard.
Dryupp is working hard here to advance position.
Dryupp struggling a bit here.
Dryupp is looking to reverse the position.
Dryupp regains half guard.
Dryupp wants to improve his position but Mezias is controlling well.
Ricky Dryupp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mezias misses with a two punch combination.
Mezias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dryupp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alan Mezias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mezias wants to clinch but Dryupp slips to the side

and Dryupp counters with a takedown into side control.
Mezias is not content to let Dryupp control the position.

Dryupp has hold of Mezias's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mezias seems comfortable defending it but Dryupp has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mezias is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mezias is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dryupp couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Dryupp!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Krasnoperov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krasnoperov comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. This should be fireworks!

Krasnoperov
vs
Lawson

192 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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Death by Armbar MMA Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andriy Krasnoperov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lawson has eaten all the pies!

Lawson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lawson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Krasnoperov screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lawson! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Scott Lawson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arm Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arm Hammer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hammer
vs
Wade

185 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Death by Armbar MMA Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arm Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Wade avoids the head kick by Hammer.

Wade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammer's guard.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wade wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Wade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Wade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hammer, up you get!

Hammer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammer showed some decent athleticism there.

Hammer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wade to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Wade wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Wadeis looking to pass into half guard but Hammer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hammer is in guard.
Wade working a defensive guard here.
Wade throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wade controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Hammer wanted to stand there but Wade had control of the position.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Wade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wade lands in his opponent's guard.
Wade has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hammer is proving hard to escape from.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Wade sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hammer doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Wade paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hammer - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arm Hammer!