TDF 1 - Genesis PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Youngblood

190 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood tries to clinch
and Youngblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youngblood wants to clinch.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Youngblood but Youngblood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hendrix tries to clinch up but Youngblood circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side

and Hendrix counters by clinching up.
Hendrix takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jimi Hendrix has been cut.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Hendrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendrix tries to pull guard but Youngblood won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix has Youngblood pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Youngblood.
Youngblood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendrix's defenses.
Hendrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Youngblood.
Hendrix is trying to stall.
Hendrix is trying to push Youngblood away but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Youngblood pulls Hendrix into guard.
Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to pass the guard but Youngblood is keeping the position.
Youngblood keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hendrix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Youngblood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Youngblood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendrix defends well.
Youngblood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Youngblood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Youngblood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hendrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Youngblood is controlling Hendrix's posture.
Youngblood wants to sweep here but Hendrix controlling him for the moment.

Youngblood is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hendrix has his hands clasped together but Youngblood extends an breaks Hendrix's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Youngblood.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mason Youngblood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Cooper

189 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cooper sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos passes to full mount!

Dos Santos is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Cooper is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Dos Santos!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Cabbage Snatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Day
vs
Cabbage Snatcher

169 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Cabbage Snatcher!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Day looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snatcher wants to get back to full guard.
Snatcher desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Day throwing shots but Snatcher is blocking nicely.
Snatcher is trying to maintain the position but Day is very close to passing his half guard.
Day wants to get back to his feet.

Day is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Snatcher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snatcher wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snatcher is on top in guard.
Snatcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snatcher stands and throws Day's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day tries to bench press Snatcher off him but Snatcher keeps the position.

Snatcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snatcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Snatcher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Day rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Snatcher's guard! Nice work there by Day!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher trying to control the position.

Day has gone for a leg lock! Snatcher slips out almost immediately though and dives into Day's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snatcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Day is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snatcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snatcher wants to pass the guard but Day is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snatcher wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Snatcher throws and elbow that misses. Day uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snatcher's guard. Nice move by Day!
Snatcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Day being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Snatcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Cabbage Snatcher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snatcher scores a takedown into full mount!
Snatcher lands with some strikes.
Snatcher with shots to the head and body - Day looks very uncomfortable down there.
Day is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snatcher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Snatcher working Day over with strikes here.

Snatcher has control of Day's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Day regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Snatcher goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Day turns into him and now he's in Snatcher's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher looking to control.
Snatcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Snatcher has a closed guard, preventing Day from standing up.
Snatcher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Day puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

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.
Snatcher trying to control but Day postures up.
Day is looking to stall here but Snatcher recovers full guard.
Snatcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Snatcher is trying to keep Day in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to stand but Snatcher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Day might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snatcher pulls Day in close to his closed guard and prevents Day from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Snatcher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Day uses it to pass to side control.

Day is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Snatcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snatcher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Snatcher wants to take a breather but Day is having none of it.
Snatcher moves into full mount! Day won't be happy about that!
Snatcher lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snatcher lands a nice shot to the head.
Snatcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Day?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Cabbage Snatcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Day closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Day is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Snatcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snatcher regains half guard.
Snatcher tries to kick Day off but Day keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Snatcher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snatcher trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Snatcher.
Snatcher is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Snatcher.
Snatcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snatcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snatcher is nestled in close to Day, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snatcher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Snatcher wants to take a breather but Day is having none of it.
Snatcher passes to full mount!
Snatcher scoring with strikes but Day is staying in there.
Day is in a horrible position here. Snatcher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher content just to control the position here.
Snatcher lands a heavy elbow.
Snatcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Day taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snatcher dominating with strikes here.
Snatcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Cabbage Snatcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snatcher landing punches.
Snatcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Day is rocked!
BOOM! Snatcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Day is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Day bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Snatcher and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Cabbage Snatcher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Khalfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khalfa
vs
PrudHomme

178 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
23
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 Montreal, Rex Khalfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

PrudHomme closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khalfa quickly recovers to half guard.
Khalfa wants to control but PrudHomme is keeping busy.
PrudHomme thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khalfa to regain full guard.
PrudHomme throwing strikes from guard but Khalfa blocks nicely.
PrudHomme stopping the sweep attempt from Khalfa.
PrudHomme wants to stand but Khalfa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khalfa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme throwing strikes from guard but Khalfa blocks nicely.
PrudHomme is looking to stand up but Khalfa won't let him.
PrudHomme controlling from the top position.
PrudHomme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalfa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
PrudHomme preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
PrudHomme working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalfa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
PrudHomme prevents Khalfa from getting back to his feet.
PrudHomme is in close to Khalfa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khalfa is controlling PrudHomme's posture.
Khalfa has momentary wrist control but PrudHomme slips an elbow through the middle.
PrudHomme in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
PrudHomme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
PrudHomme must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khalfa trying to keep a closed guard but PrudHomme is proving a slippery customer.
PrudHomme cracks Khalfa with a solid left hand.
PrudHomme slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalfa keeping full guard, as PrudHomme tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
PrudHomme works over Khalfa with some ground and pound from guard.
PrudHomme with a nice head shot there.
PrudHomme wants to control from the top but Khalfa keeps moving.
Khalfa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
PrudHomme throws and elbow that misses. Khalfa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in PrudHomme's guard. Nice move by Khalfa!
PrudHomme keeping full guard, as Khalfa tries to pass.
PrudHomme wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
PrudHomme keeping moving, preventing Khalfa from controlling successfully.
PrudHomme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
PrudHomme is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rex Khalfa.

Khalfa rushes PrudHomme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khalfa stops a takedown attempt from PrudHomme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
PrudHomme lands an elbow inside that Khalfa shrugs off.

It looks like Rex Khalfa has been cut.
PrudHomme lands an elbow just above Khalfa 's eye.

PrudHomme turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Khalfa is breathing heavily.
Khalfa sneaks back into half guard.
Khalfa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. PrudHomme is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalfa is trying to stand.
Khalfa is refusing to be controlled, as PrudHomme sits in half guard.
Khalfa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. PrudHomme is working away from the top position though.
PrudHomme looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
PrudHomme wants to stand up but Khalfa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parfait PrudHomme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Khalfa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khalfa fails with the takedown

and PrudHomme counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Khalfa!
PrudHomme scoring with strikes but Khalfa is staying in there.
PrudHomme landing strikes from the mount and Khalfa is in trouble!
PrudHomme is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalfa is working to get back to half guard.
PrudHomme landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
PrudHomme drops a big elbow. That's hurt Khalfa! More shots from PrudHomme and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parfait PrudHomme!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tonq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Tonq

173 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tonq!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonq lands with a nice body punch.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tonq lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Tonq scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Smith is rocked!
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Tonq sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tonq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonq.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonq tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tonq manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonq swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tonq working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tonq gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith jumps into guard, dragging Tonq to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonq is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is looking for a triangle but Tonq pushes his legs off easily.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Tonq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonq has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Tonq must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tonq!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tonq has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pierre Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tonq paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonq lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith walks into a jab.
Tonq slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tonq thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonq scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tonq gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tonq pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith has hold of one of Tonq's legs. Tonq is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tonq is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith pushing down on Tonq's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pierre Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tonq wants to get back to his feet.
Tonq prevents Smith from improving position.
Smith staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Tonq from escaping the position.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pierre Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tonq stuffs the takedown.
Tonq catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Tonq gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tonq wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pierre Smith just wasn't active enough.
Tonq stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Tonq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tonq comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tonq leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Tonq fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Tonq both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Tonq scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Tonq lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonq rushes Smith with punches - Smith moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Smith goes down! Tonq follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tonq!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hachirou The Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hachirou The Slicer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby Tutu's chin.

Tutu
vs
The Slicer

195 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
283 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Tutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hachirou The Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutu tries to clinch there but The Slicer circles away.
Hachirou The Slicer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Slicer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tutu.

The Slicer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tutu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tutu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Slicer.
Tutu is looking to control The Slicer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tutu avoid being mounted?
The Slicer trying to control the pace.
The Slicer is looking to take a break and control but Tutu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Slicer with the ground and pound but Tutu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Slicer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Slicer throws a big right hand that misses.
The Slicer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tutu's head.
The Slicer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Slicer trying to control but Tutu is working from the bottom.
The Slicer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tutu keeping moving, preventing The Slicer from controlling successfully.
The Slicer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Slicer trying to control but Tutu is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hachirou The Slicer wasn't active enough on the ground.

The Slicer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutu wants to improve his position but The Slicer is controlling well.
The Slicer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tutu is breathing heavily.
Tutu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Slicer.
The Slicer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Slicer is looking to work some ground and pound but Tutu has wrist control.
The Slicer throwing strikes but missing.
The Slicer chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Slicer loads up on a big left hand. Tutu felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - The Slicer looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tutu can't hide his disappointment, as The Slicer celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hachirou The Slicer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callaway comes to the cage accompanied by Scraped . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Callaway
vs
Creed

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
231 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Callaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Creed!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway darts in trying to clinch
and Callaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Randy Callaway has been cut.
Creed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Callaway avoids it really well and circles away.

Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Callaway lands with a left to the head.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway lands with a left to the head.
Creed fails to pull guard.
Callaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Callaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Creed drops back down to his feet.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.
Callaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Callaway.
Callaway lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Callaway gets tackled into the cage by Creed. Creed maintains the clinch.
Callaway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Callaway working aggressively here.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a takedown attempt but Callaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Callaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed blocking some punches.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randy Callaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed fails with the takedown

and Callaway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway is pressed up against the cage. Creed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callaway down to the mat. Callaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Creed looks gassed!

Callaway closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Callaway lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed is trying to push Callaway away but Callaway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaway.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike.
Callaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocking some punches.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Callaway lands a left hand.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway lands a nice uppercut.
Callaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Callaway lands an uppercut.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Callaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Callaway.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Callaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Callaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Callaway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed fails to pull guard.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Callaway.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.

Creed jumps into guard, dragging Callaway to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callaway slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callaway postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Callaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Callaway rushes Creed and presses him up against the cage.
Creed has Callaway pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callaway manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Callaway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Callaway misses with some punches.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Creed is trying to break free.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Callaway working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaway is pressed up against the cage. Creed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callaway down to the mat. Callaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.

Callaway gets a clinch.
Callaway working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Callaway.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Callaway.
Creed tries to break free but Callaway pushes him back against the cage.
Callaway lands with a right to the head.
Callaway scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
A shot in the inside from Callaway.
Creed trying to stall but Callaway improves his position.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Creed drops back down to his feet.

Creed drags the fight down to the ground.
Creed wants to sweep here but Callaway controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Creed thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Creed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Creed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Callaway controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Callaway decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed is trying to maintain a safe position but Callaway gets an underhook and turns Creed into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Creed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Creed looking for a takedown.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Callaway moves into the clinch.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Callaway prevents the takedown attempt.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed tries to stall but Callaway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Callaway.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Callaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway's cut.
That's time! Callaway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Callaway checks the leg kick.

Creed tries to keep at a distance but Callaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed is trying to force a seperation but Callaway has the dominant position.
Callaway lands a nice uppercut.
Callaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Callaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Creed gets tackled into the cage by Callaway. Callaway maintains the clinch.
Callaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creed goes for a takedown attempt but Callaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.
Callaway tries to clinch up
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Callaway wants to clinch.
Randy Callaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dominick Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Callaway has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Callaway won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Callaway backwards.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Creed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway keeps control of Creed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
Creed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Callaway prevents it.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Callaway smiles and moves away.

Creed tries to keep at a distance but Callaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Callaway misses with some punches.
Callaway misses with the head strike.
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callaway has him pressed against the cage.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed digs a right hand into Callaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Callaway's gas tank.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.

Creed manages to pull guard.
Callaway is stalling in the full guard.
Randy Callaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Creed scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaway.
Dominick Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creed misses with a hook. Callaway ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Callaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Callaway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Callaway!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanya Savin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Percy Evans enters the cage!

Savin
vs
Evans

174 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 Montreal, Vanya Savin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Evans throwing strikes here but Savin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Savin is trying to escape the mount.
Savin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Evans.

Evans stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Savin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Savin controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans postures up in Savin's guard and throws a big left but Savin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.

Savin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Evans defends it easily.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Savin is trying to keep Evans in close.

Savin is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
Savin wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savin is breathing heavily.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.

Evans is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Savin has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.

Evans drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Savin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Evans has Savin in his guard.

Evans has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Savin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Savin keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Savin has wrist control.
Evans passes into half guard.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Evans is working for a kimura but Savin is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Savin trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.

Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Savin is defending well.

Evans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Evans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Savin dodges the ground and pound from Evans.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Savin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Percy Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.

Evans goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Savin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Evans's guard! Nice work there by Savin!
Evans keeping moving, preventing Savin from controlling successfully.

Evans uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Savin fails to land the takedown.
Evans scores with a head kick.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Savin shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Savin can't do much from the bottom here.
Savin dodges the ground and pound from Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Evans's best efforts.

Evans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.

Savin is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.

Evans is looking for a kimura but Savin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Evans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.

Savin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Savin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Savin defends it.

Savin kicks Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Savin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanya Savin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Savin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.

Evans takes the fight into the clinch.

Evans wants the takedown. Savin is fighting it off but Evans persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Savin's guard against the cage.
Savin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans lands a couple of digs.

Evans drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Savin dives on top into guard.
Savin wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Evans moves into range and clinches up with Savin.

Evans is trying to trip Savin. He has hold of a leg but Savin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Evans persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Savin working for submissions but it's allowed Evans to get to half guard.
Savin trying to control here.

Evans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Evans gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Savin's half guard.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Evans is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Savin sees it coming and defends easily.

Savin is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.

Evans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans is looking for a kimura but Savin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.

Savin is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.

Savin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Savin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Savin is keeping him busy.

Evans decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Evans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Savin.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savin takes one on the button.
Savin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Savin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Evans to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vanya Savin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savin missing with punches from the bottom.
Savin landing strikes from the bottom.
Percy Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Bader

192 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

196 cm
24
253 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bader!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader tries to clinch up
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jay Bader has been cut.
Bader with a poor takedown
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bader covers up, he's hurt! Jones keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jones and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jones can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Jones!