PFA 31: Carnage PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasim Bakalakadakastacka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Filmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bakalakadakastacka
vs
Filmer

193 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Filmer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bakalakadakastacka.
Bakalakadakastacka wants to clinch up but Filmer keeps it at a distance.
Filmer misses with a leg kick.

Filmer rushes Bakalakadakastacka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Filmer breaks from the clinch.
Filmer lands with a nice body kick.
Bakalakadakastacka ducks under a wild hook from Filmer.

Filmer darts in and clinches Bakalakadakastacka up against the cage.
Filmer connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hasim Bakalakadakastacka has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Filmer as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filmer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakalakadakastacka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Filmer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bakalakadakastacka tries for a takedown but Filmer manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hasim Bakalakadakastacka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakalakadakastacka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Filmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bakalakadakastacka is breathing heavily.
Filmer lands a slapping body shot.
Andrew Filmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Filmer sends Bakalakadakastacka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Filmer is motioning to the referee to let Bakalakadakastacka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Filmer clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Filmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Filmer.
Filmer lands a big knee! That's hurt Bakalakadakastacka! Oh, he's all over the place! Filmer lands another knee that sends Bakalakadakastacka to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Filmer!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RAWR. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alucard
vs
Condit

173 cm
28
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
158 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit slips under a jab.

Condit gets a clinch.
Alucard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alucard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condit looking to stall.
Alucard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Condit looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alucard scores with a knee to the head.
Condit being controlled against the cage.
Alucard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Condit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alucard connects with a knee to the head.
Alucard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alucard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alucard lands a nice knee to the body.
Alucard lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Alucard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard with a knee to the head.
Alucard working Condit over with knees to the body.
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.
Alucard scores with a knee to the head.
Alucard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alucard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alucard working Condit over with knees to the body.
Alucard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Condit's face.
Alucard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Alucard.
Alucard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.
Alucard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condit's defenses.
Alucard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Condit's face.
Alucard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Condit's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard leaning against his opponent.
Alucard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alucard lands an elbow inside.
Alucard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Alucard.
Alucard landing knees to the body.
Alucard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alucard crunches a lovely knee into Condit's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Alucard.
Alucard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alucard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alucard scores with a knee to the head.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard connects with a knee to the head.
Alucard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alucard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alucard lands an elbow that stopped Condit in his tracks for a moment.
Alucard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alucard landing knees to the head.
Alucard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alucard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alucard.
Alucard lands an elbow inside.
Alucard crunches a lovely knee into Condit's ribcage.
Alucard blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alucard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Alucard.
Alucard landing knees to the head.
Alucard crunches a lovely knee into Condit's ribcage.
Alucard lands a good knee to the midsection. Condit won't want to take too many of those.
Alucard landing knees to the body.
Alucard lands a damaging elbow.
Alucard lands an elbow inside that Condit shrugs off.
Alucard landing knees to the head.
Condit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alucard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alucard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alucard connects with a knee to the head.
Alucard lands a good knee to the midsection. Condit won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Alucard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alucard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alucard. That's going to slow Condit down.

Alucard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alucard lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Alucard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Condit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alucard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alucard is putting a hurting on Condit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alucard throws an elbow but Condit slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alucard landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Alucard scoring with punches and elbows.

Condit is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries to escape but Alucard is in control.
Condit is still in real trouble! Can Alucard finish him?
Alucard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alucard in side control lands a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Alucard! That's hurt Condit! Will he recover? Alucard fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Alucard!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gerald Young III has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerald Young III seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Young III
vs
Dunham

185 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young III tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young III is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Dunham instigates a clinch.
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young III stalling in the clinch.
Dunham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young III just stands there and leans against the cage.

Young III breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunham moves in looking to clinch but Young III pushes him off.
Young III takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunham is looking to slow Young III down with leg kicks.

Young III rushes Dunham and presses him up against the cage.
Dunham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young III smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III tries to clinch up.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerald Young III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Dunham.
Young III moves in looking to clinch but Dunham pushes him off.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown but Young III shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunham closes the distance and clinches up with Young III, looking for a takedown. Dunham pushes Young III against the cage but Young III circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young III tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.

Dunham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunham takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to break free.
Young III has had enough of the clinch but Dunham keeps him there for the moment.

Young III pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pete Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young III tries to clinch
and Dunham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dunham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young III fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunham tries to throw a body punch but Young III avoids it by throwing Dunham back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dunham.
Dunham pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dunham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Young III manages to break the clinch.

Young III closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dunham breaks from the clinch.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dunham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Young III's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dunham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young III is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham won't allow Young III to get back to his feet.
Dunham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young III wants to get back to his feet but Dunham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young III working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Dunham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young III doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Dunham shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dunham.
Young III wants to clinch

and Dunham counters with a single leg into guard. Young III didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham wants to control from the top but Young III keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunham is pushing down on Young III's leg trying to pass to half guard. Young III is fighting to maintain full guard but Dunham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Young III avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young III's head.
Young III wants to get back to his feet.
Young III blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunham.
Dunham not doing much here.
Dunham passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham landing strikes from the mount and Young III is in trouble!
Dunham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Young III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunham on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham with good strikes from the mount here!
Young III is trying to stand but he's just given Dunham his back.
Dunham lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunham misses with a takedown attempt - Young III sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunham moves in looking to clinch but Young III pushes him off.
Dunham tries to clinch up.

Young III rushes Dunham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunham has Young III pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young III manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerald Young III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Dunham.

Young III breaks from the clinch.
Young III fails in his attempt to clinch.

Young III forces Dunham back against the cage and clinches.
Dunham wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III prevents the takedown attempt.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Dunham is controlling him.

Young III breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt - Young III sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Dunham with that takedown attempt.
Young III tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.

Dunham gets tackled into the cage by Young III. Young III maintains the clinch.
Dunham stalling in the clinch but Young III improves position.
Dunham fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young III circles away.
Dunham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Young III counters by moving into the clinch.
Dunham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Young III manages to break the clinch.
Young III tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dunham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young III bucks up and tries to throw Dunham off but instead Dunham has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Young III holding both Dunham 's hands and preventing any damage.

Dunham looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Young III taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pete Dunham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giggs Hollowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmeraldo comes to the cage accompanied by Mystic Forces. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hollowman's choice of entrance music: Movado. Giggs Hollowman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Emmeraldo
vs
Hollowman

178 cm
26
152 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Giggs Hollowman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hollowman gets tackled into the cage by Emmeraldo. Emmeraldo maintains the clinch.

Hollowman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Emmeraldo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hollowman is trying to stick to Emmeraldo's back but Emmeraldo is turning into Hollowman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hollowman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emmeraldo.

Emmeraldo drops back looking for a leg! Hollowman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollowman manages to kick Emmeraldo off! Emmeraldo jumps back into Hollowman's guard.
Emmeraldo advances to half guard.

Emmeraldo seems to be looking for submissions.

Emmeraldo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hollowman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Emmeraldo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junichi Emmeraldo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macgregor's entrance music is Dragonforce - operation ground and pound. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Macgregor
vs
Davis

170 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
29
194 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Macgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Macgregor's defenses.

Macgregor drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macgregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis is controlling Macgregor's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Macgregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis has Macgregor pulled in close to control his posture.
Macgregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is pulling down on Macgregor's head. It's preventing any offense from Macgregor, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Davis.
Macgregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macgregor's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davis. Macgregor shrugs it off though.
Macgregor shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Macgregor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Macgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab from Davis.
Davis with a nice cross.
Macgregor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Macgregor backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Macgregor on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Macgregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macgregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Macgregor keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

Roman Davis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
Davis tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis happy to just control the position for now.
Macgregor is looking to reverse the position.
Davis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Macgregor!
Davis content just to control the position here.
Macgregor is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macgregor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Macgregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macgregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Macgregor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gary Macgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macgregor's waist but Macgregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Macgregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Macgregor. Macgregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Macgregor misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Jab by Davis.
Macgregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Roman Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis cracks the inside of Macgregor's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Macgregor throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis thumps Macgregor with a low kick.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macgregor. That did some damage!
Macgregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macgregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macgregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.

Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macgregor's guard.
Davis advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is trying to control but Davis manages to pass to mount!
Macgregor is working to get back to half guard.
Macgregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Macgregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Macgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Macgregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Davis scores with a hook.
Macgregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Macgregor misses with a wild combination.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis feints and then cracks Macgregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Macgregor down.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macgregor.
Macgregor lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Macgregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macgregor's hands.
Macgregor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Macgregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macgregor off to one side.
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!
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Macgregor. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Nice body kick from Davis.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macgregor is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Macgregor circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.

Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis is pushing down on Macgregor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Macgregor is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.

Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davis trying to control the pace.

Davis is looking for a kimura but Macgregor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Gary Macgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis works his way into side control.
Davis controlling the position.
Macgregor is looking to reverse the position.
Macgregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macgregor tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Davis looking to control but instead Macgregor has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Davis trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Macgregor trying to get back to full guard but Davis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Davis controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macgregor tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Davis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Hutchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger has chosen Delilah by Tom Jones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hutchinson
vs
Tiger

163 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
28
211 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Hutchinson wants to clinch.
Hutchinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutchinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiger throws a combination. Hutchinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hutchinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Freddy Hutchinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!

Hutchinson rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Hutchinson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Yeovil Tiger has been cut.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tiger blocks with his arms.
Tiger looking to slow down the pace here.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hutchinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hutchinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tiger blocks with his arms.
Hutchinson misses with a knee to the head.
Hutchinson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hutchinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiger blocks it with crossed arms.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tiger blocks with his arms.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
Hutchinson is breathing heavily.
Hutchinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiger blocks it with crossed arms.
Hutchinson stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiger.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Hutchinson avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hutchinson misses with a knee strike.
Tiger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tiger has clasped his hands together around Hutchinson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tiger trying to control the position but Hutchinson is working away.
Tiger taking a breather here.
Tiger working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hutchinson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger happy to just control the position for now.
Hutchinson tries to control but Tiger manages to take his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has good solid back control here.
Hutchinson rolls, trying to escape but Tiger keeps control of the position.
Tiger trying to control.
Tiger biding his time, looking for the opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yeovil Tiger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hutchinson darts in trying to clinch
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeovil Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeovil Tiger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hutchinson.
Hutchinson throws a big shot that misses.
Hutchinson moves in looking to clinch but Tiger pushes him off.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson tries to clinch there but Tiger circles away.
Hutchinson throws a big shot that misses.
Hutchinson looks to clinch

and Tiger counters with a crisp one two that drops Hutchinson! Tiger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hutchinson to his feet! Hutchinson is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger throws a hook but Hutchinson blocks it.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.

Tiger cracks Hutchinson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tiger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hutchinson to stand back up!

Hutchinson is rocked!

It looks like Freddy Hutchinson has been cut.
Hutchinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Hutchinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hutchinson! Tiger dives in looking to finish! Hutchinson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeovil Tiger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Bean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raising Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Naza
vs
Bean

185 cm
28
176 lbs
12 - 9 - 2

177 cm
30
184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naza takes one to the chin there.
Bean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bean duly obliges.

It looks like Gio Naza has been cut.
Crunch! Bean slams his shin into Naza's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Bean catches Naza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Naza feints and as Bean raises his hands in defense, Naza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bean pulls Naza in close to prevent any damage.
Bean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Naza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bean is keeping the position for now.
Naza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bean is looking to stand up but Naza isn't so interested in that idea.

Bean pushes Naza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naza ducks under a wild hook from Bean.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bean works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Naza content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naza is trying to control the action in half guard but Bean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bean keeps working.
Naza misses with a head shot. Bean uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean wants to stand and escape but Naza is having none of it.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Bean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Naza!
Naza is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gio Naza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bean throws a head kick but Naza moves out of range.
Bean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bean throws a series of strikes that have Naza backpedaling.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Naza moves away and avoids it.
Naza avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naza circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Bean as Naza shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza misses with a straight left.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Naza lands with a right hand.
Bean checks the leg kick.
Naza misses with a hook.
Naza throws a poor cross that misses
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean lands a head shot.
Naza misses with a series of wild punches.
Ron Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean stuffs the takedown attempt from Naza. Naza gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a combination

and Naza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean is trying to stand.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Bean is not content to let Naza control the position.
Naza prevents Bean from improving his position.
Naza with the ground and pound but Bean uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naza postures up in Bean's guard and throws a big left but Bean blocks it.
Bean pulls Naza in close to prevent any damage.
Naza looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Naza manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Naza avoids the body shot from Bean.
Bean looks to land a combination but Naza avoids it well.
Naza slips a jab and a cross from Bean.
Naza avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naza throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naza throws a solid leg kick but Bean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Naza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ron Bean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gio Naza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bean moves away from the strike by Naza.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naza circles away quickly and effectively.
Naza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bean won't allow Naza to get back to his feet.
Bean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Naza's guard.

Naza has his feet on Bean's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Naza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean slaps away a takedown attempt from Naza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Naza slips under a jab.
Bean fails to land with a series of punches.
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with a hook. Naza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Bean looks to land a combination but Naza avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naza.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naza throws out the jab.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naza circles away quickly and effectively.
Ron Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bean.
Naza slips a jab and a cross from Bean.
Ron Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bean is able to avoid easily.
Naza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naza.
Naza misses with a looping right.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Bean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naza's hands.
Gio Naza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Naza misses the target.
Naza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Naza blocks a head kick by Bean.
Naza shoots in but Bean avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean misses with a head kick.

Naza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bean on his heels. He'll look to pass Bean's guard now, I'm sure.
Naza stands and throws Bean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naza trying to control the position but Bean is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Bean.
I've got Bean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bova
vs
Ortiz

186 cm
25
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brennan Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Bova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bova feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bova stops Ortiz from standing up.
Bova trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bova is controlling him.
Bova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bova trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.

Ortiz kicks Bova off and gets to his feet.
Bova misses with a takedown

and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bova is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bova is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up over Bova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bova has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Bova's legs - danger averted.
Bova is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bova has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brennan Bova!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spankda Yank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I was made for loving you baby kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Solomon
vs
Yank

200 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

WTF? $8

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Spankda Yank!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Yank.
A big left from Solomon misses.
Solomon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yank throws out the jab.
Yank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solomon.
Yank ducks under a wild hook from Solomon.

Solomon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yank gets through Solomon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Dick Solomon has been cut.
Yank blocks an uppercut.
Solomon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solomon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Solomon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solomon lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yank throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
Solomon tries a body shot but Yank blocks it.
Yank misses with the head strike.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yank fails to land.
Yank lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Yank.
Yank scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Yank has a couple of punches blocked by Solomon.
Solomon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yank misses with some punches.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solomon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Yank gets control of Solomon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yank will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Yank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yank working for a triangle but Solomon defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Yank has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Solomon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yank.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yank tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yank regains half guard there - taking advantage of Solomon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yank has one foot on Solomon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Solomon misses with the combination.
Yank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yank.
Solomon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Yank ducks under a wild hook from Solomon.
Yank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solomon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solomon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yank misses with some punches.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.

Solomon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Dick Solomon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Solomon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Solomon gets tackled into the cage by Yank. Yank maintains the clinch.
Yank prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Yank throws a head punch that misses.
Solomon scores with a hook to the body.
Solomon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Yank.
Yank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Solomon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yank as Solomon tries to tie him up.
Dick Solomon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yank prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solomon works on Yank's body with a couple of short punches.
Solomon is leaning against Yank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yank presses Solomon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solomon.
Solomon tries to throw a body punch but Yank avoids it by throwing Solomon back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yank scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon lands an uppercut.
Solomon takes a shot to the head.
Yank throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
Yank swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon is working Yank over against the cage.
Yank gets through Solomon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solomon or not.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yank throws a head punch that misses.
Solomon lands a shoulder strike.
Solomon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yank controls his hands.
Yank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yank's elbow.
Yank lands an 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!
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Yank controls the action.
Solomon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solomon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yank misses with an elbow strike.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Yank controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yank swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solomon.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.
Yank blocks a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Yank.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yank's elbow.

Yank manages to pull guard.
Solomon looking to pass the guard.

Yank working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solomon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Solomon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Solomon controlling from the top position.
Solomon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yank on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yank escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Solomon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Solomon won't allow Yank to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Solomon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Solomon has managed to get both his arms back between Yank's legs - danger averted.
Yank working a defensive guard but Solomon manages to pass into side control anyway.

Solomon decides to stand back up.
Yank slips a jab from Solomon.
Solomon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dick Solomon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solomon throws a body punch but Yank moves out of range.
Yank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Solomon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Dick Solomon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Solomon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Solomon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yank manages to avoid it.
Yank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yank.
Yank just misses with a punch to the body.
Yank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Solomon misses the target.
Spankda Yank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solomon misses with an uppercut.
Solomon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
Yank throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solomon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yank.
Solomon's corner calls for a 1-2. Solomon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yank slips under a jab from Solomon.
Yank staying out of range there.

Solomon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yank lands a shoulder strike.
Solomon misses with the head strike.
Solomon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yank tries to score a body lock takedown but Solomon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solomon.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Solomon.

Yank is rocked!
Solomon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yank is still on wobbly legs! Can Solomon finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Solomon breaks the clinch.
Yank is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Solomon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Yank crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Yank's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Solomon!
Dick Solomon retains his middleweight title!