RCS 28 - Hortatory PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Kelly was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Penn
vs
Kelly

187 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn scores with a head kick.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Cj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Cj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Kelly.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Penn lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly looks gassed!

Penn lands a big head kick that sends Kelly tumbling to the mat! Penn takes a step backwards and waves Kelly back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Penn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kelly.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Kelly gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Penn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cj Penn!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ros Ludovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lutter
vs
Ludovic

188 cm
23
171 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Lutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutter misses with a takedown attempt
and Ludovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ludovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ludovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Ludovic throws a series of punches but Lutter avoids them all with ease.

Ludovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lutter throwing strikes from guard but Ludovic blocks nicely.
Lutter wants to pass the guard but Ludovic is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ludovic clinches.
Lutter tries to score a body lock takedown but Ludovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutter wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lutter.

Ludovic pulls guard successfully.
Lutter looking to sit in guard and control but Ludovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lutter keeping moving, preventing Ludovic from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Ludovic stands up from Lutter's guard - Ludovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lutter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ludovic has Lutter up against the cage in a clinch.

Ludovic has picked Lutter up - he's going for a ride! Ludovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ludovic trying to pass the guard but Lutter defending well.
Ludovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lutter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lutter is defending against the submission attempts here by Ludovic.

Ludovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lutter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ludovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lutter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ludovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is looking to stand up but Lutter won't let him.

Lutter is looking for a triangle but Ludovic pushes his legs off easily.
Lutter is breathing heavily.

Ludovic stands and steps away. Lutter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ludovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lutter. Lutter gets slowly back to his feet.

Ludovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lutter to the mat! Lutter manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludovic tries to stand but Lutter is controlling from the bottom.

Ludovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ludovic rushes Lutter and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ros Ludovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ludovic looks to land a combination but Lutter avoids it well.
Ludovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Ludovic does no damage.

Lutter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ludovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lutter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lutter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ludovic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ludovic wants to control from the top but Lutter keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ludovic trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.

Ludovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludovic wants to stand but Lutter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lutter looking to control.
Ludovic is fighting to break Lutter's control of his arms but Lutter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lutter trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Lutter just wasn't active enough.
Lutter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ludovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ludovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ludovic tries to stand but Lutter is controlling from the bottom.
Ludovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludovic is looking to stand up but Lutter won't let him.
Ros Ludovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lutter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ludovic is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludovic trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.
Ludovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ros Ludovic.

Ludovic moves into the clinch.

Ludovic jumps guard.
Ludovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lutter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ludovic moves to back control.

Ludovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ludovic is looking to control Lutter but Lutter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ludovic tightening his grip on Lutter, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ros Ludovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Ludovic as Lutter shoots in.
Lutter misses with a takedown attempt - Ludovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ludovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ludovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ludovic as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Lutter is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Lutter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludovic throws a head kick but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic throws a series of punches but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic misses with a two punch combination.
Ludovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lutter moves out of range easily.
Ludovic throws a head kick but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lutter.
Lutter avoids the head kick by Ludovic.
Some wild striking there from Ludovic.

Ludovic closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Ludovic.
A knee to the head by Ludovic.
Ludovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lutter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ludovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Ludovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ludovic pulls guard successfully.

Ludovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ludovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Lutter with a vicious hook! Lutter is down but not out! Ludovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ros Ludovic!

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 Stephen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stephen Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Williams
vs
Edwards

185 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Edwards. Edwards maintains the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Edwards lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.

It looks like Stephen Williams has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Nathan Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Edwards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Stephen Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Edwards.
Edwards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edwards scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Williams.

Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Edwards gets a clinch.
Williams is trying to stall.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams tries to clinch up but Edwards circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Williams catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.

Edwards clinches.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.

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!

Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.

Edwards is rocked!
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Edwards slips a straight right by Williams.
Edwards slips a straight right by Williams.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams scores with a counter punch that sends Edwards to the canvas! Williams smells blood - he's punishing Edwards with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Edwards has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Williams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Xystorophroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audio Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xystorophroi comes to the cage accompanied by Boom!!!. Audio Science will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Xystorophroi
vs
Science

185 cm
25
176 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Xystorophroi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Audio Science!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Science misses.
Science throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xystorophroi stuffs the takedown.

Science closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xystorophroi's guard.
Xystorophroi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Science manages to get himself to full guard.
Science keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Science had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xystorophroi defends it easily.
Xystorophroi trying to control but Science is working from the bottom.
Xystorophroi advances to half guard.
Science is trying to get back to full guard.
Science really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xystorophroi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Xystorophroi 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. Science tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Xystorophroi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Xystorophroi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pederson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenged Sevenfold - Natural Born Killer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pederson
vs
Ul Haq

170 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

160 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ul Haq lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pederson at a distance.
A jab lands there for Ul Haq.
Ul Haq fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pederson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pederson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ul Haq swivels and escapes.
Ul Haq slips a jab and a cross from Pederson.
Ul Haq tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pederson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Pederson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ul Haq.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ul Haq. That's going to slow Pederson down.
Pederson misses with a hook. Ul Haq ducked under it nicely.
Pederson dives in and grabs Ul Haq's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ul Haq pushes down on Pederson's head and hops out.
Ul Haq lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Ul Haq shoots in and gets a takedown into Pederson's guard.
Ul Haq distracts Pederson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ul Haq thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq stops Pederson from standing up.
Pederson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ul Haq throwing strikes but missing.
Ul Haq trying to control but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Ul Haq scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pederson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pederson keeping full guard, as Ul Haq tries to pass.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ul Haq is looking to work some ground and pound but Pederson has wrist control.
Ul Haq postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throwing strikes but missing.
Pederson keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ul Haq punishes Pederson's body with a nice straight punch.

Ul Haq looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pederson!
Ul Haq wants to control the pace but Pederson is squirming around nicely.
Ul Haq lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq punching from mount but Pederson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pederson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ul Haq.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ul Haq working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pederson is squirming around, avoiding Ul Haq's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ul Haq takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ul Haq.
Ul Haq misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pederson is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Pederson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ul Haq just leaning against Pederson, taking a breather.
Pederson managing to block the knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq is working Pederson over against the cage.
Ul Haq misses with a punch to the body.
Ul Haq keeps control of Pederson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ul Haq.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson is trying to break the clinch but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Ul Haq tries a body shot but Pederson blocks it.
Ul Haq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pederson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the head.
Ul Haq holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pederson working hard to break the clinch.
Pederson blocks a body shot from Ul Haq.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq scores with a shoulder strike.
Ul Haq connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pederson's face.
Pederson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ul Haq won't allow it.
Ul Haq misses with a knee to the head.

Ul Haq tightens his grip and picks Pederson up, before dumping him to the ground. Pederson manages to land in guard.
Ul Haq content to stall in guard here.
Ul Haq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pederson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ul Haq closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pederson to the mat! Pederson manages to get full guard.
Ul Haqis looking to pass into half guard but Pederson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pederson is in guard.
Ul Haq is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ul Haq is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ul Haq lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ul Haq throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pederson because Ul Haq loaded up on that one.
Ul Haq lands a big shot there that rocks Pederson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ul Haq lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mohammed Ul Haq has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ul Haq throws some wild stikes that Pederson manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ul Haq cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Pederson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ul Haq loads up with a big shot that hurts Pederson! He's pulled Ul Haq in close but Ul Haq has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Pederson survive? More strikes from Ul Haq and Pederson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opa Jaeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Sell Comics - Courage My Love. Opa Jaeh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kirk Donatelli's chin.

Donatelli
vs
Jaeh

188 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
196 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Opa Jaeh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donatelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaeh scrambles back to his feet.
Donatelli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donatelli lands with a right hand.

Donatelli clinches up with Jaeh and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaeh jumps guard but Donatelli stands there with Jaeh around his waist. Jaeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Donatelli.
Jaeh fails to pull guard.
Kirk Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opa Jaeh.

Donatelli manages to break the clinch.
Donatelli cracks Jaeh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaeh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donatelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donatelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaeh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donatelli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donatelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli works the jab nicely.
Jaeh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donatelli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donatelli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donatelli misses with a hook
and Jaeh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donatelli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donatelli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaeh. Jaeh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaeh wants to clinch
and Donatelli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donatelli jabs Jaeh right on the nose. Jaeh blinks but takes it well.
Donatelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donatelli digs a good body shot into Jaeh's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatelli scores with a hook to the body. Jaeh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaeh looks gassed!
Donatelli with a hook.
Kirk Donatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donatelli lands a right hook to the body.
Jaeh tries to move into range but Donatelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donatelli lands a jab.
Donatelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donatelli stalks Jaeh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jaeh's face. Jaeh staggers backwards, shaken.
Donatelli lands a jab to the head.

Jaeh is rocked!

Donatelli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaeh was covering up waiting for the punch and Donatelli finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaeh is still in real trouble! Can Donatelli finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Donatelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Donatelli has closed the distance and engaged Jaeh in a clinch.
Jaeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donatelli smiles and moves away.
Jaeh seems to have recovered his senses.
Donatelli connects with a jab.
Jaeh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donatelli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donatelli lands a nice hook to Jaeh's body. Jaeh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaeh drops his hands momentarily and Donatelli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donatelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donatelli lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Donatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Donatelli breaks from the clinch.
Donatelli scores with a nice head shot.

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

Donatelli clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Donatelli.
Donatelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Donatelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Donatelli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaeh, pushing him back against the cage.

Donatelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatelli jabs Jaeh right on the nose. Jaeh blinks but takes it well.
Donatelli lunges at Jaeh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaeh's hand.
Donatelli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Donatelli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaeh walks into a straight right hand from Donatelli.
Decent striking displayed by Donatelli there.
Donatelli lunges at Jaeh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaeh's hand.
Jaeh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donatelli lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jaeh falls backwards - clearly groggy! Donatelli dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Donatelli!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montana's choice of entrance music: "We are the Champions" by Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Montana

186 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys Battle Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcelo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Montana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Montana misses.
Montana moves away from the strike by Alves.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montana tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Montana coming out on top.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
Montana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves slips under a jab from Montana.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montana, as that shot connected.
A big left from Alves misses.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montana. Montana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana works the jab nicely.
Montana lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Montana misses with a hook
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Montana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montana misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Montana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Montana misses.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Montana.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Montana lands with a hook. Alves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montana swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Nice uppercut there from Montana.
Montana throws an off balance right hand
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Alves misses.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Montana pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves is pushing Montana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Montana is trying to break free.
Montana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Montana has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses the jab.
A head kick from Alves lands but Montana takes it in his stride.
Montana throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.

Montana clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Alves.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Montana tries to land a body kick
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Montana dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good shot there by Alves.

Montana clinches with his opponent.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Montana improves position.

Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Montana.
Alves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.

Montana is rocked!
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves throws an uppercut from hell that sends Montana clean off his feet! He's out cold! Alves stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Alves!