XFC - 25 Low Expectation's PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Heans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jodene Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Heans has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Heans
vs
Sparks

220 cm
26
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Heans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jodene Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heans tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sparks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown but Heans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heans wants to clinch.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Heans doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparks circles away.

Heans moves into the clinch.
Heans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sparks wants a takedown.
Thomas Heans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jodene Sparks.
Heans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Heans throws an elbow but it misses.
Heans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparkss head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks jumps guard but Heans stands there with Sparks around his waist. Sparks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heans gets underhooks to prevent Sparks's takedown attempt.
Sparks blocks an elbow strike.
Sparks is looking for a takedown.
Heans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heans after a bit of a struggle.
Sparks avoids a wild elbow strike from Heans.
Heans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sparks goes for a takedown attempt but Heans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sparks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heans pinned against the ropes. Heans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heans was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.

Heans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Heans.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Heans throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heans is pressed up against the ropes. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heans down to the mat. Heans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Heans closes the distance and clinches.
Heans lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is looking for a takedown.

Heans manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Heans is retaining full guard.
Sparks prevents Heans from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Heans keeping full guard, as Sparks tries to pass.
Sparks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Sparks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks trying to control but Heans is working from the bottom.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Heans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sparks tries for a takedown but Heans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Sparks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Heans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sparks is in Heans's guard.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Heans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heans wants to stand and escape but Sparks is having none of it.
Heans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparks on the ground.
Sparks trying to control but Heans is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Sparks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Heans keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Sparks forces his way into half guard.

Sparks is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Heans is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jodene Sparks!
Jodene Sparks took some time post fight to say the following; 'All I wanted was to make the world a better place...and make an assload of money.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sterling Archer's chin.

Archer
vs
Jackson

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Owen Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch but Archer slips to the side
and Archer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson clinches.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer working hard to break the clinch.
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!
Archer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Archer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson closes the distance but Archer moves to the side
and Archer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Archer back into the ropes.
Jackson has Archer pressed against the ropes, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has Archer pressed against the ropes, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Archer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Archer back against the ropes.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson has Archer pressed against the ropes, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Archer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sterling Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Jackson.
Archer is trying to break free.
Archer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Archer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Archer takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Jackson moves out of range as Archer throws a body kick.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.
Archer throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Owen Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Archer misses with a double jab.
Archer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jackson rushes Archer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Archer tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Archer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Archer stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Archer is defending well.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson has Archer pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Archer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Archer both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the ropes and back into range.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Archer cracks Jackson with a hook to the temple - Jackson is on wobbly legs here! Archer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jackson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Archer wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sterling Archer!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Drummle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drummle
vs
Ellis

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bentley Drummle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ellis forces Drummle back against the ropes and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Drummle.
Drummle lands an elbow inside that Ellis shrugs off.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Drummle.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Drummle lands an elbow that stopped Ellis in his tracks for a moment.
Drummle pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drummle throws an elbow but it misses.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Drummle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Ellis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Drummle just leaning against Ellis, taking a breather.
Drummle misses with an elbow over the top.
Drummle looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummle stalls.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ellis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drummle.
The referee calls for Drummle to work.
Drummle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Drummle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Ellis has Drummle pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ellis pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Drummle tumbling to the mat - Ellis dives into Drummle's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Drummle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drummle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellis advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drummle keeps working.
Drummle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drummle tries to get out of the position.
Drummle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ellis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drummle is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
Drummle is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummle wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis controlling the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ellis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drummle under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Ellis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Drummle clinches.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Drummle is controlling him.
Drummle has Ellis pressed against the ropes, preventing Ellis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drummle throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Drummle throws an elbow but misses.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drummle stalls.
Drummle is pressed up against the ropes. Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drummle down to the mat. Drummle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drummle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ellis counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drummle is defending well.
Ellis dodges an elbow strike from Drummle.
Ellis blocks the elbow strike.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummle.
Drummle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Bentley Drummle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Ellis.
Drummle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drummle misses with an elbow over the top.
Drummle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ellis blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ellis manages to break the clinch.

Drummle has Ellis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
Drummle is pressed up against the ropes. Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drummle down to the mat. Drummle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drummle is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Drummle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drummle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drummle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bentley Drummle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drummle is stalling here.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drummle is pushing Ellis up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drummle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummle.
Drummle prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drummle misses with an elbow over the top.
Drummle missing with knees to the body.
Drummle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drummle stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummle misses with an elbow over the top.
Drummle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drummle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Drummle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ellis avoids the head kick by Drummle.

Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drummle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ellis up against the ropes.
Drummle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ellis is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Drummle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ellis's brow.
Drummle tries to stall but Ellis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bentley Drummle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drummle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drummle momentarily.
Drummle avoids the head kick by Ellis.

Ellis moves into the clinch.
Drummle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drummle misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Drummle throws an elbow but misses.
Drummle has Ellis pushed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Drummle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ellis's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellis blocks the elbow strike.
Ellis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drummle pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drummle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drummle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Drummle.
Ellis wants to take the fight to the mat but Drummle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummle.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Drummle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ellis's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drummle.
Drummle misses with an elbow strike.
Drummle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Drummle for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Drummle pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drummle stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working for takedown but Drummle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drummle is looking to control Ellis's arms but Ellis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drummle has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bentley Drummle.
Drummle fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis avoids the elbow strike from Drummle, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drummle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Ellis wants to break free but Drummle has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drummle.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ellis tries to circle away but Drummle has him pinned against the ropes.
Drummle'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Drummle.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Drummle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drummle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Drummle!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bellerophon Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hare
vs
Shanks

182 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

184 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bellerophon Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hare gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shanks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hare looking for a triangle here. Shanks is fighting it but it looks tight! Hare pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shanks is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oliver Hare!
A victorious Oliver Hare thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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 Brayden Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Laynpray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laynpray has chosen Estranged by GN'R - all 10 minuets of it. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stock
vs
Laynpray

185 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Stock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Laynpray!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stock throws a body punch but Laynpray moves out of range.
Stock jabs Laynpray right on the nose. Laynpray blinks but takes it well.
Stock tries to close the distance and clinch but Laynpray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stock moves in looking to clinch but Laynpray pushes him off.
Laynpray tries for a takedown but Stock circles away easily
and Stock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stock throws a push kick but Laynpray slaps the foot to one side.
Laynpray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laynpray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stock counters with a nice body shot.
Brayden Stock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Laynpray.
Laynpray misses with a takedown
and Stock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Stock.
Stock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laynpray checks it well.
Laynpray fails with the takedown
and Stock counters with a stiff right hand.
Laynpray with a poor takedown
and Stock counters with an inside leg kick.
Stock scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Stock catches Laynpray right on the button with a cross.
Stock lands with an uppercut that bounces Laynpray off the ropes and back into range.
Stock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laynpray's head backwards.
Laynpray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Stock counters with a shoot takedown. Laynpray fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laynpray working a defensive guard here.
Laynpray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stock is one step ahead there.
Laynpray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laynpray trying to control the position.
Laynpray pulls Stock in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laynpray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Laynpray.
Stock scores with a jab to the body.
Stock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laynpray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stock's waist but Stock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laynpray off to one side.
Laynpray shoots and misses
and Stock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stock.

Stock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stock lands in his opponent's guard.
Laynpray looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laynpray's head.
Laynpray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stock thows a huge punch but Laynpray dodges it nicely.
Laynpray is refusing to be controlled, as Stock sits in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Laynpray tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laynpray tries to hold on but Stock pushes him away.
Stock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stock cracks Laynpray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stock scoring with strikes but Laynpray is staying in there.
Stock with shots to the head and body - Laynpray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laynpray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stock avoids the attempt from Laynpray to control.
Stock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laynpray?
Stock controlling the position easily from mount.
Stock landing punches.
Stock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stock dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laynpray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laynpray tries to reverse the position but Stock maintains control.
Laynpray tries to hold on but Stock postures up.
Laynpray is in a horrible position here. Stock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Laynpray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stock tries to control but Laynpray wriggling away.
Stock landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laynpray regains half guard.
Stock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laynpray with a poor takedown

and Stock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stock is trying to control the action in half guard but Laynpray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Stock there.
Laynpray is looking to improve his position.
Laynpray trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stock manages to pass to mount!
Stock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laynpray?
Stock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laynpray tries to reverse the position but Stock maintains control.
Laynpray wants to hold on but Stock pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Laynpray is rocked!
Stock looking to control but Laynpray is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laynpray is still in real trouble! Can Stock finish him?
Stock lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laynpray wants to hold on but Stock pushes him away.
Laynpray seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laynpray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stock trying to control but Laynpray is having none of it.
Stock with a couple of short strikes.
Laynpray is trying desperately to improve position.
Stock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laynpray can do to turn this around?
Laynpray is squirming around, avoiding Stock's attempts to control the action.
Stock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stock lands a big shot there that rocks Laynpray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stock 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stock avoids the attempt from Laynpray to control.
Stock with shots to the head and body - Laynpray looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laynpray tries to hold on but Stock postures up.
A big strike lands for Stock! That's really hurt Laynpray and he's turned his back - Stock keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Stock jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Stock!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Fight for your Right to Party as his entrance music. The key to victory for Damien Melendez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Melendez
vs
Anderson

190 cm
30
271 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
265 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melendez is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez is trying to get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Melendez manages to get back to half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Melendez looking for submissions off his back.
Melendez is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Melendez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Melendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Melendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Melendez!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anderson tries to control but Melendez wriggling away.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Melendez is staying in there.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melendez's face.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson looking to control but Melendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Melendez is rocked!

It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
Melendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Damien Melendez's cut is getting worse.
Melendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson trying to control but Melendez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson lands a head kick!
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Melendez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Melendez lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Melendez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Melendez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Melendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Melendez drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Melendez off! Melendez jumps back into Anderson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.

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

Melendez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melendez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Melendez won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson trying to control the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Melendez controlling him for the moment.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Melendez with the active half guard here but Anderson passes nicely into side control.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet but Anderson drags him back down.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing strikes.

Damien Melendez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson taking a break here but Melendez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Melendez is defending the position.

Melendez actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Melendez on that attempt.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Melendez fails with the takedown

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Melendez!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jeez, Damien Melendez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Melendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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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 Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greco
vs
Zelli

185 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
29
198 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « Fatality MMA ↑ 5x160Q
[WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Zelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zelli misses with a wild combination.
Greco avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zelli closes the distance and pushes Greco back into the ropes.
Zelli prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zelli fails to land.
Zelli trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Zelli as the two fighters clinch.
Zelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Greco.
Zelli misses with a punch to the body.
Greco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Greco takes a shot to the head.
Zelli misses with a punch to the body.
Greco wants to take the fight to the mat but Zelli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Zelli.
Greco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Zelli.
Greco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Zelli wants to clinch.
Greco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zelli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Greco.
Greco thuds his shin into the meat of Zelli's side.
Greco lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Greco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zelli misses with a wild combination.
Zelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Chris Greco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Greco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greco misses with a combination
and Zelli counters with a stiff right hand.

Zelli rushes Greco and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zelli scores with a shoulder strike.
Zelli lands a right hand.
Greco blocks an elbow strike.
Zelli lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Zelli.
Zelli scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Zelli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chris Greco has been cut.
Greco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Greco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Greco tries to keep at a distance but Zelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greco blocks an uppercut.
Zelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greco avoids it.
Zelli presses Greco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greco.
Zelli gets underhooks to prevent Greco's takedown attempt.
Zelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Greco tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zelli.
Zelli misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greco's brow.
Zelli lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zelli lands an elbow inside.
Greco tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zelli throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco is trying to break the clinch but Zelli is controlling him.
Zelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zelli scores with a shoulder strike.
Greco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelli throws a combination. Greco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Zelli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Greco does no damage.
Zelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Greco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zelli counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelli loads up on a big right hand but Greco slips the punch.
Greco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zen Zelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Greco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Greco misses with the combination.
Greco misses with a hook.
Greco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Zelli is rocked!

It looks like Zen Zelli has been cut.
Greco lands with a right and another and another! Zelli is in big trouble! Greco lands again and this time it's lights out for Zelli! A quality knockout there for Greco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Greco!
Chris Greco made sure to mention his sponsor, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! in his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela comes to the ring accompanied by Da Rockwilder . Bisley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the ring it seems that Jokke Mela has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jokke Mela seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mela
vs
Bisley

170 cm
31
144 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisley lands a nice shot that snaps Mela's head back.
Bisley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bisley wants it to stay on the feet.
Mela swings for the body but Bisley moves out of range.
Mela fails with the takedown.
A big right from Bisley misses.
Bisley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bisley.
Bisley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bisley.

Mela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bisley is trying to defend but Mela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bisley trying to control here.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Bisley is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mela pulls his head out easily.
Bisley is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bisley is trying to maintain the position but Mela is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mela wants to take a breather but Bisley is having none of it.

Mela seems to be working for a kimura but Bisley defends the submission attempt.
Mela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley tries to get to full guard but Mela has control of the leg.
Bisley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mela's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mela's back!
Mela is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bisley.
Mela is in bad spot here.
Mela turns into Bisley and is now in his guard.
Mela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bisley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bisley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela throwing strikes from guard but Bisley blocks nicely.
Bisley pulls Mela in close to his closed guard and prevents Mela from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bisley keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bisley is pulling down on Mela's head to control his posture.
Mela wants to control from the top but Bisley keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bisley misses with a wild body shot.
Mela misses with a body shot.
Mela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mela drops his hands momentarily and Bisley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jokke Mela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mela throws a shot to the body.
Bisley thuds a left hand into Mela's body.
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Mela is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Mela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bisley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garrett Bisley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mela swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bisley counters with a straight right hand.
Bisley throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Mela fails with the takedown.
Mela needs to keep his hands up - Bisley had a free shot at his head there.
Mela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mela lands a right hook to the body.
Mela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bisley lands a jab-cross combination.
Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela.
Bisley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mela is defended easily by Bisley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley scores with a hook.
Bisley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mela.
Mela throws a sloppy body shot
and Bisley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bisley.

Bisley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bisley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mela 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.
Bisley content just to control the position here.
Mela wants to control but Bisley is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bisley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mela is working to get back to half guard.
Bisley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mela gets back to half guard.
Mela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bisley.

Mela is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bisley pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mela actively working from the bottom here.
Bisley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bisley is keen to just control but Mela is a slippery customer.

Mela looking for submissions off his back.
Bisley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bisley tries to pass to full mount but Mela defends it.
Mela is looking for a sweep. Bisley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley lands with a punch from half guard.
Bisley trying to pass the guard but Mela defending well.
Bisley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bisley is looking to take a break and control but Mela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bisley seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Bisley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bisley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisley.
Bisley misses with a left hand
and Mela counters with a nice body shot.
Bisley leaves Mela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mela looks for a takedown but Bisley sprawls well.
Mela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisley moves away.
Bisley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mela moves away.
Horrible takedown by Bisley or perhaps it was just good defense by Mela which made him look bad.
Bisley swings for the body but Mela moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela moves away from the strike by Bisley.
Bisley cracks Mela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bisley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mela staying out of range there.

Bisley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mela quickly recovers to half guard.
Bisley works his way into full mount!
Mela is trying to escape the mount.
Jokke Mela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mela that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bisley working Mela over with strikes here.
Mela sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mela gets back to full guard.
Mela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisley passes Mela's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Mela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Bisley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bisley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mela defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley wants to take a breather but Mela is having none of it.
Mela wants to improve his position but Bisley is controlling well.
Bisley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bisley trying to control the action but Mela is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela wants to improve his position but Bisley is controlling well.
Mela is refusing to be controlled, as Bisley sits in half guard.
Bisley controlling the pace.

Garrett Bisley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bisley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bisley duly obliges.
Garrett Bisley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisley misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Bisley coming out on top.
Mela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bisley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisley 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Bisley!
A victorious Garrett Bisley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Diamond has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ivanovic
vs
Diamond

192 cm
28
199 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

185 cm
28
203 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanovic.
Diamond throws a push kick but Ivanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Ivanovic lands with a straight right. Diamond didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jason Diamond has been cut.
Ivanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diamond thuds his right hand into Ivanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Diamond misses.
Ivanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
Diamond lunges at Ivanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanovic's hand.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Diamond blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Diamond blocks it.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.

Diamond manages to break the clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a double jab.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diamond lands a lovely overhand right.
Diamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Ivanovic off the ropes and back into range.

It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Diamond.
A low kick from Diamond misses
and Ivanovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Ivanovic down.
Good shot there by Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diamond.
Ivanovic moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
Diamond avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ivanovic clinches.
Diamond scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovic's head.
Diamond avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Ivanovic landing knees to the body.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamond scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Ivanovic down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a head kick. Ivanovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ivanovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivanovic as he connects with a hook.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivanovic as he connects with a hook.
Diamond misses with a low kick as Ivanovic jumps back.
Ivanovic cracks Diamond with an open hand slap.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic lands a jab.
Ivanovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.
Diamond on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Ivanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ivanovic checks a leg kick.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut
and Ivanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Diamond.
Diamond swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Diamond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond blocks the body kick.
Ivanovic scores with a nice strike.
Diamond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Diamond will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ivanovic throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Ivanovic ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond moves out of range as Ivanovic throws a body kick.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Diamond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovic's sensitive parts.

Ivanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diamond leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Diamond breaks the clinch.
Ivanovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic throws a nice looking combination but Diamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond motions for Ivanovic to come forward. Diamond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diamond. That one must have hurt.
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovic manages to avoid it.
Diamond throws a leg kick which misses Ivanovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivanovic tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Ivanovic misses
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Ivanovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Diamond lands a left and a right that send Ivanovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Diamond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ivanovic is rocked!

Boris Ivanovic's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond flashes Ivanovic a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ivanovic's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ivanovic crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Diamond punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Diamond!
Jason Diamond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.