Fallen Champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Scene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Tyson (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!

Scene
vs
Tyson

195 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Scene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Scene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tyson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scene to the ground. Tyson is now in Scene's guard.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Scene is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Scene is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.

Scene looking for subs off his back but Tyson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but Scene is blocking nicely.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scene has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyson is nestled in close to Scene, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scene could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson tries to pass to full mount but Scene defends it.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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

Sergio Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Scene moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Charlie Scene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Tyson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Scene sprawls well.

Scene closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the ropes.

Scene manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Scene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergio Tyson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Scene sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Tyson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scene!
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scene tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scene wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Scene tries to lock up and control but Tyson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scene tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scene is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson looking to finish Scene with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scene!
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.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Tyson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scene hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scene is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Scene is working to get back to half guard.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scene is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scene taking shots to the head.

It looks like Charlie Scene has been cut.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scene in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scene is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scene is working hard here to advance position.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scene?
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Scene is rocked!
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Scene is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson cracks Scene with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Tyson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lunchmeat Sandwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kay Ector struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sandwich
vs
Ector

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lunchmeat Sandwich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector takes a swing at Sandwich's ribcage but misses.
Sandwich looks to score with a jab to the body but Ector is just out of range.
Sandwich misses with a hook. Ector ducked under it nicely.
Sandwich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Ector.

Sandwich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sandwich has an Americana. Ector didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sandwich is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sandwich hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lunchmeat Sandwich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikka Kinnunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cormier
vs
Kinnunen

186 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikka Kinnunen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinnunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cormier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Cormier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kinnunen!
Cormier landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kinnunen is in a horrible position here. Cormier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Kinnunen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cormier postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kinnunen looks a forlorn figure.
Cormier has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kinnunen's face.
Cormier raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kinnunen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cormier landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier with shots to the head and body - Kinnunen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kinnunen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cormier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cormier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cormier working the ground and pound effectively.
Cormier landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinnunen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cormier scoring with strikes but Kinnunen is staying in there.
Kinnunen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinnunen looks winded!
Cormier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cormier prevents Kinnunen from getting the reversal.
Kinnunen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kinnunen is in a horrible position here. Cormier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cormier scoring with strikes but Kinnunen is staying in there.
Cormier landing strikes from the mount and Kinnunen is in trouble!
Kinnunen working to try and regain half guard.
Cormier raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cormier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Cormier connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cormier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
A nice elbow there by Cormier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier raining down shots from the mount!
Cormier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cormier with shots to the head and body - Kinnunen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cormier raining down shots from the mount!
Cormier raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cormier working the ground and pound effectively.
Cormier 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.
Cormier lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kinnunen hang on?
Cormier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cormier landing strikes from the mount and Kinnunen is in trouble!
Cormier has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kinnunen's face.
Cormier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cormier unloading with bombs!
Kinnunen is in a horrible position here. Cormier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cormier dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier landing strikes from the mount.
Cormier lands a big elbow.
Kinnunen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cormier with the ground and pound from mount.

Kinnunen is rocked!
Cormier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kinnunen?
Kinnunen is still in real trouble! Can Cormier finish him?
Kinnunen taking shots to the head.
Cormier punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cormier postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kinnunen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kinnunen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Cormier!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

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

Quinn
vs
Blancheflor

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Blancheflor throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.

Quinn shoots in and bounces Blancheflor off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quinn trying to control but Blancheflor is working from the bottom.
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.
Quinn wants to stand but Blancheflor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blancheflor looking to control.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn trying to move into half guard but instead Blancheflor has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the position.

Blancheflor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
Blancheflor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancheflor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tristan Blancheflor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blancheflor misses the jab.

Quinn gets a takedown into half guard.

Blancheflor makes his way to full guard, as Quinn worked for a kimura.

Blancheflor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blancheflor on the ground.
Quinn looking to sit in guard and control but Blancheflor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Quinn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blancheflor has passed into half guard!
Quinn trying to control but Blancheflor postures up.

Quinn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quinn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quinn tries to get out of the position.
Quinn punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blancheflor wants to pass to mount but Quinn is defending the position.
Blancheflor is stalling here. Quinn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Blancheflor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Quinn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Blancheflor is looking for a sweep.

Quinn swings around for an armbar but Blancheflor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quinn's guard.
Blancheflor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Blancheflor from controlling successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor advances to half guard.
Quinn has a hand on Blancheflor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blancheflor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Blancheflor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blancheflor controlling the pace for now.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor is landing with some decent strikes but Quinn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quinn is looking to improve his position but Blancheflor isn't that keen on the idea.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blancheflor controlling his opponent.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn tries to reverse the position but Blancheflor maintains control.
Quinn wants to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling from mount.
Blancheflor blocks Quinn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinn is looking to improve his position but Blancheflor isn't that keen on the idea.
Quinn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blancheflor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinn?
Blancheflor scoring with strikes but Quinn is staying in there.
Blancheflor has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quinn's face.
Blancheflor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling from the full mount.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is bucking up trying to escape but Blancheflor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blancheflor prevents Quinn from getting the reversal.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blancheflor controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tristan Blancheflor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Blancheflor gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the ropes.

Blancheflor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blancheflor is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
Blancheflor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blancheflor trying to control from half guard but Quinn is working away.
Quinn is trying to maintain the position but Blancheflor is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Quinn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blancheflor to the mat! Blancheflor manages to get full guard.
Blancheflor looking to control.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Blancheflor keeps moving.
Blancheflor trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to free his leg and advance position but Blancheflor is retaining full guard.
Quinn connects with a couple of short punches.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blancheflor looking to control.

Quinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blancheflor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blancheflor has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

Quinn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blancheflor passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Blancheflor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blancheflor works to advance to full mount. Quinn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
BOOM! Blancheflor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quinn wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blancheflor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
Quinn is squirming around, avoiding Blancheflor's attempts to control the action.
Blancheflor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Blancheflor.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quinn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blancheflor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.
Quinn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quinn taking shots to the head.
Blancheflor lands a big shot there that rocks Quinn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blancheflor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tristan Blancheflor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blancheflor throwing strikes here but Quinn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blancheflor trying to control but Quinn is having none of it.
Blancheflor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor prevents Quinn from getting the reversal.
Blancheflor landing punches.
Quinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Blancheflor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blancheflor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quinn flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Quinn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blancheflor unloading with bombs!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor breaks from Quinn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quinn is squirming around, avoiding Blancheflor's attempts to control the action.
Blancheflor cracks Quinn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet.
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quinn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Blancheflor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blancheflor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quinn is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Blancheflor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blancheflor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!

Tristan Blancheflor wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tristan Blancheflor 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
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Glover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Claude Van Damme
vs
Glover

173 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Glover!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Glover decides to stand and escape the position.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glover under the eye.

Glover gets caught napping as Van Damme dives in and scores a takedown. Glover manages to retain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glover is on top in guard.
Glover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glover passes Van Damme's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Glover lands a nice short elbow.
Glover trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glover postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Van Damme to stand up.
Glover's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Damme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glover scrambles back to his feet.
Glover looks for a takedown but Van Damme sprawls well.
Van Damme looks to clinch

and Glover counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Glover stalling.
Van Damme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glover on the ground.
Glover thows a huge punch but Van Damme dodges it nicely.
Glover winds up and cracks Van Damme with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Glover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Damme with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Glover with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Glover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glover controlling the pace.
Glover working over Van Damme with some ground and pound. Van Damme looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Glover there.
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.
Glover is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Glover lands a nice short elbow.
Glover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glover is trying for a kimura here. Van Damme looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Glover wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Glover!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

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

Clock
vs
Pellinore

200 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Clock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Pellinore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clock misses with a takedown attempt

and Pellinore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Pellinore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clock wants to control but Pellinore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clock wants to control but Pellinore passes into side.
Pellinore controlling the position.
Clock manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clock trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pellinore manages to pass to mount!
Clock tries to reverse the position but Pellinore maintains control.
Clock tries to hold on but Pellinore pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Pellinore.
Pellinore unloads with some shots from mount but Clock bucks and avoids them well.
Pellinore controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pellinore with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore unloads with some shots from mount but Clock bucks and avoids them well.
Pellinore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clock hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pellinore looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pellinore misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Pellinore content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pellinore should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pellinore content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore misses with a head shot.
Pellinore controlling from the full mount.
Pellinore with shots to the head and body - Clock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pellinore controlling from the full mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Pellinore there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pellinore controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Pellinore might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pellinore scoring with strikes but Clock is staying in there.
Pellinore cracks Clock with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Pellinore!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brynjar Skjeggestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Skjeggestad
vs
Downer

177 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brynjar Skjeggestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Downer gets caught napping as Skjeggestad dives in and scores a takedown. Downer manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Downer working a defensive guard here.
Skjeggestad pushes down on Downer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Skjeggestad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Downer defends it well.

Skjeggestad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skjeggestad wants to pass to mount but Downer is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skjeggestad 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.
Downer moves into full guard.
Downer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skjeggestad is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjeggestad forces his way into half guard.
Skjeggestad trying to control from Downer's half guard. Downer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Skjeggestad advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Skjeggestad is working for a kimura but Downer is defending it quite comfortably.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skjeggestad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Downer has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skjeggestad seems to be looking for submissions.
Skjeggestad passes the guard and advances to mount!

Downer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Skjeggestad.

Skjeggestad working for a submission but Downer is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skjeggestad is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Downer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Downer shrugs it off.

Skjeggestad wants to finish this one by submission but Downer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Skjeggestad.

Skjeggestad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Downer is now in Skjeggestad's guard. A big mistake from Skjeggestad there, giving up the dominant position!
Downer with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Skjeggestad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skjeggestad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Downer!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Skjeggestad swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynjar Skjeggestad!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

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

King
vs
Decaf

171 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uno Decaf!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decaf throws a hook but King blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King tries to clinch up but Decaf circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Decaf.
David King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decaf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.

Decaf tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Decaf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Decaf tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Decaf tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
David King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Decaf.
King holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

King drives through and clinches with Decaf against the ropes.
Decaf tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Decaf misses with a few strikes there.
Decaf throws a jab when King was well out of range.

King moves into the clinch.
Decaf can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands a right hand.

It looks like Uno Decaf has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Decaf backwards.
King scores with a shot to the side of Decaf's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Decaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decafs head.
A short uppercut from King.

Decaf is rocked!
King has a couple of punches blocked by Decaf.
Decaf is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
Decaf seems to have recovered his senses.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Decaf looks winded!
King pushes Decaf back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King effectively controlling the action here.
King creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Decaf's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Decaf drops to his knees and King pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David King!
David King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.