BFT-193 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dir
vs
Khan

181 cm
34
205 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

186 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dir shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan tries to clinch but Dir moves out of range.
Haral Dir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan misses with a hook.
Dir wants to clinch.
Dir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Dir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.

Dir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khan tries to clinch but Dir is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Dir pushes him off.

Dir clinches with his opponent.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Dir has the dominant position.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dir is struggling to control the position.
Khan is pushing Dir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Khan tries to break free but Dir pushes him back against the cage.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dir has him pressed against the cage.
Dir avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dir is defending well for now.
Khan is trying to push Dir away but Dir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dir avoids the damage to the body.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Dir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Dir breaks the clinch.
Dir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haral Dir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Dir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Dir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dir shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Khan tries to sprawl but Dir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Dir tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Imran Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dir avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dir preventing the sweep.

Khan pushes Dir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to control Dir's arms but Dir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Dir blocks with his arms.
Khan trying to stall but Dir improves his position.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dir has double underhooks.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dir avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan is trying to break free.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dir avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dir looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Dir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haral Dir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dir controlling the action here.
Dir prevents Khan from standing back up.
Dir not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is staying active underneath Dir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

We're going to have a standup here because Haral Dir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khan tries to clinch up but Dir circles away and keeps his distance.
Dir tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imran Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dir uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dir trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dir into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Imran Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Dir is predictable there
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dir circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Khan enables Dir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Khan is looking for a triangle here but Dir uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Dir keeps moving and retains side control.
Dir taking a breather here.
Khan tries to bench press Dir off him but Dir keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dir decides to stand back up.
Dir moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.

Khan gets a clinch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Dir keeps him there for the moment.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Dir is controlling the position.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Dir has him pressed against the cage.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Dir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khan after a bit of a struggle.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dir stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dir as Khan tries to tie him up.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Dir blocks with his arms.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
Imran Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Dir controls the action.
Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haral Dir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dir as Khan tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Dir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Dir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haral Dir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imran Khan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eel
vs
Jones

165 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up but Eel circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looks to clinch

and Eel counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Eel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eel looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eel working a defensive guard here.
Jones passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Eel is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Eel is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eel wants to get back to his feet.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eel is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eel tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Eel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eel trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Eel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flynn
vs
Hinton

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
184 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hinton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn tries to clinch there but Hinton circles away.
Hinton throws a lazy head kick

and Flynn counters with a crisp one two that drops Hinton! Flynn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hinton to his feet! Hinton is in big trouble!

Hinton is rocked!
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!
Hinton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hinton is still on wobbly legs! Can Flynn finish him?
Hinton looks to land a combination but Flynn avoids it well.
Hinton seems to have recovered his senses.
Hinton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Flynn counters with a nice right hand that sends Hinton toppling to the canvas! Hinton scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Flynn finish him?!
Hinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Flynn counters with a solid body kick.
Hinton throws a head kick that misses
and Flynn rattles Hinton with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hinton tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Flynn dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hinton stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Flynn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yolo Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swag
vs
Watsky

185 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
174 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yolo Swag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swag gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swag wants to stand but Watsky is controlling the position.
Watsky wants to control from the top but Swag keeps moving.
Watsky prevents Swag from getting back to his feet.
Watsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Swag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chras Watsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Swag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yolo Swag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag shoots in and drives through. Watsky sprawls well.
Swag fails to land with a series of punches.
Swag misses with a wild combination.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Swag circles away.
Watsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swag scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Swag.
Swag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swag scores with a nice head shot.

Watsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swag was covering up waiting for the punch and Watsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swag is breathing heavily.
Watsky forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Swag is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swag keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Swag kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Watsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swag has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Watsky seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Watsky trying to control from half guard but Swag is working away.
Watsky prevents Swag from standing back up.

Watsky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swag defends it well.
Swag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watsky on the ground.
Swag tries to kick Watsky off but Watsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Swag is defending against the submission attempts here by Watsky.
Watsky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swag is trying to stand up here but Watsky is controlling him well.
Watsky passes to side control.
Watsky working the head and body with strikes.
Swag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swag tries to get out of the position.

Watsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watsky advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Swag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watsky to keep the fight standing.
Watsky stalls.
Swag tries to pull guard but Watsky holds him up against the cage and eventually Swag drops back down to his feet.
Watsky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Swag after a bit of a struggle.
Watsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Swag smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Swag. Beautiful body shot.
Watsky walks into a jab.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watsky wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yolo Swag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Swag gets caught napping as Watsky dives in and scores a takedown. Swag manages to retain guard.
Swag wants to get back to his feet but Watsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watsky stops Swag from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Watsky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watsky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watsky is stalling in the full guard.
Watsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Swag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chras Watsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Watsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Swag circles away.
Yolo Swag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chras Watsky.

Watsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Swag is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watsky working the head and body with strikes.
Swag is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watsky has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watsky lands a few punches from side control.

Watsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Swag is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watsky wants to control but Swag is keeping him busy.

Watsky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watsky working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swag clinches.
Watsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swag pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watsky shoots for a takedown but Swag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swag looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watsky dodges the punch combination from Swag.
Swag misses with a jab, cross combination.

Watsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swag was covering up waiting for the punch and Watsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watsky prevents Swag from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watsky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Swag has wrist control.
Watsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Swag has wrist control.
Watsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Watsky has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Swag is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Watsky yanks on the arm and Swag is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Watsky.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chras Watsky!
Chras Watsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sahastrahabu Prabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Prabal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rush - Nobody´s Hero. Mike McCallum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Prabal
vs
McCallum

199 cm
22
249 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
247 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sahastrahabu Prabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prabal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McCallum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCallum prevents Prabal from standing back up.
McCallum is looking to advance position but Prabal won't allow it.
Prabal tries to get to full guard but McCallum has control of the leg.

Prabal looking for submissions off his back.

Prabal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prabal is trying to stand.

Prabal actively working from the bottom here.
McCallum passes to full mount!
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!
McCallum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCallum can't control as he wanted to and Prabal manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prabal is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCallum is thwarting Prabal's attempts to control the position.
Prabal is trying to stand back up but McCallum is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McCallum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prabal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prabal wants to improve his position but McCallum is controlling well.
McCallum is looking to advance position but Prabal won't allow it.
McCallum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prabal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prabal wants to get back to full guard.
McCallum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCallum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prabal keeps working.
McCallum wants to free his trapped foot but Prabal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCallum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prabal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum drops an elbow to the side of Prabal's head.
Prabal wants to control but McCallum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCallum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prabal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCallum winds up and cracks Prabal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum trying to control from half guard but Prabal is working away.
McCallum wants to pass to mount but Prabal is defending the position.
Prabal is staying active underneath McCallum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCallum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Prabal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Prabal kicks off McCallum and gets to his feet.
McCallum thows a body shot but no joy.
Prabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCallum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum lands a slapping body shot.
Prabal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Prabal has McCallum up against the cage in a clinch.
Prabal stops a takedown attempt from McCallum.

Prabal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McCallum uses from the top position.
McCallum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prabal is keeping the position for now.

Prabal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCallum is aware though and is defending well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sahastrahabu Prabal!
Sahastrahabu Prabal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saddi
vs
Dempsey

182 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
32
210 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Saddi tenderised Dempsey's leg. Dempsey is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dempsey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saddi - the referee stops the clock and Dempsey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saddi. Dempsey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saddi thuds his shin into the meat of Dempsey's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saddi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saddi misses with a kick to the body.
Saddi swings for the body but Dempsey moves out of range.
Saddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Saddi tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it.
Dempsey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saddi feints and then cracks Dempsey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dempsey down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddi tests Dempsey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saddi's corner calls for a 1-2. Saddi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bob Saddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saddi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Saddi.
Saddi is looking to land body kicks.
Saddi scores with a push kick.
Dempsey looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saddi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saddi drives through and clinches with Dempsey against the cage.
Saddi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dempsey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saddi misses with a punch to the body.
Saddi is pushing Dempsey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dempsey managing to block the knees to the body from Saddi.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Saddi looking for a takedown.
Saddi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Saddi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddi trying to land knees to the body.
Dempsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Saddi has double underhooks.
Saddi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dempsey blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Saddi lands a nice knee to the body.
Saddi lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dempsey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey avoiding damage as Saddi throws knees to the body.
Saddi is trying to drag Dempsey to the mat but Dempsey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saddi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dempsey is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saddi looking to throw knees to the head but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Saddi pushes Dempsey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saddi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saddi obliges.
Saddi connects with a knee to the head.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saddi stalling in the clinch.
Saddi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dempsey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saddi has Dempsey pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping body kick lands there for Saddi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saddi!
Dempsey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saddi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saddi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from Saddi.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
Saddi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dempsey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Saddi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Saddi.
Saddi punishes Dempsey's body with a nice straight punch.
Saddi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Saddi.
Saddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Saddi scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saddi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dempsey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saddi.
Crunch! Saddi slams his shin into Dempsey's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dempsey takes one to the side of the head.
Saddi connects with a solid leg kick.
Dempsey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saddi.
Saddi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Dempsey is rocked!
Saddi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dempsey is still on wobbly legs! Can Saddi finish him?
Saddi circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dempsey tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Saddi wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Saddi!
Bob Saddi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring the Noise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Wolf West has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wolf West seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

West
vs
Wain

180 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

196 cm
28
204 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolf West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wain!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West scores with the left hand. Wain knows he should have avoided that one.
Wain throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West looks to land a left hand but Wain moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from West.
Wain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
West misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Wain taking a breather.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a head punch that misses.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wain backwards.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Wain tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the cage and eventually Wain drops back down to his feet.
Wain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West misses with the head strike.
Wain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by West after a bit of a struggle.
West tries to throw a body punch but Wain avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West is trying to break the clinch but Wain has him pressed against the cage.
West tries to work over Wain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wain looking to slow down the pace here.
West misses with the head strike.
Wain is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wain has his back to the cage.
West leaning against his opponent.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.

West breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
West is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Wain has hold of West's arm. He's looking for a kimura. West seems comfortable defending it but Wain has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! West is real pain and he's forced to tap out! West is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wain couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Wain!
Post fight, John Wain took to the microphone: 'I like boobs'.