Thursday Night Fights 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Evers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coheed Cambria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evers comes to the cage accompanied by Call Me from Shinedown. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Evers
vs
Cambria

189 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tinker Evers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coheed Cambria!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cambria has managed to clinch.
Evers looking for a takedown.
Evers is pressed up against the cage. Cambria has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evers down to the mat. Evers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cambria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cambria shoots in for a double leg but Evers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Cambria forces Evers back against the cage and clinches.
Evers working hard to break the clinch.
Cambria avoiding damage as Evers throws knees to the body.
Cambria scores a nice knee to the body.
Evers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evers is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cambria gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cambria misses with a knee to the head.
Cambria has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Evers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tinker Evers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coheed Cambria.
Cambria lands a good knee to the midsection. Evers won't want to take too many of those.
Cambria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tinker Evers has been cut.
Cambria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Cambria tightens his grip and picks Evers up, before dumping him to the ground. Evers manages to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Cambria gets to his feet - Evers follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cambria.

Cambria rushes Evers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cambria lands a nice elbow.

Cambria has picked Evers up - he's going for a ride! Cambria dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Evers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cambria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cambria scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cambria throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cambria on the ground.
Evers is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
Evers taking some punishment here, with Cambria in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers tries to get to full guard but Cambria has control of the leg.
Evers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cambria.
Evers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cambria.
Cambria with the ground and pound but Evers uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Evers looking for a guillotine here but Cambria defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cambria scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evers is looking to stand up but Cambria isn't so interested in that idea.
Cambria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cambria stands and steps away. Evers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coheed Cambria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cambria darts in and clinches Evers up against the cage.
Cambria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cambria is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cambria with a knee to the head.
Cambria lands an elbow that stopped Evers in his tracks for a moment.
Cambria lands a knee to the body.
Cambria wants a takedown.
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!
Evers missing with knees to the body.
Evers avoiding damage as Cambria throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cambria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Evers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cambria moves into the clinch.
Cambria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambria.
Cambria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cambria misses with a knee strike.

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

Evers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evers looking to pass the guard.
Evers stops Cambria from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coheed Cambria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinker Evers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Evers dives in and scores a takedown into Cambria's guard.
Evers postures up.
Cambria lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evers!
Cambria throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cambria punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cambria throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cambria landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambria dominating with strikes here.
Coheed Cambria has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evers is in a horrible position here. Cambria smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambria thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cambria lands a big shot there that rocks Evers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Evers is working to get back to half guard.
Evers tries to hold on but Cambria pushes him away.
Cambria lands a big elbow.
Evers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Evers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers wants to control but Cambria is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cambria dominating with strikes here.
Cambria with the ground and pound from mount.
Cambria landing punches.
Evers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Cambria connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Cambria there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cambria lands a nice shot to the head.
Evers is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambria unloading with bombs!

Tinker Evers's cut is getting worse.
Cambria punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cambria lands a nice shot to the head.
Cambria in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cambria raining down shots from the mount!
Evers wants to control but Cambria is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambria breaks from Evers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Evers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cambria cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Evers is in a horrible position here. Cambria smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cambria breaks from Evers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cambria throwing strikes here but Evers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Cambria.
Cambria throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evers closes the distance and clinches.
Evers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cambria lands an elbow that stopped Evers in his tracks for a moment.

Tinker Evers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cambria lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Tinker Evers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cambria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Evers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Evers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cambria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cambria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cambria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tinker Evers'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). Coheed Cambria!

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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 Jens Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Living Laser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weber
vs
Laser

180 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Brute
KAISER

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 Montreal, Jens Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Living Laser!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber throws a shot from downtown. Laser moves away and avoids it.
Weber takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Jens Weber has been cut.

Weber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Weber seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laser with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weber not doing much here.
Weber is looking to advance position but Laser won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weber is keen to just control but Laser is a slippery customer.
Weber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jens Weber just wasn't active enough.
Weber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weber thows a body shot but no joy.
Weber throws a hook but Laser avoids it easily.
Laser scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
Laser avoids the body shot from Weber.
Laser swinging wildly here.
Weber feints and then cracks Laser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laser down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laser moves away.
Weber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Weber thuds his shin into the meat of Laser's side.
Weber scores with the left hand. Laser knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laser throws a hook but Weber blocks it.
Laser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weber lands a body shot.
Laser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laser swinging wildly here.
Laser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laser on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laser throws a jab but it's blocked by Weber.
Weber defending well as Laser loads up on a big left hand.
Laser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weber slips under a jab.
Weber scores with a three punch combo!
Laser on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Weber. Beautiful body shot.
Laser fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Laser misses the target.
Weber is looking to wear down Laser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weber scores with a hook to the body. Laser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laser cracks Weber with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laser.
Laser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weber.
Laser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weber finds it's way round the side to connect with Laser's head.
Weber swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Weber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laser misses with a few strikes there.
Weber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laser missing with a left hand there. Weber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Weber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jens Weber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laser tries to bum rush Weber with a series of wild strikes but Weber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weber has time to react.
Weber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weber scores with a push kick.
Weber lands with a right hand.

Weber rushes Laser and presses him up against the cage.
Weber scores with a shot to the side of Laser's head.
Weber scores with a hook to the body.
Laser working hard to break the clinch.
Weber misses with a hook to the ribs.

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

Weber clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laser takes a shot to the head.

Laser is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laser is still on wobbly legs! Can Weber finish him?
Laser has had enough of the clinch but Weber keeps him there for the moment.
Weber creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laser with a big uppercut! Laser tries to clinch up but Weber pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laser to the mat! Laser covers up and Weber unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jens Weber!
A very excited looking Jens Weber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Makdessi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outasight - Belive In Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee Jr
vs
Makdessi

167 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

169 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Lee Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles Makdessi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makdessi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makdessi somewhat.
Lee Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makdessi shoots in for a double leg but Lee Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Makdessi dives in and grabs Lee Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee Jr pushes down on Makdessi's head and hops out.
Tyler Lee Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myles Makdessi.
No luck for Makdessi with that takedown attempt.
Makdessi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee Jr as he avoids it easily.
Makdessi closes the distance and clinches up with Lee Jr, looking for a takedown. Makdessi pushes Lee Jr against the cage but Lee Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Makdessi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee Jr.

Lee Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Makdessi sprawls well initially but Lee Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Lee Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Lee Jr trying to advance position but Makdessi counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Jr postures up in Makdessi's guard and throws a big left but Makdessi blocks it.
Makdessi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Lee Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Makdessi is retaining full guard.
Lee Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Makdessi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lee Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Makdessi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee Jr, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makdessi looking to sit in guard and control but Lee Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makdessi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee Jr.
Lee Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Makdessi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makdessi looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr keeping moving, preventing Makdessi from controlling successfully.
Lee Jr has Makdessi pulled in close to control his posture.
Makdessi looking to pass the guard.
Makdessi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makdessi wants to control from the top but Lee Jr keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee Jr shoots and misses

and Makdessi counters by moving into the clinch.

Makdessi has clasped his hands together around Lee Jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Makdessi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee Jr is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee Jr.
Lee Jr wants to control but Makdessi is keeping him busy.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Lee Jr!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyler Lee Jr thanked Fightworld Formula - FOR SALE! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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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 Josh Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Szymkowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Szymkowiak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ring
vs
Szymkowiak

184 cm
24
230 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Brute
Crippler's Corner

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Szymkowiak!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ring lands a jab to Szymkowiak's midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Ring.

It looks like Piotr Szymkowiak has been cut.
Ring thows a body shot but no joy.
Ring bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szymkowiak's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Ring misses.
Szymkowiak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ring connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ring misses with a straight right.
Ring connects with a jab.
Szymkowiak walks into a left hand.
Ring misses with a looping left.
Szymkowiak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring throws the left hand but Szymkowiak avoids the punch easily.

Oooooh!!! Ring has knocked Szymkowiak down with a huge combo! Ring steps away and waves a wobbly Szymkowiak back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That has opened up Piotr Szymkowiak's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ring rushes Szymkowiak and presses him up against the cage.

Ring breaks the clinch.
Josh Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ring misses with a body shot.
Szymkowiak slips a jab from Ring.
Ring throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szymkowiak on the side of the head.
Ring throws a nice looking combination but Szymkowiak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ring scores with a sloppy right hand. Szymkowiak should have avoided that one.
Ring is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ring misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymkowiak staying out of range there.
Ring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ring scores with a jab to the body.
Szymkowiak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ring stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ring lands a body shot.
Ring lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Piotr Szymkowiak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymkowiak manages to avoid it.
Ring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Szymkowiak slips a jab from Ring.
Szymkowiak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szymkowiak looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring scores with a nice head shot.
Ring lands a jab to Szymkowiak's midsection.
Ring throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szymkowiak on the side of the head.

Piotr Szymkowiak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Ring lands a big uppercut and Szymkowiak crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Szymkowiak looks OK. Ring waves Szymkowiak back to his feet!

Szymkowiak is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymkowiak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szymkowiak is still on wobbly legs! Can Ring finish him?
Ring throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szymkowiak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Szymkowiak seems to have recovered his senses.
Szymkowiak takes one to the chin there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Ring!
A victorious Josh Ring thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamon Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Hohenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huge has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mamon Huge looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Huge
vs
Hohenheim

210 cm
27
190 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamon Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Hohenheim!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hohenheim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huge is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Hohenheim seems content to control.
Hohenheim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hohenheim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hohenheim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vladimir Hohenheim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hohenheim looks to land a combination but Huge avoids it well.

Hohenheim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Huge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenheim controlling the action here.
Huge has hold of Hohenheim's hands but Hohenheim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hohenheim escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hohenheim lands a nice shot to the body.

Hohenheim pushes Huge up against the cage in a clinch.

Hohenheim manages to pull guard.
Hohenheim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hohenheim wants to take a breather but Huge is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Hohenheim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenheim is looking to take a break and control but Huge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huge trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Hohenheim was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Hohenheim clinches with his opponent.

Hohenheim has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huge uses from the top position.
Hohenheim is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hohenheim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hohenheim is trying to control the position but Huge postures up.

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

Hohenheim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hohenheim landing a few strikes.
Hohenheim is looking to take a break and control but Huge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huge can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hohenheim working away.
Huge seems a little lost for a moment, as Hohenheim dominates the positioning.
Hohenheim scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Huge to see if he's OK.
Hohenheim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huge keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hohenheim stands up and beckons Huge to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hohenheim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huge circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Hohenheim 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.

Hohenheim drives through with a takedown into Huge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenheim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huge keeping moving, preventing Hohenheim from controlling successfully.
Hohenheim looking to pass the guard.
Hohenheim with a nice head shot there.
Hohenheim controlling from the top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Hohenheim wasn't active enough on the ground.
A combination from Hohenheim does no damage.
Mamon Huge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hohenheim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hohenheim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huge keeps working.
Hohenheim not doing much here.
Hohenheim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hohenheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hohenheim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hohenheim trying to pass the guard but Huge defending well.

Vladimir Hohenheim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hohenheim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Huge's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huge is trying to control but Hohenheim passes into side control!
Hohenheim moves into full mount!
Hohenheim controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge taking shots to the head.
Hohenheim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Huge is bucking up trying to escape but Hohenheim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hohenheim landing strikes from the mount and Huge is in trouble!
Hohenheim lands a big elbow.
Hohenheim with a couple of short strikes.
Vladimir Hohenheim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hohenheim looking to control but Huge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hohenheim controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge is looking to get to half guard.
Hohenheim controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Hohenheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hohenheim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hohenheim in particular looking to stall.
Hohenheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huge defending well though.
Still in half guard, Hohenheim seems content to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladimir Hohenheim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Hohenheim moves into the clinch.

Hohenheim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Huge is trying to keep an underhook but Hohenheim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenheim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Hohenheim is going to stand back up.
Well, if Hohenheim 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.
Huge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenheim.
Hohenheim is trying to control the action in half guard but Huge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hohenheim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hohenheim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huge keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vladimir Hohenheim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Huge shoots in but Hohenheim avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hohenheim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hohenheim decides to return to a standing position.
Hohenheim lands a lovely overhand right.
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!

Hohenheim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huge quickly recovers to half guard.
Hohenheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hohenheim stalling.
Hohenheim drops an elbow to the side of Huge's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hohenheim stands up from half guard.

Hohenheim has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hohenheim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mamon Huge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hohenheim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hohenheim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hohenheim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huge quickly recovers to half guard.
Huge trying to control here.
Hohenheim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenheim wants to free his trapped foot but Huge is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim is taking a breather. Huge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hohenheim trying to control the action but Huge is working from the bottom.
Hohenheim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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

Hohenheim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Huge looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hohenheim passes into side control.
Hohenheim scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Hohenheim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hohenheim 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 William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Hohenheim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rizzy Kock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 45 from Shinedown. Rizzy Kock looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kock
vs
Lesnar

198 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
282 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rizzy Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Kock's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock looking to control.
Lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Kock blocks nicely.
Kock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Kock blocks nicely.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.

Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kock is breathing heavily.
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!
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Kock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses. Kock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Kock!
Kock prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Kock throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Kock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Lesnar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kock shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Kock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Lesnar cracks Kock with a big right hand but Kock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kock to see if he's OK.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is working Kock over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Kock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kock is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lesnar is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rizzy Kock!
Our winner, Rizzy Kock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain's entrance music is Alien8. A fine choice. Peter McBain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McBain
vs
Matthews

182 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
31
140 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Determined

Vitality

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McBain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McBain just misses with a punch to the body.
McBain blocks a jab.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain looks to land a combination. Matthews sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matthews looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McBain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBain misses with a body kick.
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McBain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
McBain takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
McBain misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain moves away from the strike by Matthews.
McBain defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Matthews misses.
McBain misses with a head kick.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick.
McBain 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.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
McBain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McBain throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McBain.
Matthews misses with the combination.
McBain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from McBain does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McBain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBain jabs at Matthews's body.
McBain swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBain.
Matthews throws a poor cross that misses
and McBain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McBain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matthews avoids the body shot from McBain.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
McBain stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain scores with a jab.

McBain lands a big head kick that sends Matthews tumbling to the mat! McBain takes a step backwards and waves Matthews back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Matthews is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBain throws a monster overhand right that drops Matthews! McBain follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter McBain!
Peter McBain made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Vitality for sponsoring me and helping me look so good, my team at Sawadee Muay Thai, all of my loved ones back home, and Icarus Phoenix for letting me fight here in Hardcore Montreal Fighting League!!'.