FIGHT! 1: The Big Bang PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Greene told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Saballe
vs
Greene

225 cm
18
301 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Greene!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saballe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Saballe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Saballe's front leg but catches the back leg as Saballe tries to avoid it.
Saballe connects with a jab.
Saballe connects with a superb combination that knocks Greene out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Saballe before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Greene!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Salvador Saballe!

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C
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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 Aphachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Fury is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hopachai
vs
Fury

197 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aphachai Hopachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Fury!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury looks gassed!
Fury tries to clinch there but Hopachai circles away.

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

It looks like Jake Fury has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopachai lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopachai dances in with a quick combination. Fury is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hopachai snaps Fury's head back. Fury stumbles backwards against the cage. Hopachai steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Fury's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Fury just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aphachai Hopachai!

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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 Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DONOVAN BAGCAL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BAGCAL comes into a darkened arena with his song building. careful click,click by the WUTANG CLAN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bresnar
vs
BAGCAL

191 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DONOVAN BAGCAL!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BAGCAL throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
BAGCAL should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bresnar dives in and grabs BAGCAL's left leg, looking for a takedown. BAGCAL pushes down on Bresnar's head and hops out.
BAGCAL lands with a slapping head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from BAGCAL.
Lock Bresnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - BAGCAL scores with a four punch combination!
Bresnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but BAGCAL avoids it really well and circles away.
Bresnar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for Bresnar with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
BAGCAL slaps away a takedown attempt from Bresnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
BAGCAL lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bresnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around BAGCAL's waist but BAGCAL gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bresnar off to one side.
BAGCAL lands with a kick to the temple. Bresnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bresnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around BAGCAL's waist but BAGCAL gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bresnar off to one side.
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
Bresnar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
BAGCAL throws a combination. Bresnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from BAGCAL lands but Bresnar takes it in his stride.

Bresnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bresnar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BAGCAL looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
BAGCAL works his way to full guard. Good work.

BAGCAL is looking for a triangle but Bresnar pushes his legs off easily.

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

BAGCAL had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bresnar defends it easily.
Bresnar throws a strike but BAGCAL rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bresnar wants to stand up but BAGCAL is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BAGCAL is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

BAGCAL drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and BAGCAL jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bresnar wants to get back to his feet but BAGCAL is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

BAGCAL drops back looking for a leg! Bresnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bresnar manages to kick BAGCAL off! BAGCAL jumps back into Bresnar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bresnar wriggles free and stands up.
Bresnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. BAGCAL tries to avoid it but Bresnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag BAGCAL to the ground. BAGCAL escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BAGCAL scores with a head kick.
Bresnar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by BAGCAL.
Bresnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Bresnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
BAGCAL lands with a slapping head kick.
BAGCAL stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BAGCAL wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick from BAGCAL lands but Bresnar takes it in his stride.
BAGCAL throws a series of strikes that have Bresnar backpedaling.
BAGCAL lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bresnar dives in and grabs BAGCAL's left leg, looking for a takedown. BAGCAL pushes down on Bresnar's head and hops out.
BAGCAL fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BAGCAL lands with a slapping head kick.
BAGCAL connects with a single shot there.
BAGCAL lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BAGCAL throws a one two combo.
Bresnar fails with a takedown attempt.
BAGCAL scores with a head kick.
Bresnar fails to land the takedown.
BAGCAL scores with a jab to the body.
BAGCAL lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
BAGCAL lands with a nice combination. Bresnar backs away looking to recover.
BAGCAL throws a head kick that half lands.
Bresnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from BAGCAL.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bresnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? BAGCAL is fending him off so far but Bresnar persists. Nope, BAGCAL circles away and we're back to standing.
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
BAGCAL connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

BAGCAL throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bresnar's head.
BAGCAL plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by BAGCAL or perhaps it was just good defense by Bresnar which made him look bad.
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
Bresnar shoots and misses

so BAGCAL counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

BAGCAL thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

BAGCAL is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bresnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BAGCAL is controlling him.

BAGCAL drops back looking for a leg! Bresnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bresnar manages to kick BAGCAL off! BAGCAL jumps back into Bresnar's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bresnar wants to stand but BAGCAL is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing BAGCAL from controlling successfully.
Bresnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bresnar tries to get out of the position.
Bresnar wants to stand but BAGCAL is controlling the position.

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

BAGCAL gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

BAGCAL has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bresnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bresnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BAGCAL swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bresnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BAGCAL looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bresnar passes BAGCAL's left leg - he's now in half guard.

BAGCAL looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bresnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

BAGCAL looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

BAGCAL is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bresnar pulls his head out easily.

Bresnar is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar working the head and body with strikes.

BAGCAL is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bresnar pulls his head out easily.

BAGCAL looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for BAGCAL. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

BAGCAL is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bresnar pulls his head out easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bresnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. BAGCAL sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
BAGCAL moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
BAGCAL moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
BAGCAL throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bresnar.
Bresnar has his takedown stuffed
and BAGCAL counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BAGCAL scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
BAGCAL lands with a slapping head kick.
BAGCAL with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick from BAGCAL lands but Bresnar takes it in his stride.
Bresnar looks for a takedown but BAGCAL sprawls well.
BAGCAL throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
BAGCAL throws a combination. Bresnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with BAGCAL but BAGCAL pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bresnar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
BAGCAL scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DONOVAN BAGCAL showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bresnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and BAGCAL counters with a left to the body.
BAGCAL throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bresnar's head.
BAGCAL fails with a takedown attempt.
Lock Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts BAGCAL as he jumps to the side.
BAGCAL lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bresnar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bresnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BAGCAL lands a head kick. Bresnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
BAGCAL thows a body kick. Bresnar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BAGCAL throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
BAGCAL plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bresnar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from BAGCAL.
Crunch! BAGCAL slams his shin into Bresnar's torso.
Bresnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar has his takedown stuffed
and BAGCAL counters with a series of strikes. Bresnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BAGCAL lands a high kick!
A nice combination there by BAGCAL.
Bresnar misses with a takedown attempt
and BAGCAL counters with a nice body kick.
BAGCAL goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
BAGCAL lands with a kick to the temple. Bresnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
BAGCAL connects with a high kick.
Bresnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and BAGCAL counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bresnar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
BAGCAL scores with a three punch combo!

Bresnar gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Bresnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bresnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bresnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
DONOVAN BAGCAL is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BAGCAL wants to control but Bresnar postures up.
Bresnar landing a few strikes.
BAGCAL takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
BAGCAL struggling a bit here.
Bresnar is working BAGCAL over with some ground and pound from side control.
BAGCAL is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bresnar connects with a decent elbow.
Bresnar landing strikes.
BAGCAL wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lock Bresnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by BAGCAL as he connects with a hook.
BAGCAL fails with the takedown

and Bresnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bresnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and BAGCAL has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bresnar has managed to get both his arms back between BAGCAL's legs - danger averted.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is in close to BAGCAL's body, working some short punches and elbows.
BAGCAL trying to keep a closed guard but Bresnar is proving a slippery customer.
Bresnar stands up over BAGCAL, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
BAGCAL is trying to keep Bresnar in close.

BAGCAL is looking for a triangle but Bresnar pushes his legs off easily.
Bresnar works over BAGCAL with some ground and pound from guard.

BAGCAL working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bresnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bresnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bresnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bresnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bresnar throws a strike but BAGCAL rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
BAGCAL won't allow Bresnar to get back to his feet.
BAGCAL not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

BAGCAL is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lock Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bresnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and BAGCAL defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lock Bresnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BAGCAL has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DONOVAN BAGCAL!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chiba
vs
Daville

175 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Daville!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiba misses the target.
Daville drops his hands momentarily and Chiba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daville takes one to the chin there.

Daville shoots in and bounces Chiba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiba is keeping the position for now.
Chiba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daville!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daville regains half guard.
Chiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daville on the ground.
Chiba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Daville wants to improve his position but Chiba is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chiba in particular looking to stall.
Chiba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Daville!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daville really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chiba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daville is desperately trying to improve his position but Chiba has a good base and remains in mount.
Chiba controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshimora Chiba just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Daville has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiba.
Daville looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Daville persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshimora Chiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Daville.
Daville takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daville keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chiba.
Nice takedown defense from Chiba. No joy for Daville on that attempt.
Chiba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daville is defended easily by Chiba.
Chiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daville.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chiba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiba lunges at Daville with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daville's hand.
No luck for Daville with that takedown attempt.
Daville takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daville is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chiba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chiba scores with a nice right hand.
Daville has a takedown stuffed.
Daville slips under a jab.
Chiba works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba 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.

Daville shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daville is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
John Daville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiba connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Chiba as Daville shoots in.
Daville shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiba defends it nicely.
Yoshimora Chiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Daville.
Daville with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chiba to score with a decent uppercut.
Chiba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chiba wants it to stay on the feet.
Daville looks for a takedown but Chiba sprawls well.
Chiba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chiba scores with a nice head shot.
Chiba lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoshimora Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daville closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chiba circles away.
Daville is breathing heavily.
Daville shoots in but no luck this time.
Daville fails with the takedown.
Chiba swinging wildly here.
Chiba lunges at Daville with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daville's hand.
Chiba stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daville.
Chiba lands with a hook. Daville tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chiba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chiba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daville.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daville fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Daville with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Chiba.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chiba.
Horrible takedown by Daville or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
Chiba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daville shoots in for a double leg but Chiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daville momentarily.
Daville looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daville tries for a takedown but Chiba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Daville. Daville gets slowly back to his feet.
Chiba connects with a jab.
Daville has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Chiba.
Chiba lands with a kick to the temple. Daville shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chiba connects with a looping right hand.
Chiba scores with a sloppy right hand. Daville should have avoided that one.
Daville fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chiba avoids it really well and circles away.
Daville takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daville shoots in for a takedown but Chiba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chiba as he jumps to the side.
Chiba lands with a straight right. Daville didn't see that one coming.
Chiba cracks Daville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daville fails with the takedown.
Chiba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daville.
Chiba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chiba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chiba connects with a right hand. Daville shakes it off.
Yoshimora Chiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Chiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chiba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daville.
Daville shoots in looking for a takedown. Chiba tries to sprawl out of it but Daville keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daville fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chiba avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Daville or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
Yoshimora Chiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Daville.
Daville has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Chiba.
Daville takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Chiba. No joy for Daville on that attempt.
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Daville. Daville gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daville shoots in and drives through. Chiba sprawls well.
Chiba throws a nice head kick!
Chiba cracks the inside of Daville's front leg.
Daville gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chiba throws a good cross that connects.
Daville shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chiba connects with the punch.
Chiba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daville has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chiba tests Daville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donk. Chiba catches Daville right on the button with a cross.
Chiba leaves Daville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daville can do to turn this around?
Chiba scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Chiba does it's job there.
Daville tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chiba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daville somewhat.
Chiba 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.
Daville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chiba scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Chiba scores with the left hand. Daville knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chiba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chiba there.
Daville shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiba defends it nicely.
Daville gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Chiba as Daville shoots in.
Chiba throws a one two combo.
Chiba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Chiba. No joy for Daville on that attempt.
Chiba connects with a looping right hand.
Chiba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daville takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daville moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Chiba.
Daville takes one to the side of the head.
Daville shoots in looking for a takedown. Chiba tries to sprawl out of it but Daville keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chiba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiba connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daville.
Chiba scores with a nice strike.
John Daville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshimora Chiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chiba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshimora Chiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chiba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshimora Chiba!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between arturas ozolinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Bello struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ozolinas
vs
Bello

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, arturas ozolinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Bello!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ozolinas scores with a takedown into Bello's guard.
Bello looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

ozolinas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

ozolinas has gone for a leg lock! Bello slips out almost immediately though and dives into ozolinas's guard.

ozolinas is looking for a triangle but Bello pushes his legs off easily.

ozolinas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bello wants to stand but ozolinas is controlling his posture from full guard.

ozolinas pushes a forearm under Bello's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bello is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). arturas ozolinas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Oman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Fistfull of Dollars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Oman
vs
Kelly

160 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Oman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Oman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oman throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Oman.
Oman throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oman throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.

Kelly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oman wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Oman stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.

Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oman defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Oman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oman lands a couple of digs.
Oman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oman stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oman controls the pace.
Oman lands a couple of elbows.
Oman wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Oman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Kelly looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Oman is defending well. Kelly quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Oman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kelly celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ned Kelly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peeps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peeps's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine: Settle For Nothing . A fine choice. Joe Peeps has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Peeps
vs
Slater

169 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Peeps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Slater!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peeps scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slater on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peeps staying calm.
Slater is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes there by Peeps.
Peeps working the ground and pound.
Slater taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peeps tries to score with some ground and pound. Slater controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peeps taking a breather here.
Slater looks gassed!
Slater parries the strikes from Peeps easily there. Peeps is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Slater to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater prevents Peeps from improving position.
Peeps controlling the position.
Peeps passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Slater!
Peeps controlling his opponent.
Peeps in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peeps looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slater taking shots to the head.
Peeps with the ground and pound from mount.

Slater is rocked!
Peeps punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slater is still in real trouble! Can Peeps finish him?
Peeps working the ground and pound effectively.
Peeps looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Slater covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Peeps!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Inas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inas's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name. A fine choice. Redshaw has chosen Maksim - Flight of the Bumblebee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Inas
vs
Redshaw

180 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Machina Clothing and Apparel - Basics $15 a piece
Machina Clothing and Apparel - Basics $15 a piece

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Inas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Redshaw.
Inas misses with a wild combination.
Inas digs a good hook to Redshaw's body.

Redshaw scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redshaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inas trying to control from the bottom.
Redshaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Inas tries to roll over but Redshaw keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Inas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Redshaw preventing the sweep.
Redshaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Inas is trying to keep Redshaw in close.
Inas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw preventing the sweep.
Redshaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Inas trying to keep a closed guard but Redshaw is proving a slippery customer.
Redshaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Inas's guard.
Redshaw is nestled in close to Inas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Inas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Redshaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Inas wants to get back to full guard.
Redshaw lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redshaw lands a nice short elbow.
Redshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redshaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inas gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inas wants to sweep but no luck.
Inas working a defensive guard here.
Inas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Inas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Redshaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Redshaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inas wants to improve his position but Redshaw is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Redshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Redshaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redshaw dives in and grabs Inas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inas pushes down on Redshaw's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inas finds it's way round the side to connect with Redshaw's head.

Redshaw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Inas tries to roll over but Redshaw keeps him under control.
Inas wants to control but Redshaw is keeping busy.
Inas is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Inas is looking to improve his position.
Redshaw slips a nice elbow through Inas's hands, connecting with Inas's forehead.
Redshaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Inas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Redshaw wants to take a breather but Inas is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Redshaw there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Inas misses.
Inas throws a jab when Redshaw was well out of range.
Redshaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inas.
Inas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Inas misses.
Redshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inas takes a swing at Redshaw's ribcage but misses.

Redshaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Redshaw scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Redshaw connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inas taking punishment in the form of punches.

Inas is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big shot lands for Redshaw! That's hurt Inas! Will he recover? Redshaw fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Redshaw!