K013 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inappropriate Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Boner
vs
Drago

177 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Inappropriate Boner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Boner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Boner cracks Drago with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boner has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drago to stand back up!

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Boner dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Boner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boner throws a monster overhand right that drops Drago! Boner follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inappropriate Boner!
An out of breath Inappropriate Boner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Endleman Schubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schubert has chosen Seve by Tez Cadey as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Endleman Schubert enters the cage!

Butts
vs
Schubert

225 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
273 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Endleman Schubert!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schubert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schubert dips to his left and cracks Butts with an uppercut!
Butts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BOOM! Schubert lands a beautiful left hook that drops Butts. Butts tries to recover but Schubert is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Butts lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Endleman Schubert!
In his post fight interview, Endleman Schubert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winner Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Three
vs
Work

182 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winner Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Work!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Work shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Three throws a sloppy head kick and Work moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Three.
Work keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Three.
A jab from Three finds it's way through Work's defenses.
Three is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winner Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Work closes the distance and pushes Three back into the cage.
Three leaning his opponent against the cage.

Three manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three throws a head kick that misses.
Three misses the shot to the body.
Three scores with a body shot.
Work shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Three throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Work closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three tries to pull guard but Work holds him up against the cage and eventually Three drops back down to his feet.

Three breaks from the clinch.

Work shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Work slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Work works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Work tries to stand but can't do so whilst Three controls his leg.
Work is thwarting Three's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Work stalling.
Three is looking to control Work's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Three avoid being mounted?
Three tries to get to full guard but Work has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Three feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Work's calf.
Work's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Work's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Work swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Three throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Work walks into a left hand.
Work tries to close the distance and clinch but Three swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Three throws a jab when Work was well out of range.
Work was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Three.
Work fails in his attempt to clinch.
Three lands a body shot.
Three misses with a head kick.
Work drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Three defends it well.
Three throws a head kick but Work moves out of range.

Work shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Work was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Work gets to mount! Three was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Three is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Three is in a horrible position here. Work smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Work with shots to the head and body - Three looks very uncomfortable down there.
Work lands a nice shot to the head.
Work dominating with strikes here.
Work landing shots from mount.

It looks like Winner Three has been cut.
Three knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Work on the ground.
Work lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steven Work will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Winner Three's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Work misses with a wild combination.
Work goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Three is looking to land body kicks.
Work tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Work keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Work blocks a head kick by Three.
Three leaves Work with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Work dives in and grabs Three's left leg, looking for a takedown. Three pushes down on Work's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Work.
Winner Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Work.
Three throws a head kick but Work moves out of range.
Work follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Work wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Work looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Work takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Work is breathing heavily.
Work misses with the combination.
Winner Three is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Three lands with a shot to the body.
Three throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Three. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Three.
Three lands with a thumping leg kick.
Three bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Work misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winner Three is winning the standup battle so far.
Three misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Three!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Three throws a nice head kick!
Work fails with a takedown attempt.
Three works Work's body with a nice hook.
Three lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Work doesn't seem bothered though.
Three lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Three fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Work has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Three pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Three fakes the leg kick and cracks Work in the body.
Three uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Work has time to react.
Three cracks the inside of Work's front leg.
Three misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Three.
Three fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Three dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Work fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Work. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Work steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Three. That one must have hurt.
Three throws a nice inside leg kick.
Three bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Three connects with a solid leg kick.
Three lands a nice leg kick that just misses Work's sensitive parts.
Work avoids the head kick by Three.
Steven Work is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Three throws a sloppy head kick and Work moves out of range easily.
Work throws a fast counter high kick but Three manages to duck under it in time.
Three lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Work takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Work looks for a takedown but Three sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winner Three dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Winner Three's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Three connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Three, as that shot connected.
Three keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Work's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Three changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Three misses with a body kick.
Work looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Work walks forward, straight into a front kick from Three.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Three explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Work takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Three tenderised Work's leg. Work is trying to keep his angry face on.
Work throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Three throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Three lands a nice leg kick that just misses Work's sensitive parts.
Three throws a head kick that misses.
Three scores with a hook to the body. Work takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Three scores with a nice right hand.
Work takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Work tries a head kick but it misses.
Three stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Three.
Work takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Work walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Work stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Three.
Three lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Work tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Three digs a good body shot into Work's ribs.
Three buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Three throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Work crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Three - the referee stops the clock and Work gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Three. Work manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Three.
Work will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Work can do to turn this around?
Work takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Three with a hook.
Three throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Work has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Three.
Three throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Three here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Work shoots and misses
and Three counters with a nice leg kick.
Winner Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Three finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Work avoids the head kick by Three.
Work has a takedown stuffed.
Three lands a leg kick that knocks Work off balance momentarily.
Three throws a head kick but Work moves out of range.
Work with the counter takedown but Three avoids it easily.
Three finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Work moves out of range of the leg kick from Three.
Three lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Work instigates a clinch.
Three tries to pull guard but Work won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Work is trying to push Three away but Three has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Work can't break the clinch.
Three prevents the takedown attempt.
Work has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Three after a bit of a struggle.
Work is trying to pull guard but Three turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Three throws an elbow but it misses.
Three tries to pull guard but Work forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Three breaks from the clinch.
Work is looking to clinch.
Work takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Three uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winner Three showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Three has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winner Three!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland Ill Esq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Maul has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dean Sutherland Ill Esq's chin.

Sutherland Ill Esq
vs
Maul

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Sutherland Ill Esq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul connects with a body shot that sends Sutherland Ill Esq's belly button to the back.

Maul drops Sutherland Ill Esq with a beautiful combination! Sutherland Ill Esq stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maul is looking for the KO!

Sutherland Ill Esq is rocked!

It looks like Dean Sutherland Ill Esq has been cut.
Sutherland Ill Esq walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Maul! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Maul!
A very excited looking Paul Maul 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rousey
vs
Steven

175 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Steven!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rousey instigates a clinch.

Rousey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rousey lands a couple of digs.

Rousey gets to his feet - Steven follows without any prompting.
Steven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steven tries to clinch up but Rousey circles away and keeps his distance.

Rousey forces Steven back against the cage and clinches.
Rousey pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rousey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steven looks to move to half guard but instead Rousey has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey controlling the pace for now.
Steven is desperately trying to improve his position but Rousey has a good base and remains in mount.
Rousey controlling the pace for now.
Rousey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steven's face.
Rousey working the ground and pound effectively.
Rousey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Steven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rousey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rousey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Rousey but it's paid off an Steven is forced to tap! Nice work by Rousey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Rousey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winner Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knob Shiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Guy
vs
Shiner

189 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winner Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knob Shiner!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy wants to slow Shiner down by chopping away at his legs.
Shiner connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Winner Guy has been cut.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Shiner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guy.
A jab from Shiner misses.
Shiner lands an overhand right.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiner.
Shiner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Guy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Shiner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knob Shiner!
Knob Shiner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoei Braz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Braz
vs
Emelianenko

175 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Braz keeps it at a distance.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Braz back into the cage.
Braz jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Braz around his waist. Braz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Braz manages to pull guard.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Emelianenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braz trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.

Braz is looking for a kimura here.

Braz is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Emelianenko as he works his way to full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Braz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Braz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Braz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braz is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braz is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Braz tries to pass.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
Braz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Braz isn't so interested in that idea.
Braz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shoei Braz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Braz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.

Braz pulls guard successfully.
Shoei Braz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braz working a defensive guard here.
Braz is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braz is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko being controlled here momentarily.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Braz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Braz shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Emelianenko gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braz misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Braz wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braz tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braz misses with a punch on the inside.
Braz tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.

Braz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Emelianenko uses from the top position.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Braz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Braz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Braz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braz's guard.
Braz looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braz holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Emelianenko postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Braz swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Braz sets himself, and Emelianenko steps forward looking for the clinch! Braz avoids it this time.

Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braz is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.

Braz pulls guard successfully.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braz's guard.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
Braz continues to stall.
Braz is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Braz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Braz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Emelianenko rolls with it to try and escape but Braz cranks on the arm and Emelianenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shoei Braz!
A relieved looking Shoei Braz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Axiom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvain Bourcier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourcier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Misha Calvin - Ready or not kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ragnar Axiom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Axiom
vs
Bourcier

191 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
266 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ragnar Axiom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silvain Bourcier!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Axiom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Axiom.
Axiom is stalling here.
Bourcier tries for a takedown but Axiom manages to get underhooks.
Bourcier is working for takedown but Axiom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bourcier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Axiom after a bit of a struggle.
Ragnar Axiom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvain Bourcier.
Bourcier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axiom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bourcier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Axiom after a bit of a struggle.
Axiom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axiom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bourcier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Axiom prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axiom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axiom stalling in the clinch.
Bourcier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Axiom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axiom.
Bourcier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Axiom after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axiom pushes Bourcier against the cage. Axiom is working some dirty boxing. Axiom pushes off with a quick right hook! Bourcier goes down! Bourcier tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Axiom moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Axiom!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brunson
vs
Rat

188 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doyle Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abu Rat!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brunson instigates a clinch.
Brunson gets underhooks to prevent Rat's takedown attempt.
Brunson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brunson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rat takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Abu Rat has been cut.
Brunson lands a nice elbow.
Rat is working for takedown but Brunson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brunson.
Brunson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brunson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson presses Rat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brunson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rat is trying to drag Brunson to the mat but Brunson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doyle Brunson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Rat.
Brunson lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rat is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brunson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rat tries to pull guard but Brunson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rat looks winded!
Brunson lands an elbow inside that Rat shrugs off.
Brunson pushes Rat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunson works on Rat's body with a couple of short punches.
Rat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brunson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunson lands an elbow just above Rat 's eye.

That has opened up Abu Rat's cut even more.
Brunson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rat's defenses.

Rat is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brunson.
Brunson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rat! Brunson unloads with more strikes and Rat sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Brunson!
Doyle Brunson is the new heavyweight champion!
Doyle Brunson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.