BeastMode USA PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Doogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Mcnab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Mcnab will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doogie
vs
Mcnab

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Doogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Mcnab!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mcnab both land. Nice combination.
Mcnab slips a jab from Doogie.
Mcnab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doogie.
Mcnab tries a head kick but it misses.
Doogie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcnab swivels and escapes.
Mcnab unleashes a big counter combination but Doogie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mcnab tries to clinch up but Doogie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcnab throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Doogie tries for a takedown but Mcnab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcnab lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcnab.
Mcnab tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Doogie counters with a single leg into guard. Mcnab didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doogie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doogie connects with a couple of short punches.
Doogie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mcnab is looking to stand up but Doogie isn't so interested in that idea.
Doogie with a nice head shot there.
Doogie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie is standing up over Mcnab. Mcnab looks to escape but Doogie dives into side control.
Mcnab on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mcnab is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mcnab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doogie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcnab prevents Doogie from improving position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Doogie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Doogie controlling the position.
Mcnab 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.

Doogie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcnab, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doogie looks up at the clock and then as Mcnab takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Doogie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Doogie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Doogie landing strikes.
Doogie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes.
Mcnab seems a little lost for a moment, as Doogie dominates the positioning.
Doogie lands some shots froms side control.
Doogie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been informed that Mcnab has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doogie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mcnab is trying to escape the position but Doogie is controlling the position.
Mcnab takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Doogie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Doogie prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mcnab for as long as he can get away with.
Doogie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doogie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Doogie controlling from side mount.
Doogie landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doogie shoots in but no luck this time.
Doogie blocks a head kick by Mcnab.
Mcnab throws a sloppy head kick and Doogie moves out of range easily.
Doogie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcnab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcnab can do to turn this around?
Mcnab tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doogie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doogie is looking to land body kicks.
Doogie throws an overhand right that lands on Mcnab's shoulder, as Mcnab tries to avoid the shot.
Mcnab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doogie.
Andy Mcnab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doogie misses with a takedown
and Mcnab counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doogie is defended easily by Mcnab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Doogie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doogie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcnab as he jumps to the side.
Mcnab lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doogie backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andy Mcnab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcnab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doogie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doogie looks for a takedown but Mcnab sprawls well.
Mcnab displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mcnab shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doogie eats them both and turns towards Mcnab to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doogie shoots in and drives through. Mcnab sprawls well.
A head kick from Mcnab lands but Doogie takes it in his stride.
Doogie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doogie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcnab throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doogie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab wants to clinch.
Mcnab keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcnab throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andy Mcnab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcnab scores with a three punch combo!
Mcnab scores with a hook.

Doogie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doogie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Doogie landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mcnab gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Doogie with shots to the head and body - Mcnab looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mcnab in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcnab is in a horrible position here. Doogie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doogie lands a big elbow.
Doogie dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doogie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Doogie content just to control the position here.
Doogie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doogie controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doogie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doogie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Mcnab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mcnab gets caught flat footed, as Doogie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcnab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doogie.
Doogie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doogie controlling the position from side mount.
Mcnab is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Doogie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a big right hand but Mcnab just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mcnab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doogie is working Mcnab over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes.
Doogie lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doogie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doogie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doogie working the head and body with strikes.
Doogie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mcnab!
Doogie breaks from Mcnab's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doogie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mcnab is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Doogie controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doogie looking for a guillotine from mount but Mcnab is having none of it.
Doogie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doogie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doogie landing strikes from the mount.
Doogie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcnab?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Mcnab is rocked!
Doogie controlling from mount.
Doogie working Mcnab over with strikes here.

Doogie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcnab can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Doogie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie with the ground and pound from mount.

Doogie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doogie lands a big elbow.
Doogie dominating with strikes here.
Doogie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doogie working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Doogie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doogie 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Doogie!
In defeat, Andy Mcnab stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WILL COME BACK STRONGER AND HARDER.WATCH THIS SPACE'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Mayhew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paul George has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

George
vs
Mayhew

187 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 London, Paul George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Mayhew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayhew looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mayhew tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Mayhew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhew moves forwards but George connects with a nice, crisp jab.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
George lands a left hand.
A short right from George on the inside.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
A short right from George.
George digs a right hand into Mayhew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayhew's gas tank.
Mayhew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
George tries to work over Mayhew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George digs a right hand underneath Mayhew's ribcage. Mayhew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George is working Mayhew over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
George lands with a right to the head.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhews head.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayhew backwards.
George lands a body punch.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George is leaning against Mayhew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
George keeps control of Mayhew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

George breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by George.
Mayhew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
George scores with a jab. Mayhew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
George lands with a cross.

Mayhew is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhew looks up at the clock. Bad move! George lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mayhew. George pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul George!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Notourious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chalke
vs
The Notourious

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Notourious!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Notourious throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chalke tries to counter with a takedown but The Notourious is quick to defend against it.
The Notourious throws a looping overhand right but Chalke ducks down to avoid it.

Chalke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Notourious on his heels. He'll look to pass The Notourious's guard now, I'm sure.
The Notourious wants to sweep but no luck.
Chalke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Notourious is trying to control the position but Chalke postures up.
Chalke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke cracks The Notourious with a solid left hand.
Chalke is working The Notourious over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Notourious wants to sweep but no luck.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Notourious had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chalke defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
Chalke stays in close to The Notourious's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chalke controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Notourious controls Chalke momentarily but Chalke frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chalke wants to pass the guard but The Notourious is keeping the position.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
Chalke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Notourious has momentary wrist control but Chalke slips an elbow through the middle.
Chalke distracts The Notourious with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chalke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke landing with the ground and pound.
The Notourious wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Chalke 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.

The Notourious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chalke momentarily.
The Notourious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chalke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Notourious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chalke.
A nice side step and The Notourious releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chalke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Notourious darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conor The Notourious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalke moves out of range as The Notourious strikes.
The Notourious lands with a shot to the body.
The Notourious misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Notourious staying out of range there.
The Notourious throws a jab but it's blocked by Chalke.
The Notourious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chalke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Notourious throws a lazy right hand but Chalke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Notourious throws a body punch but Chalke moves out of range.
The Notourious looks to throw the jab but Chalke is out of range.
Chalke tries to counter with a takedown but The Notourious is quick to defend against it.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Notourious can do to turn this around?
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Notourious.
The Notourious lands a nice looking body shot.
The Notourious misses with a body shot.
Chalke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Conor The Notourious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chalke looking to score a takedown here. The Notourious is defending well but Chalke drives through and ends up in The Notourious's guard.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke preventing the sweep.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chalke content to stall in guard here.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke controlling from the top position.

The Notourious escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chalke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chalke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chalke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chalke preventing the sweep.
Chalke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
The Notourious wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Chalke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
Chalke working some strikes from top position.
Chalke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

The Notourious is rocked!
Chalke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
The Notourious is still in real trouble! Can Chalke finish him?
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cody Chalke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Notourious lands with a hook. Chalke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Notourious seems to have recovered his senses.
Chalke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Notourious.
Chalke slips a jab from The Notourious.

The Notourious gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chalke working some strikes from top position.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Notourious is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chalke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Notourious not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chalke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Notourious swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to get back to his feet.
Chalke chips away with some ground and pound.
Chalke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chalke 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.
Chalke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chalke cracks The Notourious with a solid left hand.
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Notourious for as long as he can get away with.
Chalke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Notourious is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Notourious being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Notourious staying out of range there.
It seemed like The Notourious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chalke takes a swing at The Notourious's ribcage but misses.
The Notourious looks to land a right hand but Chalke moved out of range.
The Notourious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Notourious throws a shot from downtown. Chalke moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chalke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chalke lands in his opponent's guard.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Chalke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chalke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pingris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hobson
vs
Pingris

185 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Pingris!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Pingris misses its intended target.
Hobson swings for the body but Pingris moves out of range.

Hobson clinches up against the cage.

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

Hobson moves into the clinch.
Pingris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pingris throws an elbow but it misses.
Pingris wants to stall.
Pingris tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pingris backwards.
Pingris takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Mark Pingris has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Hobson.
Hobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pingris backwards.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Hobson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hobson.

Pingris is rocked!
Pingris tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
Pingris is still on wobbly legs! Can Hobson finish him?
Hobson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pingris looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pingris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pingris drops to his knees and Hobson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

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