KCM Showcase- 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Chipperson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chipperson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chip Chipperson - Tears. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chipperson
vs
Foley

190 cm
18
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Chipperson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Foley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chipperson tries for a takedown but Foley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chipperson takes one to the chin there.
Chipperson fails with the takedown.

Chipperson looking to score a takedown here. Foley is defending well but Chipperson drives through and ends up in Foley's guard.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Chipperson from controlling successfully.

Chipperson stands up from Foley's guard - Chipperson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chipperson tries to sprawl but Foley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chipperson is pressing down on Foley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chipperson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chipperson keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley tries to free his leg and advance position but Chipperson is retaining full guard.
Chipperson working a defensive guard here.
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but Chipperson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chipperson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley won't allow Chipperson to sweep him here.
Foley tries to free his leg and advance position but Chipperson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Foley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chipperson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Chipperson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Chipperson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Chipperson from controlling successfully.
Foley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chipperson trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Chipperson is really struggling to control Foley but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foley wants to stand and escape but Chipperson is having none of it.
Foley working a defensive guard here.

Foley throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chipperson uses it to pass to side control.

Chipperson has hold of Foley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Foley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chipperson cranks the arm and Foley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Foley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lyle Chipperson!
Lyle Chipperson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Why is it called MMA, why not MMJune or sumptin?PECKAHS!!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrus Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cheek
vs
Murphy

185 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, Left Cheek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cheek's waist but Cheek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Cheek lands a jab to the head.
Cheek with a jab.
Cheek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cheek connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.

Murphy is rocked!
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cheek counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheek drops Murphy with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Murphy! Cheek dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Left Cheek!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Micheal jackson bad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chang
vs
Brown

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue 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 Las Vegas, Mike Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Chang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Chang is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.

Chang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Chang eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Chang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Chang is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to stand up but Brown has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Chang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Chang is working for a submission of some sort.

Chang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown gets full guard.

Chang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brown is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brown has escaped and now he's on top!

Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chang is proving hard to escape from.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Chang is in real trouble.
Chang is trying to break free.
Chang turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Chang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Chang 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.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chang scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.

Chang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!

Brown trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang wants to control but Brown postures up.
Brown trying to control the position but Chang is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Chang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown thumps Chang with a low kick.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Chang tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Chang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Brown pushes Chang off and gets back to his feet.
Chang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Chang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Chang should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Chang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown cracks Chang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chang stuffs the takedown.
Chang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang blocks a jab.
Chang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Chang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown connects with the punch.
Chang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Chang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Chang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.

Chang drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Chang off! Chang jumps back into Brown's guard.
Chang stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Brown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Chang tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.

Chang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.

Chang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown tries to buck Chang off but Chang is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang controlling the position from side mount.
Chang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Chang swings around for an armbar but Brown sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chang's guard.

Chang is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.

Chang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown 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.
James Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown stalks Chang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chang's face. Chang staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mike Chang has been cut.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chang with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Chang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Chang fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown throws a combination that misses

so Chang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chang looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Chang is tightening it up a little... Brown has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brown reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brown taps out! Nice BJJ there by Chang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Chang!
Our winner, Mike Chang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Vettl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane One Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One Punch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky balboa theme 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.

Vettl
vs
One Punch

194 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerhard Vettl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane One Punch!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One Punch darts in looking for a takedown but Vettl gets double underhooks and turns One Punch into the ropes.
Vettl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettl feints a jab promting One Punch to slip. Vettl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. One Punch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Shane One Punch has been cut.

One Punch gets a double leg takedown into Vettl's guard.
One Punch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
One Punch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vettl trying to control the position.
One Punch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One Punch is looking to work some ground and pound but Vettl has wrist control.

Vettl has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but One Punch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Vettl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because One Punch has passed into half guard!
Vettl wants to control but One Punch is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
One Punch working over Vettl with some ground and pound. Vettl looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
One Punch is taking a breather. Vettl says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vettl tries to roll over but One Punch keeps him under control.
Vettl wants to control but One Punch is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettl tries to kick One Punch off but One Punch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vettl trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vettl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Gerhard Vettl has been cut.
Vettl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. One Punch tries to avoid it but Vettl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag One Punch to the ground. One Punch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - One Punch coming out on top.
One Punch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
One Punch stuffs the takedown attempt from Vettl. Vettl gets slowly back to his feet.
One Punch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and One Punch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One Punch avoids the head kick by Vettl.
A punch combination from One Punch misses.
One Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettl is breathing heavily.
Vettl with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling One Punch to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerhard Vettl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One Punch scores with a jab. Vettl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
One Punch wants to slow Vettl down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettl could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vettl with a lazy takedown attempt

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and One Punch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vettl is trying to get back to full guard.
One Punch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane One Punch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by One Punch.
Gerhard Vettl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vettl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
One Punch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Gerhard Vettl's cut is getting worse.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts One Punch, as that shot connected.
Vettl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One Punch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by One Punch.
One Punch lands a jab to the nose.
Vettl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Gerhard Vettl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vettl takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from One Punch both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
One Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettl.

One Punch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Vettl actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vettl wants to get back to his feet.
One Punch content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettl trying to control here.
One Punch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shane One Punch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vettl looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shane One Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

One Punch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vettl is trying to defend but One Punch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One Punch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vettl knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One Punch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
One Punch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vettl defending well though.
Vettl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vettl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
One Punch trying to control but Vettl is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
One Punch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
One Punch preventing the sweep.
One Punch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot lands for One Punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane One Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vettl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

One Punch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
One Punch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vettl dives in and grabs One Punch's left leg, looking for a takedown. One Punch pushes down on Vettl's head and hops out.
One Punch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettl dives in and grabs One Punch's left leg, looking for a takedown. One Punch pushes down on Vettl's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by One Punch as he connects with a hook.
Vettl checks the leg kick.
Shane One Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vettl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerhard Vettl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vettl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One Punch cracks Vettl with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vettl shoots in looking for a takedown but One Punch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vettl's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vettl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from One Punch! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vettl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Jeez, Gerhard Vettl's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vettl takes one to the chin there.
One Punch misses with the combination.
Vettl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane One Punch!
An out of breath Shane One Punch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The champ is here. Antonio Brown 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!

Matthes
vs
Brown

177 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Las Vegas, Mike Matthes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matthes back to the ropes. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Matthes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matthes.

Matthes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matthes.

Brown working for a triangle but Matthes defends it easily.
Matthes stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Matthes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthes pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matthes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthes controlling the action here.

Matthes wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matthes is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matthes content to control rather than advance.

Matthes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Matthes stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Matthes wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthes controlling from the top position.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but Matthes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!
Brown throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Brown has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Brown!
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthes is proving hard to escape from.

Matthes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matthes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Matthes pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.

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.

Matthes uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Matthes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.

Matthes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Matthes manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.

Brown ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matthes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Matthes is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Matthes is looking for a kimura here.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Matthes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.

Matthes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.

Matthes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brown is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brown has escaped and now he's on top!

Matthes can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matthes wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Matthes defends the submission attempt.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Matthes has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Brown is on him like a limpet, forcing Matthes back against the ropes.
Brown is pressed up against the ropes. Matthes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matthes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthes manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand

and Matthes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matthes prevents Brown from improving his position.
Matthes throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.

Matthes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Matthes trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.

Matthes is looking for a kimura here.
Matthes trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matthes wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown wants to improve his position but Matthes is controlling well.
Matthes wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Matthes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matthes.
Matthes is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.

Matthes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Matthes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!

Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown working the ground and pound.
Mike Matthes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown prevents Matthes from escaping the position.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matthes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown wants to take a breather but Matthes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Brown.
Matthes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.

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

Matthes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Matthes counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead Matthes has moved into half guard.
Matthes not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Matthes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matthes throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.

Matthes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matthes uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Matthes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brown has worked his arm free - good work by Brown!

Matthes swings around for an armbar but Brown sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Matthes's guard.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown wants to stand but Matthes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Matthes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthes wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Matthes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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