DFC 20: Path of Destruction PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amagov
vs
Youngblood

181 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adlan Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amagov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Youngblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.

Amagov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Amagov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amagov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov trying to control the action but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Amagov trying to pass the guard but Youngblood defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov controlling the action here.
Youngblood is in trouble now - Amagov has advanced to mount!
Youngblood is trying to stand up.
Amagov lands a big shot there that rocks Youngblood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amagov lands with some strikes.
Amagov raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov trying to control but Youngblood is having none of it.
Amagov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amagov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Youngblood is looking to escape.
Youngblood tries to hold on but Amagov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov controlling the position easily from mount.
Amagov wants to control the pace but Youngblood is squirming around nicely.
Amagov controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Amagov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Youngblood is looking to escape.
Amagov controlling his opponent.
Amagov with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Youngblood tries to hold on but Amagov pushes him away.
Amagov wants to control the pace but Youngblood is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adlan Amagov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Youngblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Youngblood tries to land knees in the clinch but Amagov avoids the damage to the body.

Amagov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Amagov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adlan Amagov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Amagov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Youngblood presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Amagov scores with a shoulder strike.

Youngblood is fighting off a takedown attempt but Amagov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Youngblood to the mat. Youngblood regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Amagov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov slips nicely into half guard.
Amagov controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amagov trying to control from half guard but Youngblood is working away.
Youngblood is trying to stand.
Amagov winds up and cracks Youngblood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood is trying to maintain the position but Amagov is very close to passing his half guard.
Amagov is trying to control. Youngblood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Youngblood is squirming around, avoiding Amagov's attempts to control the action.
Youngblood tries to lock up and control but Amagov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amagov scoring with strikes but Youngblood is staying in there.
Amagov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Amagov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Youngblood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amagov tries to control but Youngblood wriggling away.
Amagov controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adlan Amagov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amagov swats away the attempt to clinch by Youngblood.
Amagov blocks a jab.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amagov slips under a jab.
Youngblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amagov scores with a takedown into Youngblood's guard.

Youngblood has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Amagov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Youngblood throws a right hand that Amagov ducks under and follows up with a left that Amagov also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Amagov tries to counter with a takedown but Youngblood is quick to defend against it.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amagov was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Thor Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youngblood tries to clinch up

and Amagov counters with a single leg into guard. Youngblood didn't expect that.
We've been hearing that Amagov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Amagov is pushing down on Youngblood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Youngblood is fighting to maintain full guard but Amagov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Amagov content to control rather than advance.
Thor Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amagov trying to control but Youngblood is having none of it.
Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Amagov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov controlling the pace for now.
Amagov lands a big shot there that rocks Youngblood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amagov controlling the pace for now.
Youngblood is squirming around, avoiding Amagov's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amagov controlling from mount.
Adlan Amagov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Youngblood wants to try and get back to his feet.
Amagov content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amagov looking to control but Youngblood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adlan Amagov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amagov, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adlan Amagov!
Adlan Amagov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pearson
vs
Neil

188 cm
20
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick

so Neil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Neil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neil throwing strikes but missing.
Pearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Neil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neil postures up in Pearson's guard and throws a big left but Pearson blocks it.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil with a nice head shot there.
Neil preventing the sweep.
Neil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil pushes down on Pearson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neil is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neil scores with a big shot! Pearson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pearson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Neil!
James Neil thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mac
vs
Brown

193 cm
20
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good shot there by Mac.
Mac lands with an overhand left.
Mac digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Mac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bo Ma Ye Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Mac throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mac misses with a looping left.
Mac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mac feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Brown collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Mac!
Big Mac managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Where is My Mind? by Pixies. Tiny Trump is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sanchez
vs
Trump

178 cm
20
158 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny Trump!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tiny Trump has been cut.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trump in his tracks.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trump defends it nicely.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Trump moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.

Trump pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump scores with a hook to the body.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Sanchez jumps guard but Trump stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Sanchez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trump smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trump gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump throws an elbow that misses.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.

Sanchez pulls Trump into guard.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Trump pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Trump is trying to escape back to his feet but Sanchez uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trump really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Trump is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Trump is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trump gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trump hang on?

Trump is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Trump is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Trump wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sanchez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Sanchez!
Steve Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Artis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Johnson
vs
Artis

180 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Artis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Curtis Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Artis throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Artis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Artis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Johnson is rocked!
Artis staying out of range there.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Artis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is holding his hands too far apart here. Artis throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Johnson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Artis!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlers Ambition. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Infamous
vs
Newell

169 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fatty's

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Newell!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Infamous.
Infamous throws a looping overhand right but Newell ducks down to avoid it.
Infamous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newell.

Newell has closed the distance and engaged Infamous in a clinch.
Newell misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Newell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Infamous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Infamous looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Infamous goes for a takedown attempt but Newell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Newell. Beautiful body shot.
Infamous swings widly with a right hand
enabling Newell to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newell connects with a body shot.
Drew Infamous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infamous keeps the fight on the outside.
Newell just misses with a punch to the body.
Newell throws a right hand that Infamous ducks under and follows up with a left that Infamous also avoids with ease.
Newell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Infamous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Infamous fails with the takedown
and Newell counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Infamous 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.
Newell lands a lovely overhand right.

Infamous bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Infamous is trying to ground and pound but Newell uses the momentary lack of control by Infamous to regain half guard.
Newell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newell wants to control but Infamous is keeping busy.
Infamous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Infamous there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newell wants to control but Infamous is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Infamous slips a nice elbow through Newell's hands, connecting with Newell's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous lands with a punch from half guard.
Infamous with the ground and pound but Newell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infamous lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Newell is rocked!
Infamous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Newell is still in real trouble! Can Infamous finish him?
Infamous chips away with some ground and pound.
Infamous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Infamous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Infamous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Infamous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Newell covers up, he's hurt! Infamous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Infamous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Infamous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Infamous!
After the fight, Drew Infamous was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Conor Newell spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck . I underestimated the guy . He was alot better than I thought . I'll go back the gym and I'll come back stronger'.