MMANIAK 48 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pit Mies (ranked 15083 p4p, 814 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 8493 p4p, 750 weight class). Mies comes to the cage accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the agression. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mies
vs
Mordino

173 cm
41
145 lbs
31 - 47 - 1

187 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 31 - 47 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mordino is fending him off so far but Mies persists. Nope, Mordino circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Mies misses

and Mordino counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Mordino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mies sees it coming and defends easily.
Mordino is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Mordino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mordino 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.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies is not content to let Mordino control the position.
Mordino controlling the pace.
Mordino is thwarting Mies's attempts to control the position.
Mordino controlling the action here.
Mies wants to improve his position but Mordino is controlling well.
Mies might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mordino is looking for a kimura here.

Mordino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mies is looking for a sweep. Mordino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Mordino wants to work for an arm triangle but Mies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mordino is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to roll over but Mordino keeps him under control.
Mordino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mordino 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.
Mies tries to get to full guard but Mordino has control of the leg.

Mordino is looking for a kimura here.

Mordino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mordino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mordino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Mordino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mies doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mordino.
Mordino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mies keeps working.

Mordino is working for a kimura here but Mies manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mordino's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mies looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Mordino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mordino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mies but Mies pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mordino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mies keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
Mies trying to keep a closed guard but Mordino is proving a slippery customer.
Mies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mordino manages to get himself to full guard.

Mordino keeping moving, preventing Mies from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies wanted to stand there but Mordino had control of the position.
Mordino controlling Mies's posture.

Mordino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mies trying to control the position from guard on top but Mordino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Mies works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mordino is trying to get back to full guard.
Mies is trying to control. Mordino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mies missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mies is looking to stall here but Mordino recovers full guard.
Mies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mies showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mies shoots in and drives through. Mordino sprawls well.
Mordino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mies defends it nicely.
Mordino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pit Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Mordino.

Mordino gets a double leg takedown into Mies's guard.
Mies is trying to control the position but Mordino postures up.
Mies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies trying to control the position.
Mordino stopping the sweep attempt from Mies.

Mies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mordino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mordino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mies keeping full guard, as Mordino tries to pass.
Mordino is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mordino pushing down on Mies's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Mordino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mies tries to sprawl but Mordino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mordino is trying to control. Mies wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mordino trying to control from Mies's half guard. Mies has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mordino tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.
Mordino is stalling in the full guard.
Mordino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mordino trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mordino looking to sit in guard and control but Mies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mies throwing strikes from guard but Mordino blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino keeping full guard, as Mies tries to pass.
Mies looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Victor Mordino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mordino keeping moving, preventing Mies from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mordino lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mies throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Mordino's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Mordino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mordino has Mies in his guard.

Mordino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mordino holds on and takes a little breather.
Pit Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Mordino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mordino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mies is controlling him.
Mordino has his hands on Mies's head, controlling the position.

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.
Mies working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mies chips away with some ground and pound.
Mordino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Mordino!
Pit Mies spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back stronger!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 1653 p4p, 255 weight class) and Ramsay Darrow (ranked 1494 p4p, 229 weight class). West's entrance music is Sober. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

West
vs
Darrow

187 cm
34
168 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

178 cm
31
173 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.

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

West breaks from the clinch.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Darrow sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
Darrow clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow thuds a left hand into West's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darrow leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West takes one to the side of the head.
West lands a lovely overhand right.

West closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.

Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Darrow has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West wants a takedown.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
Darrow lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darrow is out of range and West settles back down.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darrow defends well and West ends up having to push Darrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Darrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow with a hook.
West wants to clinch up but Darrow keeps it at a distance.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
West seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Darrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
West is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darrow takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses the jab.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Darrow has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow cracks West with a good jab.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West moved away.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Darrow.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
West tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow misses with a two punch combination.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Darrow. No joy for West on that attempt.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Wayde West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow misses with a left hand
and West counters with a one-two to the body.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from West.
Darrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West checks it.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramsay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Darrow with a jab.
Nice jab there from Darrow.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West slips under a jab.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
West half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darrow tries to clinch
and West finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darrow clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.

Darrow rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
West prevents a body shot from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow scores with a jab.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from West.
A short right from Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.

West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darrow pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling the pace.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
Darrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control here.
Wayde West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWest.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Darrow cracks West with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Darrow tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Darrow darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 3920 p4p, 503 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 1506 p4p, 233 weight class). Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hay
vs
Ragnar

178 cm
32
144 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

186 cm
31
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ragnar scores with a jab.
Ragnar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Hay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnar dodges the punch combination from Hay.
Hay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hay misses with a double jab
letting Ragnar counter with a right hand.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Hay.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hay. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Ragnar.
Hay throws a combination that misses
and Ragnar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hay throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragnar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ragnar.
Nice body punch from Ragnar.
Hay lands with a kick to the temple. Ragnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hay misses with a combination
and Ragnar counters with a big right hand! Oh Hay is in trouble here! Ragnar follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnar!
Our winner, Bjorn Ragnar, 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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FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 186 p4p, 29 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 1843 p4p, 279 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Granite Breaker. Junior Dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lang
vs
Dos Santos

175 cm
29
169 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
172 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lang.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Dos Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dos Santos 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a good cross that connects.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Lang.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Lang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Lang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Lang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lang misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Dos Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lang defends it well.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lang tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Lang.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
David Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Lang.
Lang misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Lang lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Lang's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
A big left from Lang misses.
Dos Santos with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Lang.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Lang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Lang misses.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lang cracks Dos Santos on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dos Santos falls backwards against the cage. Lang follows up with more strikes that drop Dos Santos to his knees. Lang keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dos Santos! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lang!
David Lang retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking David Lang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.