AFL 8: Ther Can Only Be One PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Burkshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burkshire's entrance music is It's a Fight - Three 6 Mafia. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burkshire
vs
Paulson

198 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Burkshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Paulson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Burkshire shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paulson is trying to defend but Burkshire finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burkshire is pressing down on Paulson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulson is holding on for now.
Paulson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burkshire.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Burkshire sits in half guard.
Burkshire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulson's head.
Burkshire trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkshire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paulson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paulson is trying to get back to full guard.
Paulson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burkshire is nestled in close to Paulson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burkshire working Paulson over with strikes.
Burkshire is thwarting Paulson's attempts to control the position.
Burkshire trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson pushes Burkshire off looking to stand but Burkshire dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkshire tries to pass to full mount but Paulson defends it.
Paulson is looking for a sweep. Burkshire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paulson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burkshire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burkshire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paulson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paulson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burkshire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulson looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulson, not yet.
Burkshire wants to control from the top but Paulson keeps moving.
Paulson wants to stand but Burkshire is controlling the position.

Burkshire drops back looking for a leg! Paulson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paulson manages to kick Burkshire off! Burkshire jumps back into Paulson's guard.
Paulson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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.
Paulson looking to control but Burkshire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulson lands a heavy elbow.
Paulson tries to control but Burkshire wriggling 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 Nigel Burkshire will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paulson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burkshire counters with a shoot takedown. Paulson fights it but they end up in guard.
Burkshire stops Paulson from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paulson is on top in guard.
Paulson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burkshire is proving hard to escape from.
Paulson wants to pass the guard but Burkshire is keeping the position.
Burkshire pulls Paulson in close to prevent any damage.
Burkshire has a closed guard, preventing Paulson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkshire lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paulson!
Burkshire working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Burkshire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paulson is looking to get to half guard.
Paulson wants to control but Burkshire is having none of it.
Paulson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nigel Burkshire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You get the feeling that Paulson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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!
Paulson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burkshire dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burkshire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paulson taking shots to the head.
Burkshire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burkshire lands a heavy elbow.
Paulson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson trying to hold on to Burkshire's head to control him but Burkshire postures up.
Burkshire stops Paulson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire trying to pass the guard but Paulson defending well.
Paulson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burkshire is working away from the top position though.

Burkshire postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Paulson to stand up.

Burkshire has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burkshire scores with a shot to the side of Paulson's head.
Paulson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burkshire is defending well for now.
Paulson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burkshire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Burkshire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Burkshire moves into the clinch.
Paulson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burkshire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burkshire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Burkshire pushes Paulson up against the cage in a clinch.

Burkshire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nigel Burkshire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Burkshire has Paulson up against the cage in a clinch.

Burkshire manages to break the clinch.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Burkshire closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paulson to the mat! Paulson manages to get full guard.
Paulson wants to stand but Burkshire is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burkshire!
Paulson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burkshire is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paulson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burkshire is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Burkshire wants to control but Paulson is having none of it.
Burkshire working to try and regain half guard.
Paulson looking to control but Burkshire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burkshire is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Burkshire working to try and regain half guard.
Burkshire is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burkshire is in all sorts of trouble here.
Paulson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson looking to ground and pound but Burkshire is blocking nicely.
Nigel Burkshire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burkshire holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paulson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burkshire tries to lock up and control but Paulson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paulson unloads with some shots from mount but Burkshire bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tyler Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burkshire suckers Paulson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Burkshire is now in Paulson's guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burkshire tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulson is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Burkshire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burkshire, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Burkshire!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jet Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pan
vs
Animal

176 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
148 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Savage Animal!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Animal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Animal passes into side control, despite Pan's attempt to control the position.

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

Animal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pan passes into half guard.

Animal actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal is trying to get back to full guard.

Animal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Animal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Animal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pan pulls his head out easily.

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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pan in particular looking to stall.
Pan works his way into full mount!
Animal is desperately trying to improve his position but Pan has a good base and remains in mount.
Animal tries to improve his position but instead Pan has taken his back!
Animal is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Animal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Animal looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Animal with the active half guard here but Pan passes nicely into side control.
Animal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animal is trying to get back to full guard.

Animal has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pan!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Animal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Jet Pan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage Animal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pan misses with a straight left.
Pan misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Pan.
Pan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pan slaps away a takedown attempt from Animal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Animal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Pan.
Pan cracks Animal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Savage Animal has been cut.
Animal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Animal tries for a takedown but Pan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Animal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pan.
Pan throws a jab but it's blocked by Animal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Animal.
Jet Pan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savage Animal.
Pan keeps the fight on the outside.
Pan throws a hook but Animal blocks it.
Pan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Animal.
Animal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Animal is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Animal.
Pan lands a really nice looking cross but Animal seems unphased.
Jet Pan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Animal moves forwards but Pan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Animal shoots for a double leg takedown but Pan sprawls well. He's pushed Animal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Animal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pan throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Animal stumbling backwards into the cage! Animal bounces back off the cage towards Pan, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pan lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pan celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jet Pan!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jory diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Ganda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vice Ganda enters the cage!

diaz
vs
Ganda

175 cm
20
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

178 cm
24
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, jory diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vice Ganda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ganda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ganda throws a nice looking combination but diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
diaz thuds a left hand into Ganda's body.
Ganda throws a series of punches but diaz moves out of range.
A left and a right from diaz both land. Nice combination.
Ganda looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by diaz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Ganda is rocked!
diaz throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ganda colapses and takes a barrage of punches from diaz as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ganda is left battered and dazed whilst diaz and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jory diaz!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen Gangsta Gangsta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent Chase has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mabie
vs
Chase

180 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

175 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mabie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Chase checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mabie tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mabie.
Chase checks a leg kick nicely.
Mabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chase is defended easily by Mabie.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mabie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.

Chase is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mabie's half guard.
Chase wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mabie keeps working.
Mabie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mabie tries to get out of the position.
Mabie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chase.
Mabie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chase is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chase uses his free foot to push down on Mabie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mabie.

Chase is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mabie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mabie shrugs it off.
Chase trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chase unloading with bombs!
Mabie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chase on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase thowing shots but they're missing.
Chase wants to control the pace but Mabie is squirming around nicely.
Chase unloads with some shots from mount but Mabie bucks and avoids them well.
Chase trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chase controlling the pace for now.
Chase fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Nathan Mabie has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Mabie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Chase there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mabie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The referee warns Mabie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Chase there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chase with the ground and pound from mount.

Nathan Mabie's cut is getting worse.
Mabie is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chase has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chase throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mabie because Chase loaded up on that one.
The referee warns Mabie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Mabie is rocked!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vincent Chase!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Edkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs has chosen LJ Gibbs as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that LJ Gibbs was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Edkins
vs
Gibbs

183 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Edkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LJ Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs misses with a takedown attempt - Edkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
LJ Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gibbs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibbs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gibbs is working for takedown but Edkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyler Edkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LJ Gibbs.

Gibbs jumps guard and drags Edkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gibbs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edkins defends it easily.
Edkins preventing the sweep.
Edkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibbs seems keen to control Edkins's posture.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Edkins from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edkins tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling from the bottom.
Edkins stops Gibbs from standing up.
Edkins looking to pass the guard.
Edkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyler Edkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Edkins looks to clinch

and Gibbs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gibbs breaks the clinch.
Edkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Edkins fails with a takedown attempt.

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.

Gibbs clinches up with Edkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs is trying to drag Edkins to the mat but Edkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Edkins has Gibbs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gibbs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gibbs looking for a takedown.
Gibbs lands with a left to the head.

Gibbs lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Edkins is trying to control but can't.

Gibbs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gibbs trying to pass the guard but Edkins defending well.
Edkins controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs wants to control but Edkins is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gibbs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gibbs moves nicely into side control.
Gibbs moves into full mount!

Gibbs swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LJ Gibbs!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

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

Chese
vs
Wong

170 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hammond Chese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Wong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Chese.
Chese tries to clinch up.
Chese could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wong digs a good hook to Chese's body.
Wong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wong fails to land with a series of punches.

Chese gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong throws a body punch but Chese moves out of range.
Wong throws a chopping leg kick but Chese manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chese is breathing heavily.
Wong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chese slips a jab from Wong.
Chese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Chese tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong jabs at Chese's body.
James Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Wong.
Wong fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chese to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chese looks to clinch but Wong throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chese taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Wong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jimo gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosen One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

gangster
vs
One

200 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jimo gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chosen One!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gangster takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like jimo gangster has been cut.
One throws a sloppy head kick and gangster moves out of range easily.
One misses with a leg kick.
One throws a head kick that misses.
One lands an overhand right.
Chosen One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. gangster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
One misses with a body kick.
gangster cracks One with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - gangster coming out on top.
gangster lands a right hook to the body.

gangster moves into the clinch successfully.
gangster prevents One from breaking the clinch.
gangster has One pushed against the cage.
gangster has One pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. One manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

gangster gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, One regains guard.
gangster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
gangster cracks One with a solid left hand.
One looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
gangster with a nice head shot there.
One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
gangster is stalling in the full guard.
gangster throws a big right hand that misses.
gangster passes into half guard.
gangster drops an elbow to the side of One's head.
One has hold of gangster's hands but gangster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
gangster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with gangster in particular looking to stall.
gangster working over One with some ground and pound. One looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
gangster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks One with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
gangster working over One with some ground and pound. One looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

gangster decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
gangster connects with a looping right hand.
One misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
gangster checks a leg kick nicely.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
One misses with a straight left.

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

gangster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One walks into a left hand.
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from One.
One on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
gangster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from One.
A punch combination from One misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gangster swings for the body but One moves out of range.
gangster just misses with a punch to the body.
One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
One misses with a low kick as gangster jumps back.
One throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
One misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One moves out of range of the strikes.
One throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One clobbers gangster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from gangster.
gangster avoids the head kick by One.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jimo gangster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jimo gangster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

One defending well as gangster loads up on a big left hand.
One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
One plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
One throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
One misses with the combination.
One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. gangster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
One throws a sloppy head kick and gangster moves out of range easily.
gangster takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
One is breathing heavily.
One shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
One misses with a telegraphed body shot

and gangster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
One has had enough of the clinch but gangster keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gangster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. One fights it off and pushes away nicely.
One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
gangster's corner calls for a 1-2. gangster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
gangster throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. gangster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for One, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
One throws a quick head kick that skims the top of gangster's head.
A telegraphed right hand from gangster misses the target.
One throws a lazy right hand but gangster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One tries a head kick but it misses.
Chosen One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One throws a combination. gangster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
One throws a series of strikes that have gangster backpedaling.

jimo gangster's cut is getting worse.
gangster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One throws a head kick that half lands.
gangster throws out a loose jab but One uses good head movement to avoid it.
One rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but gangster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chosen One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
gangster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
gangster misses with a double jab
and One counters with a left and a right that stings gangster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from One.
gangster blocks a head kick by One.
gangster walks into a stiff left hand from One.
One throws a series of strikes that have gangster backpedaling.
One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
gangster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by One. One obviously looking to wear him down.
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
One tests gangster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One works gangster's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One thuds his shin into the meat of gangster's side.
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One lands a nice leg kick that just misses gangster's sensitive parts.
One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One lands a nice leg kick that just misses gangster's sensitive parts.
One moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
One scores with a one two! gangster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chosen One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from One does no damage.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chosen One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jimo gangster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by One there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for One.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but gangster manages to avoid it.
One throws a head kick that misses.
gangster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
One throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
One looks to score with a jab to the body but gangster is just out of range.

gangster clinches with his opponent.
One can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One wants to get back to striking at distance but gangster won't allow it.

gangster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by gangster.
One swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting gangster counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gangster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
gangster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
gangster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as One throws out the jab.
One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from gangster.
One throws a nice looking combination but gangster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
gangster with a nice cross.
gangster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
One misses with a head kick.
One throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

gangster closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. One did well to prevent gangster getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to stand.
gangster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks One with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
gangster lands with a punch from half guard.
gangster stops One from getting back to his feet.
gangster works his way into full mount!
The referee warns One that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
gangster looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with gangster. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, gangster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
gangster landing strikes from the mount and One is in trouble!
gangster lands a big shot there that rocks One but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
gangster content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by gangster.
One is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
gangster working the ground and pound effectively.
gangster looking to finish One with some ground and pound. This is bad for One!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gangster unloading with bombs!
gangster landing strikes, looking to finish!
gangster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. One can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
gangster is landing with some decent strikes but One is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
gangster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
gangster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, gangster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gangster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can One hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
jimo gangster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think gangster 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jimo gangster!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rye Whiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen It's Dark and Hell is hot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chuck Liddell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Whiskey
vs
Liddell

193 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
213 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rye Whiskey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Whiskey blocks a jab.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whiskey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whiskey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whiskey gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whiskey on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
Liddell catches Whiskey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whiskey moves away from the strike by Liddell.
Whiskey tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a hook but Whiskey avoids it easily.
Whiskey fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rye Whiskey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whiskey on the side of the head.
Whiskey fails with the takedown.
Whiskey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell stalks Whiskey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whiskey's face. Whiskey staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Rye Whiskey has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Liddell sends Whiskey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Liddell is motioning to the referee to let Whiskey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Whiskey is breathing heavily.
Liddell finds Whiskey's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Whiskey flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Liddell lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Whiskey will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell is the new light heavyweight champion!