GAMMA: Contenders #53 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dhughel McVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McVey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around by House of Pain. This should be a great matchup!

McVey
vs
Parker

188 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dhughel McVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker tries to land knees in the clinch but McVey avoids the damage to the body.

McVey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parker uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

McVey scrambles and gets back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Parker enables McVey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McVey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McVey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McVey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker is trying to control the position but McVey postures up.

McVey stands and steps away. Parker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McVey misses with the combination.
McVey is looking to land body kicks.
McVey slips a straight right by Parker.

Parker gets tackled into the cage by McVey. McVey maintains the clinch.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McVey has him pressed against the cage.
McVey is struggling to control the position.
McVey lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker looks gassed!

McVey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVey tries a head kick but it misses.
McVey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McVey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McVey misses with a few strikes there.
McVey lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.

McVey moves into range and clinches up with Parker.

McVey pulls guard.
McVey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

McVey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McVey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parker trying to control but McVey is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McVey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
McVey passes Parker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McVey. 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.
McVey trying to control the pace.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McVey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McVey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McVey punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McVey working for a submission but Parker is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVey is landing with some decent strikes but Parker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parker taking shots to the head.
McVey working the ground and pound effectively.
McVey landing punches.
McVey with shots to the head and body - Parker looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Parker hang on?
McVey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Parker has eaten all the pies!
McVey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker working to try and regain half guard.
McVey controlling the pace for now.
McVey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Parker hang on?

It looks like Rex Parker has been cut.
McVey landing strikes from the mount.

That has opened up Rex Parker's cut even more.
McVey lands with some strikes.

The cut above Rex Parker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McVey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Rex Parker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dhughel McVey!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penna comes to the cage accompanied by APOCALYPSE NOW. Brenno Penna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penna
vs
Chan

172 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
201 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenno Penna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penna misses with a low kick.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan throws a solid leg kick but Penna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chan.
Penna fails with the takedown.

Penna looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penna is working for a kimura but Chan is defending it quite comfortably.
Chan is not content to let Penna control the position.

Penna is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chan wants to control but Penna is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is looking to improve his position.
Penna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Penna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chan's head.

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.
Penna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chan won't allow Penna to pass to mount.

Penna is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chan defends it well.
Chan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penna.

Penna seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Chan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brenno Penna!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodore Fisher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Smith's chin.

Smith
vs
Fisher

180 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

193 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Fisher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith checks the leg kick.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.

Smith stands and steps away. Fisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Smith breaks the clinch.

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fisher is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fisher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Fisher manages to get to full guard.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Smith stands up and beckons Fisher to join him on the feet.

Fisher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith working Fisher over with strikes.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.

Smith stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fisher to get to his feet.

Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fisher did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Smith prevents Fisher from standing back up.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Fisher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Fisher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Fisher looks gassed!
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fisher missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working over Fisher with some ground and pound. Fisher 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.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.

Smith decides to stand and escape the position.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fisher is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith shoots in for a double leg but Fisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fisher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Smith stands and steps away. Fisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fisher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fisher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher gets back to half guard.

Smith stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Theodore Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher scores with a nice right hand.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fisher as he jumps to the side.
Fisher swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes one on the button.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses

and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith 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.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Fisher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fisher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Smith stands up.
Fisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fisher tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisher circles away.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith stops Fisher from standing up.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Fisher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.

Smith stands and steps away. Fisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Ryan Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fisher struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fisher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher manages to get back to half guard.
Fisher missing with punches from the bottom.
Fisher connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.

Smith stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fisher 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.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fisher but Fisher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisher tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fisher is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith working Fisher over with strikes.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Fisher actively working from the bottom here.
Smith content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Smith.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Theodore Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Fisher swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith breaks from Fisher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Theodore Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Smith!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qjvzi Pncinv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Gomi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Qjvzi Pncinv's chin.

Gomi
vs
Pncinv

176 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

BLKOUT Clothing
BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qjvzi Pncinv!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pncinv chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pncinv throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.

Gomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomi trying to control from Pncinv's half guard. Pncinv has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pncinv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pncinv is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi wants to control the position but Pncinv says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gomi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is in trouble now - Pncinv has advanced to mount!
Gomi can't escape the position.

Pncinv working for a submission but Gomi is keeping him at bay.
Gomi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gomi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gomi tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gomi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Pncinv working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gomi is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to hold on but Pncinv pushes him away.
Gomi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pncinv prevents Gomi from improving his position.

Pncinv is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pncinv looks gassed!

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.
Gomi wants to control but Pncinv is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gomi tries to roll over but Pncinv keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Qjvzi Pncinv will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomi has managed to clinch.
Pncinv stalling in the clinch but Gomi improves position.
Gomi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pncinv up against the cage.
Pncinv tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomi just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gomi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pncinv uses from the top position.
Gomi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pncinv on the ground.

Pncinv avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi trying to strike off his back.
Pncinv trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomi's guard.
Pncinv is breathing heavily.
Gomi pulls Pncinv in close to his closed guard and prevents Pncinv from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gomi drives through and clinches with Pncinv against the cage.

Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pncinv throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Gomi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pncinv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomi landing strikes.
Pncinv is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gomi connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomi is trying to get an arm triangle but Pncinv is defending well.
Gomi tries to advance to mount but can't.

Gomi tries for a kimura but Pncinv is defending well.
Gomi tries to stand but Pncinv is controlling his head.

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

Gomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gomi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pncinv, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomi controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Gomi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pncinv gets caught flat footed, as Gomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pncinv is proving hard to escape from.
Gomi postures up.
Gomi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pncinv's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Gomi is stalling in the full guard.
Pncinv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Pncinv is working from the bottom.

Gomi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gomi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pncinv eats them both and turns towards Gomi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Gomi has closed the distance and engaged Pncinv in a clinch.
Gomi is trying to drag Pncinv to the mat but Pncinv just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Pncinv pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pncinv misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Gomi controls the position.
Gomi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to stand but Pncinv is controlling his head.

Gomi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pncinv to his feet.
Gomi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pncinv walks away with a smile on his face. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gomi working Pncinv over with strikes.
Gomi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pncinv.
Gomi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi drops an elbow to the side of Pncinv's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Gomi!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hristov
vs
Batista

182 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

196 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Batista!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hristov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hristov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Batista tries to clinch there but Hristov circles away.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch but Hristov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hristov moves into the clinch.
Batista takes a knee to the side of the body.
Batista wants to get back to striking at distance but Hristov won't allow it.
Batista tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Hristov keeps him there for the moment.
Batista trying to control the position but instead, Hristov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Batista into the cage.
Batista is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hristov has denied him.
Hristov with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jason Batista has been cut.
Hristov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hristov working Batista over with knees to the body.
Batista is trying to stall.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Batista looks gassed!
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hristov.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Jason Batista's cut even more.
Batista tries to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling the position.

Hristov drops Batista with a big knee straight up the middle! Batista is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Hristov has Batista up against the cage in a clinch.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
Hristov landing knees to the head.

The cut above Jason Batista's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Batista being controlled against the cage.
Batista working hard to break the clinch.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Hristov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batista swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Hristov stalling in the clinch.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.

Jason Batista's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Hristov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Auditore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Auditore
vs
Brown

185 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Auditore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown tries to clinch there but Auditore circles away.

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

It looks like James Brown has been cut.

Auditore shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Auditore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown looks gassed!
Auditore is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Auditore scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auditore pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Auditore decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Brown tries to sprawl but Auditore drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Auditore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Auditore trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Auditore scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore passes to full mount!
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Auditore controlling his opponent.

Auditore looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Auditore controlling from mount.

Auditore working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Auditore with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Auditore gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Auditore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Auditore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Auditore lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Auditore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown trying to remain calm as Auditore controls from the top position.

Auditore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Auditore working the ground and pound.

Auditore swings around for an armbar but Brown sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Auditore's guard.
Auditore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Auditore tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auditore wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Auditore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Auditore keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Auditore tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Auditore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Auditore postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

Auditore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Auditore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezio Auditore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Auditore.
Auditore tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Auditore tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.

Auditore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to control but can't.

Auditore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Well, if Auditore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Auditore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Auditore seems content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Auditore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Auditore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Auditore sitting in guard here, content to control.

Auditore drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Auditore as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Brown screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Auditore! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ezio Auditore!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Sinclair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spike Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Sinclair

177 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sinclair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sinclair is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Sinclair.

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.
Sinclair throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Silva shoots in but Sinclair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and beckons Sinclair to join him on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Sinclair is controlling the position.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Tony Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Sinclair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sinclair quickly recovers to half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Sinclair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Spike Silva has been cut.
Sinclair tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sinclair is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Spike Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Spike Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sinclair enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sinclair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sinclair. Those never looked like landing.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Silva!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lychan wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wolf has chosen Hollywood Undead - pimpin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stanley
vs
wolf

190 cm
28
281 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

196 cm
23
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, lychan wolf!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from wolf, right into the meat.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as wolf sprawls well. wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stanley gets slowly back to his feet.
wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
wolf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
wolf throws a shot to the body.
wolf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches up with wolf, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes wolf against the cage but wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
wolf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
wolf looks to land a combination. Stanley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
wolf avoids a kick to the body.
Stanley fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wolf connects with a solid leg kick.
wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
wolf tries to clinch there but Stanley circles away.
wolf lands a head kick. Stanley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

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

Stanley is rocked!

wolf moves into range and clinches up with Stanley.
Oh Stanley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley blocks the elbow strike.
Stanley seems to have got his legs back now.
wolf gets underhooks to prevent Stanley's takedown attempt.
wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wolf.
wolf throws a knee to the head but misses.
wolf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wolf is pressed up against the cage. Stanley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag wolf down to the mat. wolf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stanley blocks a head kick by wolf.

wolf lands a left and a right that send Stanley crashing to the mat, dazed. wolf thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Rick Stanley has been cut.
wolf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Oooooh!!! wolf has knocked Stanley down with a huge combo! wolf steps away and waves a wobbly Stanley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
wolf closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Stanley out cold! Stanley corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). lychan wolf!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pei has chosen Rad Anthem as his entrance music. Tai Pei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ovechkin
vs
Pei

180 cm
29
177 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

188 cm
24
173 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

.: AFFAKETION :.

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 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tai Pei!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei misses with a wild combination.
Pei misses with a looping left.
Ovechkin moves in looking to clinch but Pei pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pei enables Ovechkin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovechkin throwing strikes from guard but Pei blocks nicely.

Ovechkin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ovechkin tries for a takedown but Pei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ovechkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ovechkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pei slaps away a takedown attempt from Ovechkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pei cracks Ovechkin with a good jab.
Pei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ovechkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Pei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ovechkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pei connects with a single shot there.
Pei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ovechkin doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovechkin.
Pei thuds a left hand into Ovechkin's body.
Pei misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pei.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pei!
Pei cracks Ovechkin with a right hand to the side of the head.

Ovechkin pushes Pei up against the cage in a clinch.
Pei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ovechkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ovechkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Pei avoids them all with ease.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Pei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pei.
Pei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pei connects with the punch.
Pei 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.
Pei feints a jab promting Ovechkin to slip. Pei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ovechkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Pei tries to sprawl but Ovechkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovechkin prevents Pei from improving his position.
Ovechkin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pei is doing well to control the position and prevent Ovechkin from advancing to side control.
Ovechkin prevents Pei from standing back up.
Ovechkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pei is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Ovechkin with that takedown attempt.
Ovechkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pei 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.
Pei lands a jab to the nose.
Ovechkin shoots in but no luck this time.
Ovechkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pei tries to avoid it but Ovechkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pei to the ground. Pei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pei.
Ovechkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ovechkin needs to keep his hands up - Pei had a free shot at his head there.
Pei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pei throws a one two combo.
Pei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pei scores with a three punch combo!
Pei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ovechkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ovechkin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ovechkin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Pei.
Pei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ovechkin. Ovechkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Ovechkin is rocked!
Pei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pei connects with a right hand. Ovechkin shakes it off.
Oh Ovechkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pei misses with the combination.
Pei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ovechkin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pei lands a nice looking body shot.
Ovechkin seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pei circles away quickly and effectively.
Pei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pei is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pei lands a glancing blow to the side of Ovechkin's head.
Pei lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pei scores with a nice strike.
Pei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ovechkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pei!
Ovechkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ovechkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pei.
Donk. Pei catches Ovechkin right on the button with a cross.
Tai Pei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Ovechkin catches Pei right on the button with a cross.
Pei punishes Ovechkin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pei stalks Ovechkin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ovechkin's face. Ovechkin staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pei clobbers Ovechkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Ovechkin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ovechkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Pei dominated that round.
That's time! Ovechkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pei tests Ovechkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pei misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pei.
Pei's corner calls for a 1-2. Pei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pei scores with a body shot.
Pei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pei lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Pei.
Pei with a hook.
Ovechkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ovechkin drops his hands momentarily and Pei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pei dips to his left and cracks Ovechkin with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Pei.
A left and a right from Pei both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pei lands with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pei lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Pei lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei misses with the combination.
Pei with a nice cross.
Pei lands a lovely overhand right.
Pei lands with a good body shot.
Ovechkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pei but Pei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pei cracks Ovechkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pei connects with a body shot.
Pei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ovechkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Pei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Ovechkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pei.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pei.
Pei connects with a combination that backs up Ovechkin into the cage. Pei lands a flurry of punches that gets past Ovechkin's guard. Ovechkin is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Pei bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tai Pei!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh JC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JC's entrance music is Smashmouth - Why Cant We Be Friends. A fine choice. Ruiz has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Carlos Ruiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

JC
vs
Ruiz

189 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

181 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh JC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JC is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
JC tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruiz swivels and escapes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ruiz enables JC to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ruiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

JC drops back looking for a leg! Ruiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruiz manages to kick JC off! JC jumps back into Ruiz's guard.
JC pushing down on Ruiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruiz wants to control but JC is keeping busy.
JC performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
JC tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JC throws a strike but Ruiz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
JC postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
JC looking to pass the guard.
JC forces his way into half guard.
Ruiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from JC.
JC has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
JC thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruiz's head.
JC is pressing down on Ruiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruiz is holding on for now.
Ruiz is trying to control but can't.
Ruiz looks gassed!

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.

JC is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruiz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time JC.
JC passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz manages to get back to half guard.
JC trying to control the action but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
JC working Ruiz over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
JC keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
JC thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruiz's head.
JC is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
JC missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
JC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
JC is controlling the pace.
JC with the ground and pound but Ruiz uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four 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.
JC with a flurry of punches that miss.
JC won't allow Ruiz to sweep him here.
JC advances position into side control!

JC is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
JC misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
JC cracks Ruiz with a big elbow.
JC lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh JC dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck for JC with that takedown attempt.
Ruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
JC shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls well. He's pushed JC's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
JC throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Josh JC seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from JC does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from JC.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
JC shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruiz but Ruiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh JC. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JC scores with a jab. Ruiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from JC.
JC tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiz was well out of range. Poor timing from JC.
Ruiz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
JC fails to land with a series of punches.
JC throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but JC avoids them all with ease.
JC scores with a one two! Ruiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ruiz lands a slapping body shot.

JC closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ruiz quickly recovers to half guard.
JC trying to control from Ruiz's half guard. Ruiz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Ruiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. JC is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in JC's guard.
JC manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruiz manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
JC with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
JC trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
JC is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ruiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ruiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing JC from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
JC slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruiz taking a bit of punishment here - JC scoring with strikes.
Ruiz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
JC is looking to take a break and control but Ruiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

JC looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Josh JC overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is not content to let JC control the position.
You can see the frustration on Ruiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
JC trying to control the action but Ruiz is working from the bottom.

JC is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ruiz looks calm but he's in trouble here. JC gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ruiz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! JC lets go of the hold and Ruiz can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh JC!