WCC 1 The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Jackson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jackson
vs
Tyler

168 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tyler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Tyler sits in half guard.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyler is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyler not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Tyler is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyler is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Tyler sits in half guard.

That's two 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.

Tyler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Tyler eventually gives up the hold.
Tyler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Tyler is trying for a kimura here. Jackson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tyler wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler is the new bantamweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Ortiz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Thomas's chin.

Thomas
vs
Ortiz

188 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but instead Thomas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thomas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ortiz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ortiz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ortiz!
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking for a sweep but Ortiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Ortiz get's back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Ortiz 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.
Ortiz looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Ortiz swinging wilding here.

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.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ortiz swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

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

Ortiz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Thomas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ortiz has passed into half guard!
Ortiz is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Thomas landing shots from mount.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.

Thomas swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ortiz is now in Thomas's guard. A big mistake from Thomas there, giving up the dominant position!
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Thomas passes Ortiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Thomas is trying for a kimura here. Ortiz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Thomas wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Thomas!
Jose Thomas is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

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

Leathel
vs
McMuffin

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Leathel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy McMuffin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMuffin misses with a few strikes there.
McMuffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Leathel rushes McMuffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McMuffin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Leathel is trying to keep an underhook but McMuffin manages to get the takedown into half guard.

McMuffin stands up and beckons Leathel to join him on the feet.
Leathel moves out of range of the strikes.
Leathel has a takedown stuffed.
Leathel looks for a takedown but McMuffin sprawls well.
McMuffin misses with a series of wild punches.
McMuffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from McMuffin.
Timmy McMuffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leathel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leathel connects with a couple of short punches.
Leathel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

McMuffin has his foot on Leathel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leathel works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMuffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leathel pushes McMuffin off looking to stand but McMuffin dives back in and keeps control.

McMuffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leathel is trying to maintain the position but McMuffin is very close to passing his half guard.

McMuffin wants to work for an arm triangle but Leathel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McMuffin looks gassed!

McMuffin is trying to work for a kimura but Leathel is defending well.

That's two 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.
Leathel trying to control but McMuffin postures up.
McMuffin tries to pass to full mount but Leathel defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McMuffin throws a right and a left that Leathel avoids nicely.
Leathel closes this distance looking for a takedown but McMuffin circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Leathel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leathel dives in and grabs McMuffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. McMuffin pushes down on Leathel's head and hops out.

McMuffin moves into range and clinches up with Leathel.

McMuffin has Leathel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McMuffin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leathel tumbling to the mat - McMuffin dives into Leathel's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMuffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leathel controlling McMuffin's posture.
Leathel wants to sweep but no luck.

McMuffin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leathel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leathel has escaped and now he's on top!
Leathel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leathel trying to control the position from guard on top but McMuffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leathel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

McMuffin working for a triangle but Leathel defends it easily.
Leathel landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leathel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McMuffin's head.
Leathel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leathel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leathel wants to get up but he can't break McMuffin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leathel is in close to McMuffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leathel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McMuffin 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.
McMuffin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leathel manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMuffin preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy McMuffin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McMuffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McMuffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Leathel shoots in looking for a takedown. McMuffin tries to sprawl out of it but Leathel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMuffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McMuffin scores with a one two! Leathel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Leathel clinches with his opponent.
McMuffin has Leathel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leathel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McMuffin looking for a takedown.
Leathel prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay Leathel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy McMuffin.

Leathel decides to pull guard.
Leathel is trying to control the position but McMuffin postures up.
Jay Leathel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McMuffin is looking to stand up but Leathel won't let him.

McMuffin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leathel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leathel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leathel!
Leathel landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leathel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leathel working the ground and pound.
McMuffin is looking to regain half guard here but Leathel keeps moving and retains side control.

Leathel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leathel grinds an elbow into McMuffin's temple.
McMuffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McMuffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McMuffin pushes Leathel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leathel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McMuffin tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leathel working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMuffin is trying to get back to his feet.
Leathel working the body and head with strikes.
Leathel scoring with punches and elbows.
Leathel cracks McMuffin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leathel scoring with punches from side control.

Leathel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leathel working the head and body with strikes.
Leathel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Leathel just content to control the position.
Leathel working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leathel prevents McMuffin from escaping the position.
Leathel controls the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leathel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Leathel is chipping away with strikes.
A control attempt from McMuffin but he's now mounted!
Leathel avoids the attempt from McMuffin to control.
McMuffin is bucking up trying to escape but Leathel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leathel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McMuffin is in a horrible position here. Leathel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leathel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McMuffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McMuffin taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leathel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leathel landing strikes from the mount.
Leathel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leathel lands a big shot there that rocks McMuffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McMuffin taking shots to the head.
Leathel prevents McMuffin from getting the reversal.
McMuffin 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leathel lands a nice shot to the head.
Leathel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leathel is landing with some decent strikes but McMuffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leathel scoring with strikes but McMuffin is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Leathel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leathel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

McMuffin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Leathel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leathel wants to control but McMuffin is keeping him busy.
Leathel working over McMuffin with some ground and pound. McMuffin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McMuffin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

McMuffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leathel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leathel postures up and lands a big shot to McMuffin's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McMuffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leathel working some strikes from top position.
Leathel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leathel cracks McMuffin with a solid left hand.
Leathel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leathel scoring with some ground and pound.
Leathel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leathel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

McMuffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McMuffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leathel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McMuffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McMuffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leathel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leathel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McMuffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leathel is one step ahead there.
McMuffin has momentary wrist control but Leathel slips an elbow through the middle.
Leathel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leathel with a nice head shot there.
Leathel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Leathel drops back looking for a leg! McMuffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McMuffin manages to kick Leathel off! Leathel jumps back into McMuffin's guard.
Leathel connects with a couple of short punches.

Leathel got a little sloppy there for a moment and McMuffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leathel has managed to get both his arms back between McMuffin's legs - danger averted.

McMuffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leathel is aware though and is defending well.
McMuffin wants to stand but Leathel is controlling the position.
McMuffin wants to sweep here but Leathel controlling him for the moment.
Leathel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leathel won't allow McMuffin to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leathel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leathel is in close to McMuffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

McMuffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leathel defends well.
Leathel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leathel landing some decent shots from guard.
Leathel landing with the ground and pound.
Leathel trying to control the position from guard on top but McMuffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McMuffin is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Leathel clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McMuffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leathel manages to avoid it.
Leathel has a takedown stuffed.
Leathel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McMuffin is fending him off so far but Leathel persists. Nope, McMuffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Leathel tries to move into range but McMuffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leathel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McMuffin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Leathel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMuffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMuffin fails to land with a series of punches.
McMuffin tries to bum rush Leathel with a series of wild strikes but Leathel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leathel has a takedown stuffed.
Leathel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McMuffin's waist but McMuffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leathel off to one side.
McMuffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leathel.
McMuffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

McMuffin moves into range and clinches up with Leathel.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMuffin is trying to drag Leathel to the mat but Leathel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McMuffin stops a takedown attempt from Leathel.

McMuffin successfully pulls guard.
Leathel content to stall in guard here.

McMuffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McMuffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leathel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leathel gets through McMuffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McMuffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leathel.

McMuffin jumps guard and drags Leathel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McMuffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McMuffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leathel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leathel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McMuffin wants to stand and escape but Leathel is having none of it.
Leathel trying to control but McMuffin is working from the bottom.
Leathel preventing the sweep.
McMuffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Leathel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McMuffin did well to prevent Leathel getting side control.
Leathel lands with a punch from half guard.

McMuffin kicks Leathel off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMuffin throws a series of punches but Leathel moves out of range.
McMuffin clinches but Leathel breaks the clinch

and Leathel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McMuffin's guard now.
Leathel works over McMuffin with some ground and pound from guard.
McMuffin looking for a sweep. Not yet McMuffin, not yet.

McMuffin working for a triangle but Leathel defends it easily.
McMuffin working a defensive guard here.
Leathel stands up over McMuffin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leathel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leathel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McMuffin wants to stand but Leathel is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leathel chips away with some ground and pound.
Leathel landing some decent shots from guard.
Leathel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McMuffin has momentary wrist control but Leathel slips an elbow through the middle.
Leathel lands a couple of elbows.
Leathel with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMuffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Leathel postures up and lands a big shot to McMuffin's brow.
Leathel won't allow McMuffin to sweep him here.
McMuffin has momentary wrist control but Leathel slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leathel cracks McMuffin with a solid left hand.

McMuffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leathel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McMuffin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jay Leathel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McMuffin scores with a leg kick.
McMuffin tries to clinch up.
Leathel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McMuffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leathel.
McMuffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMuffin misses with a series of wild punches.
McMuffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leathel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McMuffin!
Leathel lands a heavy elbow.
McMuffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Leathel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McMuffin's face.
Leathel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McMuffin is looking to escape.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMuffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Leathel.
Leathel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McMuffin hang on?
McMuffin really wants to buck Leathel off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Leathel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McMuffin taking shots to the head.

Leathel has control of McMuffin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McMuffin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McMuffin is looking to get to half guard.
McMuffin is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leathel scoring with strikes but McMuffin is staying in there.
Leathel with the ground and pound from mount.
McMuffin is trying to escape the mount.
Leathel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McMuffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Leathel has a good base and remains in mount.
Leathel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McMuffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leathel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McMuffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leathel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McMuffin tries to buck Leathel off but he can't manage it.
McMuffin is looking to improve his position but Leathel isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leathel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leathel wants to control the pace but McMuffin is squirming around nicely.
McMuffin taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leathel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McMuffin is looking to get to half guard.
McMuffin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Timmy McMuffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leathel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leathel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Leathel landing shots from mount.
Leathel landing shots from mount.
McMuffin is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leathel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McMuffin hang on?
McMuffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Leathel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leathel looking to finish McMuffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for McMuffin!
McMuffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McMuffin taking shots to the head.
McMuffin is looking to get to half guard.
Leathel with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leathel unloading with bombs!
Jay Leathel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McMuffin is looking to improve his position but Leathel isn't that keen on the idea.
Leathel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Leathel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leathel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Leathel!
Jay Leathel is the new heavyweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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Main event

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

Maldano
vs
Style

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Bio-Tech Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Maldano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Style lands a two punch combo.
Style throws a head kick that half lands.

Maldano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Style wants to sweep but no luck.
Style throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Style not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Style keeping full guard, as Maldano tries to pass.

Maldano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Style moves away from the strike by Maldano.
Maldano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Style.
A combination from Maldano does no damage.
Maldano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maldano avoids the head kick by Style.
Maldano blocks a head kick by Style.

Maldano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Style sprawls well initially but Maldano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maldano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Style's head.
Maldano 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.
Maldano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Style is trying to stand back up but Maldano is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldano is thwarting Style's attempts to control the position.
Style keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maldano thows a huge punch but Style dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Maldano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maldano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Style knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maldano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Maldano is going to stand back up.
Maldano is breathing heavily.
Style tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Style has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maldano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Style does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Style has hold of Maldano's hands but Maldano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maldano 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.
Style blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maldano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldano seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Style actively working from the bottom here.
Maldano stops Style from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Style throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maldano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Style taking some punishment here, with Maldano in his half guard.
Style regains full guard. Nicely done.
Style trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Style is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Maldano frees his head nicely. Oh but Style has switched to an armbar! Maldano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tim Style!
Tim Style is the new welterweight champion!