Hellblazer 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Delonge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen Thursday Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart as his entrance music. Rabago has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Delonge
vs
Rabago

196 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Delonge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delonge throws a nice looking combination but Rabago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delonge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabago doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabago looks gassed!
Delonge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabago.

Delonge clinches with his opponent.

Delonge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago throws a combination that misses
and Delonge counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delonge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delonge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rabago checks a low kick from Delonge.
Delonge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delonge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delonge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delonge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delonge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delonge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabago.

Delonge closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabago has Delonge pressed against the cage, preventing Delonge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rabago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delonge's efforts to push away.
Delonge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Delonge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Delonge takes a swing at Rabago's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Rabago misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delonge throws a shot to the body.

Delonge drives through and clinches with Rabago against the cage.
Delonge can't break the clinch.

Delonge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delonge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delonge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delonge wants to slow Rabago down by chopping away at his legs.
Delonge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delonge wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
Delonge just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Delonge misses.
Delonge lands a jab-cross combination.
Rabago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delonge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Delonge clinches up with Rabago and pushes him back against the cage.
Delonge tries to circle away but Rabago has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delonge wants to break free but Rabago has control.
Delonge tries to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling the position.

Rabago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabago throws out a loose jab but Delonge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delonge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delonge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raymond Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago misses with a hook

and Delonge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delonge.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Delonge has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Delonge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delonge tries to break free but Rabago pushes him back against the cage.
Delonge wants to break free but Rabago has control.
Rabago wants to break free but Delonge has control.
Rabago can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Delonge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rabago working hard to break the clinch.
Delonge is trying to force a seperation but Rabago has the dominant position.

Rabago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delonge works over Rabago's head and body with a nice combination.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delonge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delonge is trying to force a seperation but Rabago has the dominant position.
Delonge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rabago tries to break free but Delonge pushes him back against the cage.

Delonge breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delonge. Rabago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delonge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delonge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delonge moves in looking to clinch but Rabago pushes him off.
Rabago throws out a leg kick but Delonge moves out of range and Rabago only half commits.
Rabago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delonge was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabago.
Delonge blocks a head kick by Rabago.
Rabago fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Rabago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Delonge is looking to score with low kicks.
A shot to the body from Rabago misses

and Delonge counters by clinching up.
Delonge prevents Rabago from breaking the clinch.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Delonge is controlling him.
Rabago has Delonge pressed against the cage, preventing Delonge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delonge wants to break free but Rabago has control.

Delonge manages to break the clinch.
Delonge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabago was well out of range. Poor timing from Delonge.
Delonge thows a body shot but no joy.
Delonge wants to clinch.
Delonge tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delonge is looking to wear down Rabago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabago.
Rabago throws a looping overhand right but Delonge ducks down to avoid it.
Delonge doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delonge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Delonge moves into the clinch successfully.

Rabago breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Rabago misses.
Delonge tries to clinch there but Rabago circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Delonge dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rabago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delonge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Delonge moves into the clinch successfully.

Delonge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delonge digs a good body shot into Rabago's ribs.
Delonge tries to clinch up.
Delonge misses with a leg kick.
Rabago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Delonge rushes Rabago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Delonge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Delonge instigates a clinch.
Delonge tries to break free but Rabago pushes him back against the cage.

Delonge manages to break the clinch.
Delonge looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabago is just out of range.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delonge.
Rabago lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delonge doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Rabago swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rabago.
Delonge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delonge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Delonge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rabago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delonge's efforts to push away.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Delonge is controlling him.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Delonge is controlling the position.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Delonge breaks from the clinch.
Delonge misses with a double jab.
Rabago misses with a wild body shot.
Delonge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delonge. That did some damage!
Delonge tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delonge tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rabago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delonge throws a series of punches but Rabago moves out of range.
Delonge swings for the body but Rabago moves out of range.
Rabago misses with a right hand
and Delonge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Delonge ducks under a wild hook from Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delonge's sensitive parts.
Delonge tries to clinch up but Rabago circles away and keeps his distance.
Delonge avoids the head kick by Rabago.
Delonge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delonge is looking to clinch.
Rabago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delonge counters with a right hand to the body.
Delonge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delonge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabago manages to avoid it.
A big left from Rabago misses.
Delonge fails to land with a series of punches.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago throws a right hand that misses
and Delonge counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delonge has closed the distance and engaged Rabago in a clinch.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Delonge is controlling him.
Delonge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delonge tries to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling the position.
Rabago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Delonge is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.
Rabago tries to circle away but Delonge has him pinned against the cage.
Delonge is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.

Rabago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rabago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delonge takes a swing at Rabago's ribcage but misses.
Rabago connects with a nice looking jab.
Delonge tries to bum rush Rabago with a series of wild strikes but Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delonge misses with a wild combination.
Delonge is looking to clinch.
Delonge tries to clinch there but Rabago circles away.
Delonge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Delonge moves out of range.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Delonge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delonge looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabago is just out of range.
Delonge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tom Delonge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago swats away the attempt to clinch by Delonge.
Rabago throws a combination that misses
and Delonge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rabago swats away the attempt to clinch by Delonge.

Delonge has managed to clinch.

Delonge breaks the clinch.
Delonge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rabago is out of range.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Delonge looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabago is just out of range.
Delonge misses with a wild body shot.
Delonge swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rabago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Delonge.
Rabago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Delonge dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Delonge slips under a jab from Rabago.
Delonge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabago swats away the attempt to clinch by Delonge.

Delonge darts in and clinches Rabago up against the cage.
Delonge is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.
Rabago working hard to break the clinch.

Delonge breaks the clinch.
Delonge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rabago is able to avoid easily.
Delonge throws out a leg kick but Rabago moves out of range and Delonge only half commits.
Delonge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabago.
Delonge lands with a nice combination. Rabago backs away looking to recover.
Rabago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delonge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delonge feints a jab promting Rabago to slip. Delonge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rabago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delonge dodges the punch combination from Rabago.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delonge wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
Delonge doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Jab, jab by Rabago - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a hook.
Rabago punishes Delonge's body with a nice straight punch.
Rabago misses with a looping left.
Rabago throws a body punch but Delonge moves out of range.
Rabago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rabago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delonge moves away.
Delonge slips a jab from Rabago.
Delonge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago misses with a few strikes there.
Delonge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.
Delonge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rabago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tom Delonge is winning the standup battle so far.
Delonge tries to clinch up but Rabago circles away and keeps his distance.
Rabago looks to throw the jab but Delonge is out of range.

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.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delonge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Delonge.
Rabago lands with a right hand.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delonge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delonge tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Delonge misses with a two punch combination.
Delonge throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
Delonge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabago was well out of range. Poor timing from Delonge.
Delonge tries to clinch up.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delonge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Rabago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delonge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rabago scores with a kick to the body.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rabago looks to land a right hand but Delonge moved out of range.
Rabago keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabago throws a lazy uppercut
and Delonge counters with a good low kick that Rabago was not able to check.
Delonge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raymond Rabago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rabago breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Rabago blocks the low kick.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabago moves out of range of the leg kick from Delonge.
Rabago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delonge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago is looking to slow Delonge down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Delonge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rabago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delonge tries to clinch up.
Rabago misses with a two punch combination.
Delonge tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Delonge.
Rabago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delonge wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
Rabago throws a nice looking combination but Delonge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delonge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delonge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delonge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rabago is able to avoid easily.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delonge staying out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rabago keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabago.
Delonge tries to clinch up.
Delonge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tom Delonge.
Well Delonge 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 for Tom Delonge!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tom Delonge!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Tom Delonge!

Tom Delonge wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bret Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tanner
vs
Riggs

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tanner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Riggs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Tanner is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Riggs trying to control here.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Riggs uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Tanneris looking to pass into half guard but Riggs pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Riggs is in guard.
Tanner 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has a closed guard, preventing Riggs from standing up.
Riggs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tanner pulls Riggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Riggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tanner looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Bret Tanner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riggs tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tanner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Riggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggs closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bret Tanner has been cut.
Riggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanner on the side of the head.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Riggs. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Riggs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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.

Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Tanner's cut.
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.

Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riggs misses with a double jab

and Tanner counters with a takedown into side control.
Tanner throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Riggs works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tanner throws and elbow that misses. Riggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Riggs!
Tanner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanner tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Riggs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner shoots in for a double leg but Riggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riggs tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Riggs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bret Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Riggs misses with a combination

and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tanner won't allow Riggs to get back to his feet.
Tanner is looking to advance position but Riggs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Riggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs avoids the attempt from Tanner to control.
Riggs controlling from mount.

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.

Derek Riggs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Riggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riggs tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bret Tanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bret Tanner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Riggs throws a series of strikes that have Tanner backpedaling.
Riggs 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.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Riggs does no damage.
Riggs cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riggs misses with a double jab

and Tanner counters by moving into the clinch.
Tanner is working for takedown but Riggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Riggs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riggs breaks the clinch.
Riggs throws a chopping leg kick but Tanner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs feints a jab promting Tanner to slip. Riggs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riggs fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riggs throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riggs throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Riggs throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Riggs tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Riggs.
Riggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riggs's guard now.
Tanner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanner throws and elbow that misses. Riggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Riggs!

Riggs stands and steps away. Tanner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tanner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riggs defending well though.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riggs to regain full guard.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanner is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner is trying to stand up here but Riggs is controlling him well.
Tanner is trying to maintain the position but Riggs is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Riggs.
I think Riggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Derek Riggs!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Derek Riggs!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Derek Riggs!

Derek Riggs wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Riley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Riley
vs
Fontaine

186 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fontaine pinned against the cage. Fontaine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fontaine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Riley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riley works over Fontaine with some ground and pound from guard.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Fontaine looks gassed!
Riley cracks Fontaine with a solid left hand.
Riley with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fontaine's head.
Riley lands a couple of digs.

Fontaine is rocked!
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fontaine is still in real trouble! Can Riley finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Fontaine's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Riley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joan Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Palhares
vs
Calderon

200 cm
25
265 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Palhares!
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, Joan Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palhares looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Calderon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lucio Palhares!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanzo
vs
Jones

173 cm
24
188 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

195 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hanzo counter with a right hand.

It looks like Thomas Jones has been cut.
Jones looks gassed!
Hanzo works Jones's body with a nice hook.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Hanzo. Hanzo maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hanzo manages to break the clinch.
Hanzo pushes Jones away with a front kick.

A jab-cross combination lands for Hanzo and sends Jones crashing to the mat! Hanzo follows him down to the mat - Jones regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Jones is rocked!

Hanzo stands up out of the half guard.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanzo finish him?
BAM! Hanzo delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jones like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kato Hanzo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Rock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Arlowski
vs
Rock

198 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

177 cm
27
214 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rock pushes Arlowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Rock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rock avoids a wild elbow strike from Arlowski.

Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Rock clinches up against the cage.
Arlowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tommy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Arlowski throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Rock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rock instigates a clinch.
Arlowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Arlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Arlowski tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlowski misses with a head kick.
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.
Rock cracks Arlowski with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rock.
Rock lands a hook that stumbles Arlowski back into the cage. Rock follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Arlowski to the canvas! Rock pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Arlowski has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommy Rock!