BFT-48 - Painija vs Margera PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mallone
vs
Madden

198 cm
18
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Madden!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Madden tries to avoid it but Mallone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Madden to the ground. Madden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mallone misses with a takedown attempt - Madden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mallone swats away the attempt to clinch by Madden.
Mallone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Madden circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madden looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Madden backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mallone's temple! It sends Mallone violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Madden celebrates and the doctors try to help Mallone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Dom Madden!

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bobbertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Mageramsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mageramsky
vs
Bobbertson

190 cm
26
242 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

206 cm
28
264 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Bobbertson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky shoots in for a takedown but Bobbertson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bobbertson tries to sprawl but Mageramsky drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mageramsky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bobbertson wants to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joseph Mageramsky!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cj High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

High
vs
Cross

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Cross!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
High misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cj High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but High circles away quickly and effectively.
High shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Cross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from High.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cj High. That's going to take a lot out of him.
High misses with a takedown
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
High on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as High shoots in.
High is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cross drops High with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but High looks back up at him and smiles so Cross waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

High is rocked!
Cross cracks High with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Cross!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hinkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stronger. Hinkelton has chosen '2001 A Space Odyssey' Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Malik
vs
Hinkelton

173 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Hinkelton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik shoots in but no luck this time.

Malik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malik tries to free his leg and advance position but Hinkelton is retaining full guard.
Malik trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinkelton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik prevents Hinkelton from getting back to his feet.
Malik passes Hinkelton's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hinkelton looking for submissions off his back.
Malik is pressing down on Hinkelton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hinkelton is holding on for now.
Hinkelton wants to get back to full guard.

Malik is working for a submission of some sort.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hinkelton is defending against the submission attempts here by Malik.
Hinkelton wants to control but Malik is keeping busy.

Malik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hinkelton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malik.
Malik prevents Hinkelton from improving his position.
Hinkelton is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Malik seems to be working for a kimura but Hinkelton defends the submission attempt.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Malik is looking for a kimura but Hinkelton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malik to get the leverage.
Malik is keen to just control but Hinkelton is a slippery customer.
Hinkelton trying to hold on to Malik's head to control him but Malik postures up.
Hinkelton wants to improve his position but Malik is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malik is trying to work for a kimura but Hinkelton is defending well.

Malik seems to be looking for submissions.
Hinkelton trying to control but Malik postures up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mohammad Malik!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Anderson Silva
vs
dos Santos

188 cm
21
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Hilo Nutrition (video proof)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Christian dos Santos has been cut.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

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

dos Santos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends dos Santos to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Anderson Silva!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Homles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ther Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobo Homles had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, 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. Ther Terror acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Homles
vs
Terror

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hobo Homles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ther Terror!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terror misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terror with a lazy takedown attempt

and Homles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Homles works his way into full mount!
Terror tries to hold on but Homles postures up.
Terror keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Homles working Terror over with strikes here.
Homles 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.
Homles raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Homles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Terror is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Terror is rocked!
Homles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Homles with a couple of short strikes.
Terror is still in real trouble! Can Homles finish him?
Terror looks gassed!
Homles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Homles drops a big elbow. That's hurt Terror! More shots from Homles and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobo Homles!

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Guerreiro by Curumin. Shawn MacArthur acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alves
vs
MacArthur

169 cm
20
171 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
28
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

"PWNAGE - over 100 designs under $20"

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. MacArthur pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves works MacArthur's body with a nice hook.
Alves tries to bum rush MacArthur with a series of wild strikes but MacArthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacArthur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacArthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves throws out a loose jab but MacArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves throws a right and a left that MacArthur avoids nicely.
MacArthur shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from MacArthur, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guilherme Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn MacArthur.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Alves enables MacArthur to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alves manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacArthur is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves has his feet on MacArthur's thighs here. He's pushed MacArthur off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! MacArthur screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guilherme Alves!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

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

Painija
vs
Margera

160 cm
23
176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Perkele!
M/S Paint Fightwear

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painija swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Painija tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
Painija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Painija finds it's target.
Painija looks for the body kick but Margera saw that one coming.
Painija tries to clinch up.
Margera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Painija circles away.
Painija connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Painija instigates a clinch.
Margera tries to pull guard but Painija won't allow it.
Margera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pauli Painija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Margera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Painija avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Painija.
Painija lands a good knee to the midsection. Margera won't want to take too many of those.
Margera looks gassed!

Painija has clasped his hands together around Margera's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Painija is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Painija is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Margera's shoulder. That is not cool.
Painija seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Margera for as long as he can get away with.
Margera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Margera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Painija seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Margera prevents Painija from moving into mount.
Margera struggling a bit here.
Painija content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Margera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Painija lands a nice forearm strike.
Painija creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Margera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Painija scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Margera to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Painija lands a few punches from side control.

Painija is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Margera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Painija lands some shots froms side control.
Margera is trying to control Painija's posture but Painija avoids it.
Painija wants to control for a moment but Margera uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Margera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Painija pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Painija scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Painija is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Painija looks to land a strike but Margera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Margera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Painija defends well.
Painija is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Painija dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Margera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Painija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Painija goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Margera is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Margera is still on wobbly legs! Can Painija finish him?
Painija creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Margera with a big uppercut! Margera tries to clinch up but Painija pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Margera to the mat! Margera covers up and Painija unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pauli Painija!
Pauli Painija retains his welterweight title!