DPEF-13 Striking Distance PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Ida Maria - Bad Karma as his entrance music. Jeff Larson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.8lbs, 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. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Larson
vs
Williams

166 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 New York, Jeff Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grayson Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Larson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Larson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams works to advance to full mount. Larson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Larson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Larson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Larson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Larson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams lands a heavy elbow.

Larson is rocked!
Williams with shots to the head and body - Larson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Larson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a big shot to the head and Larson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grayson Williams!
Grayson Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santana
vs
Alexander

185 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jakob Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Santana looks for a takedown but Alexander sprawls well.

Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alexander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.

Alexander jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Alexander working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santana tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santana working to try and regain half guard.
Santana is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to reverse the position but instead Alexander has taken his back - oops!
Santana trying to control but not successfully.
Santana tries to break free.
Alexander is looking to control Santana but Santana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Santana trying to control the position but Alexander manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexander is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santana has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alexander controlling well, preventing Santana from escaping the position.
Alexander is looking to control Santana but Santana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Santana looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana staying busy and making it hard for Alexander to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana wants to control his opponent's hands but Alexander gets his hands free.
Santana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alexander is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santana rolls, trying to escape but Alexander keeps control of the position.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet but Alexander has full control of the position and if anything, Santana has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Santana wants to control his opponent's hands but Alexander gets his hands free.
Santana is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana trying to control the hands but Alexander breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Francis Santana 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.

Santana lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Santana moves out of range.
Alexander misses with a body shot

and Santana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alexander is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander keeps control of Santana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexander to keep the fight standing.
Santana is pushing Alexander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Santana has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Santana tries to circle away but Alexander has him pinned against the cage.
Alexander is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alexander down to the mat. Alexander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexander shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Santana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santana off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Francis Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Francis Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Santana moves out of range.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alexander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
Alexander misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!

Santana takes the fight into the clinch.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexander fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
Santana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander has Santana pressed against the cage, preventing Santana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alexander prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana goes for a takedown attempt but Alexander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santana gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Santana clinches with his opponent.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the cage.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santana.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Santana instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Santana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Alexander.
Santana tries to pull guard but Alexander won't allow it.
Santana is trying to pull guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santana.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santana jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alexander is defending well.

Alexander breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Santana closes the distance and pushes Alexander back into the cage.
Santana jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alexander is trying to push Santana away but Santana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to circle away but Santana has him pinned against the cage.
Santana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Alexander blocks it.
Francis Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexander tries to circle away but Santana has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alexander pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana stalling against the cage.

Alexander manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alexander but Alexander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander stuffs the takedown attempt from Santana. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santana tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander leaves Santana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Alexander wants to clinch.
Alexander pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santana back to the cage. Alexander follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jakob Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Alexander.
Well Santana 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Santana!
A very excited looking Francis Santana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bigjones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bickleback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickleback has chosen You're the best! as his entrance music. Forrest Bickleback told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bigjones
vs
Bickleback

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bickleback!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigjones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bickleback looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bickleback shoots in and bounces Bigjones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Bickleback avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bigjones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickleback is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bickleback stays in close to Bigjones's body and controls the position.
Bickleback prevents Bigjones from getting back to his feet.
Bigjones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bigjones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones is trying to keep Bickleback in close.
Bickleback slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bickleback has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bigjones finds it's way round the side to connect with Bickleback's head.
Bigjones fails to land with a series of punches.
Bigjones tries for a takedown but Bickleback sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Bigjones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bigjones misses with a double jab.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickleback dives in and grabs Bigjones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bigjones pushes down on Bickleback's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bigjones connects with a nice looking jab.
Bigjones has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Bigjones as Bickleback shoots in.
Bickleback misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orlando Bigjones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Bickleback.
Bickleback showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bigjones.

Bigjones closes the distance and pushes Bickleback back into the cage.
Bigjones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bickleback has him pressed against the cage.
Bigjones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickleback.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickleback has double underhooks.
Bigjones has had enough of the clinch but Bickleback keeps him there for the moment.
Bickleback is trying to drag Bigjones to the mat but Bigjones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Bigjones.
Bigjones wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickleback won't allow it.
Bigjones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickleback pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bigjones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bigjones is trying to push Bickleback away but Bickleback has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones wants to break free but Bickleback has control.
Bickleback wants a takedown but no success here.
Bigjones is trying to break free.
Bigjones looking for a takedown.
Bickleback has Bigjones pressed against the cage, preventing Bigjones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Bigjones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bickleback looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bigjones misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bigjones jumps into guard, dragging Bickleback to the mat.

Bigjones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bickleback defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bickleback fails to land the takedown.
Bigjones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Bickleback blocks the leg kick.

Bigjones clinches.
Bigjones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigjones has had enough of the clinch but Bickleback keeps him there for the moment.
Bigjones is trying to break free.
Bickleback is breathing heavily.
Bickleback wants to take the fight to the mat but Bigjones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bigjones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bickleback pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bickleback closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bickleback lands in his opponent's guard.
Bigjones is pulling down on Bickleback's head to control his posture.
Bickleback throws a big right hand that misses.
Bickleback prevents Bigjones from getting back to his feet.
Bickleback wants to control from the top but Bigjones keeps moving.
Bigjones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigjones, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Bickleback trying to control but Bigjones is working from the bottom.
Bickleback with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bigjones wants to stand but Bickleback is controlling the position.
Bickleback pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigjones is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickleback slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bickleback keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bigjones's head.
Bigjones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigjones, not yet.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet but Bickleback is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Forrest Bickleback has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bickleback controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bickleback looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bigjones wants to stand up but Bickleback is controlling him.
Bickleback looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones controls Bickleback momentarily but Bickleback frees himself.
Bigjones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickleback is controlling him.
Bigjones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bickleback controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bickleback has a takedown stuffed.
Orlando Bigjones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Bickleback.
Bigjones scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Forrest Bickleback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bigjones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bigjones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bickleback prevents Bigjones from breaking the clinch.
Bigjones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bickleback has him pressed against the cage.
Bigjones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickleback pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bigjones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bickleback prevents Bigjones from breaking the clinch.
Bigjones tries to break free but Bickleback pushes him back against the cage.

Bickleback has picked Bigjones up - he's going for a ride! Bickleback dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bickleback prevents Bigjones from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Bickleback 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.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Forrest Bickleback hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice straight punches there by Bigjones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bigjones.
Bigjones looks to land a combination but Bickleback avoids it well.

Bickleback looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bickleback trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigjones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigjones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickleback is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickleback slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bickleback lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bigjones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bigjones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bickleback showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bigjones wants to stand and escape but Bickleback is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickleback sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Bickleback has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Forrest Bickleback.

Bigjones has Bickleback up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigjones tries a body shot but Bickleback blocks it.

Bigjones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bigjones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bickleback trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigjones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones wants to stand but Bickleback is controlling the position.
Bickleback controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bickleback won't allow Bigjones to get back to his feet.
Bickleback controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Forrest Bickleback wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bigjones clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bickleback has picked Bigjones up - he's going for a ride! Bickleback dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigjones is controlling Bickleback's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bickleback slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bickleback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bickleback 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Bickleback!
Forrest Bickleback managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, into his post fight interview.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag's entrance music is Dione . A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Futzchag
vs
Vazquez

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futzchag shoots and misses
and Vazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Futzchag looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vazquez counter with a right hand.
Vazquez lands a right hook to the body.
Futzchag tries to clinch there but Vazquez circles away.
Futzchag misses with a double jab.
Kazna Futzchag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.
Vazquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Futzchag can pounce on him.
Futzchag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vazquez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag dives in and grabs Vazquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vazquez pushes down on Futzchag's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a head kick that misses.
Futzchag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vazquez.
Futzchag tries to clinch up
and Vazquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Futzchag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vazquez is fending him off so far but Futzchag persists. Nope, Vazquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Vazquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Futzchag back to the cage. Vazquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Futzchag looks to clinch
and Vazquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Futzchag thinking.
Vazquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Futzchag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Futzchag scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Futzchag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Futzchag backs up against the cage.
Futzchag takes one on the button.
Vazquez throws a right hand that Futzchag ducks under and follows up with a left that Futzchag also avoids with ease.
Vazquez moves out of range as Futzchag throws a body kick.
Futzchag lands with a thumping leg kick.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Futzchag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vazquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vazquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Futzchag.
Vazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Futzchag circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Futzchag shoots for a double leg takedown but Vazquez sprawls well. He's pushed Futzchag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Futzchag tries to move into range but Vazquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Futzchag. No joy for Vazquez on that attempt.
Futzchag wants to clinch
enabling Vazquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vazquez throws a series of punches but Futzchag moves out of range.
Futzchag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from Futzchag misses
and Vazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vazquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag breaks from the clinch.
Futzchag thows a body kick. Vazquez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Futzchag shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vazquez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vazquez looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Futzchag seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Futzchag scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Vazquez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Futzchag tries to sprawl out of it but Vazquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Futzchag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Futzchag tries to clinch but Vazquez moves out of range.
Futzchag avoids the head kick by Vazquez.
Javier Vazquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vazquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Futzchag tries to clinch but Vazquez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Futzchag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Futzchag moves in looking to clinch but Vazquez pushes him off.
Vazquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez throws a right and a left that Futzchag avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Futzchag. Futzchag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Futzchag.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vazquez as he jumps to the side.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vazquez sprawls well. Vazquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vazquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vazquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt
and Vazquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Futzchag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Futzchag misses with a head shot.
Vazquez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Futzchag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vazquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Futzchag looking to finish with strikes here!
Futzchag landing punches.
Vazquez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
Futzchag throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Futzchag throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vazquez because Futzchag loaded up on that one.
Futzchag lands a nice shot to the head.
Futzchag sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Futzchag lands a heavy elbow.
Futzchag thowing shots but they're missing.
Vazquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Futzchag.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
Vazquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Futzchag.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Futzchag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Futzchag misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Futzchag punching from mount but Vazquez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vazquez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Futzchag punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vazquez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Futzchag lands a high kick!

Vazquez is rocked!
Futzchag looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Vazquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Futzchag to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Futzchag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futzchag wants to pass the guard but Vazquez is keeping the position.
Futzchag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Futzchag throwing strikes from guard but Vazquez blocks nicely.
Vazquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Futzchag throws a big elbow that misses.
Futzchag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futzchag 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.
Futzchag is looking to work some ground and pound but Vazquez has wrist control.
Kazna Futzchag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Futzchag works over Vazquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Futzchag looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vazquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futzchag.

Vazquez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kazna Futzchag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.

Futzchag moves into the clinch.
Vazquez is trying to break the clinch but Futzchag is controlling him.
Vazquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vazquez tries to break free but Futzchag pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vazquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vazquez lands with a nice combination. Futzchag backs away looking to recover.
Vazquez looks to land a combination but Futzchag avoids it well.
Futzchag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vazquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Futzchag walks into a stiff left hand from Vazquez.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Futzchag tries to clinch up.

Futzchag has Vazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Futzchag missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Futzchag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vazquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag tries to clinch

so Vazquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Javier Vazquez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Futzchag fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazna Futzchag showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Futzchag has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazna Futzchag!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Allen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Saarinen
vs
Allen

181 cm
26
248 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
248 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikko Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Allen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen has his takedown stuffed
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saarinen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Saarinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen lands the left hand.
Saarinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Saarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Allen moves out of range as Saarinen strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
Saarinen walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarinen walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen takes one to the chin there.
Saarinen throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saarinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen misses with a left hand
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Saarinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Allen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Allen controlling Saarinen's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to stand but Saarinen is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saarinen. Saarinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saarinen misses with a hook.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen lands an overhand right.
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Saarinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saarinen has time to react.
Saarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Al Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen works the jab nicely.
Saarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Saarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Allen finds it's way through Saarinen's defenses.
Saarinen misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen feints and then cracks Saarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saarinen down.
Al Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Mikko Saarinen has been cut.
Saarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Saarinen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Saarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saarinen has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikko Saarinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarinen.
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saarinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saarinen throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Saarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Saarinen takes one to the side of the head.
Saarinen takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Saarinen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Saarinen 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.
Saarinen prevents Allen from getting back to his feet.
Saarinen throws a strike but Allen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Allen tries to stand but Saarinen is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Allen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saarinen is proving hard to escape from.
Allen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Allen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Al Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mikko Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Allen!
After winning the bout, Al Allen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Commodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman comes to the cage accompanied by Get ready to roll. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Herman
vs
Commodore

196 cm
23
248 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
27
244 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Commodore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Commodore.
The fight stays on the outside here - Commodore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Commodore tries to close the distance and clinch but Herman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Commodore counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Commodore.
No joy there for Herman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Commodore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Commodore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Commodore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dave Herman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Commodore scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Commodore.
Herman shoots for a takedown but Commodore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herman is breathing heavily.
Commodore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Herman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Commodore sprawls well. Commodore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herman gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Commodore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Herman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mike Commodore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Commodore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herman.
Herman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Herman 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.

Commodore closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Commodore.

It looks like Dave Herman has been cut.
Commodore lands a knee to the head.
Commodore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Commodore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Commodore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Commodore lands a nice elbow.
Commodore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dave Herman's cut is getting worse.
Commodore lands an elbow that stopped Herman in his tracks for a moment.
Commodore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Commodore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Commodore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Commodore lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Commodore throws an elbow but misses.
Commodore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Commodore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Commodore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Commodore lands a damaging elbow.

Dave Herman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Commodore lands a damaging elbow.

Herman is rocked!
Commodore lands a big knee to the head and Herman goes down! Commodore pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Commodore!
After the fight, Mike Commodore was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ad Santel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Goldberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Santel
vs
Goldberg

180 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
21
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ad Santel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Goldberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Santel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santel chips away with some ground and pound.
Santel throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg won't allow Santel to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santel 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.
Goldberg forces his way into half guard.
Santel wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Santel controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to pass to full mount but Santel defends it.
Santel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santel tries to get out of the position.
Santel wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
Goldberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Goldberg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santel hang on?
Goldberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel taking shots to the head.
Santel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Goldberg is looking to advance position but Santel won't allow it.
Santel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldberg is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Santel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Santel throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santel throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santel passes Goldberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goldberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santel is working away from the top position though.
Santel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santel throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Santel thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Santel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg taking some punishment here, with Santel in his half guard.
Santel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santel throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Santel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santel throws a strike but Goldberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Santel tries to pass.
Santel throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ad Santel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goldberg with a poor takedown

and Santel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santel landing with the ground and pound.
Santel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santel trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Santel with a nice head shot there.
Santel throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
Santel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santel controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santel postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Santel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santel is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Santel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santel throws a big elbow that misses.
Santel throwing strikes but missing.
Santel throwing strikes but missing.
Santel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Santel throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel landing some decent shots from guard.
Santel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santel throws a big elbow that misses.
Santel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santel is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santel trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?
Santel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santel trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ad Santel dominated that second round.
That's time! Santel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Goldberg has his takedown stuffed

and Santel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santel trying to control from half guard but Goldberg is working away.
Goldberg trying to hold on to Santel's head to control him but Santel postures up.
Goldberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santel.
Goldberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Santel.
Santel throws an elbow that misses. Goldberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santel's guard. Nice move by Goldberg!
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldberg manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ad Santel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santel stands up over Goldberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goldberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santel throws a big right hand that misses.
Santel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Santel throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goldberg's guard.
Santel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santel throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Santel is retaining full guard.
Goldberg stopping the sweep attempt from Santel.
Santel is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santel controlling Goldberg's posture.
Santel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bill Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goldberg's guard.
Santel throws an elbow that misses. Goldberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santel's guard. Nice move by Goldberg!
Santel keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Santel looking for a sweep. Not yet Santel, not yet.
Santel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goldberg!
Goldberg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santel landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goldberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santel with shots to the head and body - Goldberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santel with a couple of short strikes.
Santel breaks from Goldberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Goldberg is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santel lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Goldberg! Santel sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Goldberg and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ad Santel!
Ad Santel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.