HMFL Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ja Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Martigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ja Cool has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cool
vs
Martigan

210 cm
20
132 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ja Cool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Martigan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martigan to score with a decent uppercut.
Ja Cool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cool on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martigan. Martigan obviously looking to wear him down.

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

Cool is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Cool is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Martigan.
Cool tries for a takedown but Martigan circles away easily
and Martigan counters with a big right hand! Oh Cool is in trouble here! Martigan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warwick Martigan!
Warwick Martigan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Schamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "F**K You". Schamp has chosen Go 2 Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sean Schamp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Walker
vs
Schamp

180 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Schamp!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schamp as he jumps to the side.
Schamp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Schamp tries to clinch up.
Walker dives in and grabs Schamp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schamp pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schamp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Walker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schamp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Walker swings around for an armbar but Schamp sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Walker's guard.

Schamp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schamp has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schamp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schamp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schamp is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.

Walker has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Schamp should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Walker has tightened it up now! Schamp should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Walker!
A victorious Jay Walker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Shackler's Revenge - Guns N Roses. McBain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alien8. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnston
vs
McBain

169 cm
26
132 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
McBain throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
McBain digs a good body shot into Johnston's ribs.
McBain throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
McBain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from McBain.
McBain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McBain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McBain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston throws a lazy head kick
and McBain counters with a series of strikes. Johnston will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - McBain circles away.
Johnston throws a solid leg kick but McBain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnston.
McBain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnston ducks right into an uppercut from McBain.
Johnston avoids the head kick by McBain.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBain.
Johnston tries to clinch up but McBain circles away and keeps his distance.
McBain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from McBain finds it's way through Johnston's defenses.
Johnston misses with a hook.
McBain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnston. Johnston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBain lands a head kick!
McBain blocks a head kick by Johnston.
McBain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnston cracks McBain with a good jab.
Johnston blocks a head kick by McBain.
McBain avoids the head kick by Johnston.
McBain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnston.
Johnston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBain misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McBain looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McBain throws a head kick that half lands.
McBain checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston avoids the head kick by McBain.
McBain throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McBain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McBain cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.

Johnston gets a double leg takedown into McBain's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston looking to pass the guard.
McBain keeping moving, preventing Johnston from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Johnston.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBain.
Johnston avoids the head kick by McBain.
Johnston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McBain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Johnston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnston avoids the head kick by McBain.
Johnston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston is looking to clinch but McBain is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McBain.
Johnston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
JJ Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBain throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
McBain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by McBain misses

and Johnston counters by clinching up.
McBain is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Johnston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
McBain is trying to break free.
McBain is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
McBain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McBain manages to break the clinch.
McBain misses with a head kick.
Johnston throws a head kick but McBain moves out of range.
Johnston throws a sloppy head kick and McBain moves out of range easily.
Johnston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Johnston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnston trying to control the action but McBain is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston tries to advance to mount but can't.
McBain tries to bench press Johnston off him but Johnston keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnston tries to move to mount but McBain blocks the move with his legs.
McBain wants to get back to his feet.
Johnston tries to move to full mount but McBain actually manages to regain half guard.
Johnston is keen to just control but McBain is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that JJ Johnston will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McBain scores with a head kick.
McBain leaves Johnston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McBain scores with a shot to the body.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Johnston moves out of range of the body kick.
McBain throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
McBain scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch combination from McBain misses.
A left and a right from McBain both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnston clinches with his opponent.

McBain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McBain misses with a two punch combination.
McBain blocks a head kick by Johnston.
McBain scores with a nice right hand.
Johnston tries to clinch there but McBain circles away.
Johnston avoids the head kick by McBain.
Johnston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston blocks a head kick by McBain.
Johnston slips a jab from McBain.
A left lands for McBain.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Johnston slips a jab from McBain.
Johnston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McBain avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston slips under a jab.
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBain tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McBain, as that shot connected.
McBain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBain moves away.
Johnston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McBain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for McBain.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from McBain misses.
McBain throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBain tries a head kick but it misses.
McBain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston digs a good hook to McBain's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBain 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Vitality for sponsoring me and helping me look so good, my team at Sawadee Muay Thai, all of my loved ones back home, and Icarus Phoenix for letting me fight here in Hardcore Montreal Fighting League!!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Telamon Aeacuson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aeacuson comes to the cage accompanied by "Cloud Connected" by In Flames. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aeacuson
vs
Anderson

180 cm
37
198 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

181 cm
34
200 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple 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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telamon Aeacuson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aeacuson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Telamon Aeacuson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Aeacuson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aeacuson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aeacuson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Aeacuson misses the jab.
Aeacuson throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aeacuson misses the target.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aeacuson cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Aeacuson misses the target.
Aeacuson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aeacuson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Aeacuson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Aeacuson does no damage.
Aeacuson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aeacuson throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Aeacuson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson digs a good hook to Aeacuson's body.
Anderson lands a jab to Aeacuson's midsection.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Telamon Aeacuson has been cut.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Aeacuson.
Aeacuson is breathing heavily.
Aeacuson throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aeacuson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Aeacuson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Aeacuson. Those never looked like landing.
Aeacuson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aeacuson misses with a hook.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Aeacuson does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson lands a left and a right that sends Aeacuson crashing to the canvas! Anderson dives into mount looking to finish!

Aeacuson is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Aeacuson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Aeacuson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Anderson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lachlan Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Lachlan Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diggler
vs
Weber

182 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

KAISER
Brute

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jens Weber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler tries to bum rush Weber with a series of wild strikes but Weber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler is looking to clinch but Weber is avoiding it.
Diggler shoots in looking for a takedown but Weber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diggler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Weber connects with a jab.
Diggler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weber thuds a left hand into Diggler's body.
Weber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weber connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Weber - just one landing.
Weber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diggler misses with a takedown

and Weber counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Weber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weber scores with a jab. Diggler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Weber lands a right hook to the body.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Weber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Weber.
Weber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diggler under the eye.
Diggler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber connects with a right hand. Diggler shakes it off.

Weber waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Diggler to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Diggler is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Weber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Diggler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diggler's head.
Weber 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.
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
Weber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diggler's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber stands and throws Diggler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weber 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 Diggler's shoulder. That is not cool.

Weber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Weber politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Weber prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber cracks Diggler with a big elbow.
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.

Weber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diggler, who protects the arm well.
Weber working the head with strikes.

Weber decides to stand back up.
Weber throws a leg kick which misses Diggler's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggler tries to avoid it.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weber.
Diggler with a poor takedown
and Weber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weber lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Weber.
Weber digs a good body shot into Diggler's ribs.

Weber moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Weber - that landed with a thud.
Diggler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Weber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Weber has closed the distance and engaged Diggler in a clinch.
Weber is working Diggler over against the cage.

Weber breaks from the clinch.
Weber tests Diggler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diggler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Weber lands with an overhand left.
Weber with a body punch. A glancing blow.

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

Weber turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Weber staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Weber scores with a body shot.
Weber misses with a head kick.
Diggler misses with a takedown
and Weber counters with a solid body kick.
Weber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Weber closes the distance and clinches.

Weber tightens his grip and picks Diggler up, before dumping him to the ground. Diggler manages to land in guard.
Weber throwing strikes but missing.
Weber scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weber sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diggler's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Weber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Weber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Weber breaks from Diggler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diggler is bucking up trying to escape but Weber cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Weber dominating with strikes here.

Diggler is rocked!
Diggler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Diggler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weber postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Diggler in real trouble here! The ref calls for Diggler to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carver McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty comes to the cage accompanied by Still I Rise - Shadows Fall. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McNulty
vs
Johnson

191 cm
35
213 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

187 cm
32
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carver McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McNulty.

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

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson tries to roll over but McNulty keeps him under control.
McNulty throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McNulty preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNulty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McNulty stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
McNulty winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McNulty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McNulty lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McNulty connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNulty pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. McNulty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McNulty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McNulty is looking for submissions but instead, Johnson has regained full guard.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McNulty with a nice head shot there.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McNulty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McNulty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

McNulty stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McNulty.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McNulty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McNulty landing strikes.
McNulty lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McNulty lands an elbow.
McNulty is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but McNulty connects with a decent elbow.
McNulty 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.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McNulty is chipping away with strikes.
McNulty grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
McNulty scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McNulty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
McNulty scoring with punches from side control.
McNulty grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McNulty trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
McNulty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but McNulty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
McNulty is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson passes to full mount!
McNulty really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
McNulty can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver McNulty dominated that round.
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.

A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.

McNulty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McNulty chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McNulty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McNulty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McNulty lands a couple of elbows.
McNulty postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McNulty defends it easily.
Johnson is trying to keep McNulty in close.
McNulty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McNulty landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McNulty defends well.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
McNulty lands a couple of digs.
McNulty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNulty chips away with some ground and pound.
McNulty works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
McNulty postures up.
McNulty stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McNulty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but McNulty pushes his legs off easily.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to control the position but McNulty postures up.
McNulty is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McNulty defends well.

McNulty gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McNulty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNulty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson leaves McNulty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but McNulty ducks down to avoid it.
McNulty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McNulty's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.

Johnson darts in and clinches McNulty up against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a jab when McNulty was well out of range.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNulty counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at McNulty to acknowledge the strikes.
McNulty looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver McNulty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McNulty scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

McNulty has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Johnson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McNulty is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Johnson pulls down on the head and he's put McNulty to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matty Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Break Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arm
vs
Yamovitch

172 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
36
155 lbs
16 - 21 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Break Arm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamovitch counters with a left and a right that stings Arm.
Arm has his takedown stuffed
and Yamovitch counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Yamovitch has managed to clinch.
Yamovitch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamovitch continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short body shot lands from Yamovitch as the two fighters clinch.

Yamovitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arm with a poor takedown
and Yamovitch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Break Arm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Arm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Arm moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamovitch misses with a kick to the body.
Arm blocks a leg kick.
Arm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamovitch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arm's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arm fails with the takedown
and Yamovitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamovitch misses with a low kick as Arm jumps back.
Arm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamovitch counters with a head kick. That will keep Arm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arm is breathing heavily.
Yamovitch thumps Arm with a low kick.
Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle, before Yamovitch throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Arm's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yamovitch lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kreg Yamovitch!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jervis Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bearer
vs
Dobson

183 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
27
199 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Vitality

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jervis Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Bearer misses.
Bearer lands with a nice combination. Dobson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jervis Dobson has been cut.
Bearer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bearer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dobson circles away.
Bearer walks into a stiff left hand from Dobson.
Bearer misses with a straight left.
Paul Bearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson looks to land a left hand but Bearer moved out of range nicely.
Bearer misses with a leg kick.
Dobson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Dobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bearer throws a hook to the side of Dobson's head but Dobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dobson shoots in but Bearer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bearer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dobson.
Bearer misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer throws a series of punches but Dobson avoids them all with ease.
Bearer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bearer.

Dobson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bearer!
Bearer is trying to control Dobson's posture but Dobson avoids it.
Dobson scoring with punches from side control.

Dobson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bearer is trying to get back to half guard.
Dobson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson looks up at the clock and then as Bearer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dobson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dobson throws a strike aimed at the side of Bearer's head but Bearer avoids it well.
Dobson wants to control but Bearer is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bearer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bearer can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Dobson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearer trying his best to control but Dobson has mounted him.
Dobson landing strikes from the mount.
Bearer is squirming around, avoiding Dobson's attempts to control the action.
Bearer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dobson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson cracks Bearer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dobson misses with a head shot.
Bearer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dobson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dobson wants to control but Bearer has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Dobson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bearer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dobson is pressing down on Bearer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bearer is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dobson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bearer is looking for a sweep. Dobson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dobson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bearer is defending against the submission attempts here by Dobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson throwing shots but Bearer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jervis Dobson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jervis Dobson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dobson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearer won't allow Dobson to pass to mount.
Bearer trying to control but Dobson postures up.
Bearer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dobson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bearer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bearer is trying to keep Dobson in close.
Bearer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dobson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bearer keeping moving, preventing Dobson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dobson looks to land a left hand but Bearer moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Dobson misses its intended target.
Bearer moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobson throws the left hand but Bearer avoids the punch easily.

Dobson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dobson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bearer is trying to escape and Dobson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bearer is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dobson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jervis Dobson!
Jervis Dobson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vitality for their support in the buildup to the fight.