Utopia: Vacation 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Conti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conti comes to the cage accompanied by Shake Ya Tailfeather. 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?

Conti
vs
Ironside

174 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Conti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Ironside!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside shoots for a takedown but Conti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Conti.
Conti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironside manages to avoid it.
Ironside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conti connects with a nice looking jab.
Ironside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ironside closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conti.
Ironside creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conti's defenses.
Ironside controlling the action here for a moment.
Conti wants to break free but Ironside has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ironside comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironside has him pressed against the cage.
Ironside tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Conti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Ironside ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ironside no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ironside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ironside working a defensive guard here.
Ironside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Conti wants to control from the top but Ironside keeps moving.
Conti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironside looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Logan Ironside was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thiago Conti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conti scores with a decent looking hook.
Conti misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Ironside or perhaps it was just good defense by Conti which made him look bad.
Ironside fails with the takedown.
Thiago Conti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Ironside.
Ironside tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside tries to clinch but Conti is having none of it.
Ironside wants to clinch up but Conti keeps it at a distance.
Conti thows a body shot but no joy.
Conti just misses with a punch to the body.
Conti throws a leg kick that misses.
Conti tests Ironside's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ironside looks for a takedown but Conti sprawls well.
Conti works Ironside's body with a nice hook.
Conti throws a nice looking combination but Ironside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ironside tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conti catches Ironside with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conti misses with a wild combination.

Ironside shoots in and gets a takedown into Conti's guard.

Ironside postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Conti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ironside, into his guard.
Ironside throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironside looking for a sweep. Not yet Ironside, not yet.
Ironside is pulling down on Conti's head to control his posture.
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 Thiago Conti 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.

Conti tries to bum rush Ironside with a series of wild strikes but Ironside uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conti lands a really nice looking cross but Ironside seems unphased.
Conti wants to land a leg kick but Ironside is out of range.
Conti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ironside counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Conti throws a right and a left that Ironside avoids nicely.
Conti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ironside.

Ironside clinches up against the cage.
Ironside tries to pull guard but Conti won't allow it.
Ironside with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ironside landing knees to the body.
Conti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ironside is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ironside breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside shoots for a double leg takedown but Conti sprawls well. He's pushed Ironside's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thiago Conti is winning the standup battle so far.
Conti throws a lazy uppercut
and Ironside counters with an outside leg kick.
Conti throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ironside to counter with a crisp jab.
Ironside shoots for a takedown but Conti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thiago Conti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Ironside.
Ironside throws a nice looking combination but Conti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ironside cracks the inside of Conti's front leg.
Conti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conti lands with a nice combination. Ironside backs away looking to recover.
Ironside shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conti defends it nicely.
Ironside lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conti circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Conti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ironside tries to clinch there but Conti circles away.
Conti looks to land a combination but Ironside avoids it well.
Ironside feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conti's calf.
Conti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ironside counters with a good low kick that Conti was not able to check.
Conti scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ironside closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Conti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside working the head and body with strikes.
Ironside wants to control but Conti is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Ironside crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ironside tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ironside has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conti tries to get out of the position.
Ironside working away.
Ironside lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ironside is putting a hurting on Conti here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ironside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ironside has hold of Conti's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Conti seems comfortable defending it but Ironside has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Conti is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Conti is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ironside couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Logan Ironside!
A victorious Logan Ironside thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DooRag McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Lay Low - Snoop and Nate Dogg. 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?

McGee
vs
Conway

188 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

GETSWOLE

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DooRag McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tam Conway!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Conway.
McGee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGee fails with the takedown
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conway stuffs the takedown attempt from McGee. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DooRag McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee takes one to the chin there.

McGee closes the distance and clinches.
McGee tries to score a body lock takedown but Conway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McGee keeps control of Conway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Conway leaning against his opponent.

McGee gets control of Conway's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Conway trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now.
McGee looking to control.
Conway stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
Conway looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tam Conway was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McGee takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conway counters with a series of strikes. McGee will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGee shoots for a takedown but Conway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee misses with an uppercut

and Conway counters with a shoot takedown. McGee fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Conway is controlling him.
Conway throwing strikes but missing.
Conway throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Conway tries to stand but McGee is controlling from the bottom.
Conway keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGee's head.
Conway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGee looking to control.
Conway is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conway manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee prevents Conway from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGee stands and throws Conway's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee trying to control the position but Conway is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tam Conway will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGee with a lazy takedown attempt

and Conway moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Conway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conway avoiding damage.
McGee tries to pull guard but Conway won't allow it.
Conway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

McGee pulls Conway into guard.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conway.
Conway scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tam Conway has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

McGee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
McGee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway really wants to buck McGee off and get back to his feet.
McGee throwing strikes here but Conway is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

McGee is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by McGee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). DooRag McGee!
DooRag McGee gave a mention to GETSWOLE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Tam Conway stepped up to the mic, saying 'The reason I lost is because of whitey. Black power! Ain't never takin' my du-rag away, that's my life, son. I'll be back to terminate yo ass.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Hillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tessin
vs
Hillman

165 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Hillman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillman throws a nice looking combination but Tessin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hillman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tessin counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tessin throws an elbow but Hillman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tessin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tessin scores with punches from side control.
Tessin working the ground and pound from side control.
Tessin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hillman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hillman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Tessin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin prevents Hillman from improving his position.
Tessin 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.
Tessin is thwarting Hillman's attempts to control the position.
Tessin prevents Hillman from improving his position.
Tessin is nestled in close to Hillman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.
Tessin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tessin drops an elbow to the side of Hillman's head.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Hillman is trying to get back to full guard.
Tessin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tessin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tessin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tessin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tessin lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin throws a strike but Hillman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tessin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hillman's head.
Tessin distracts Hillman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hillman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tessin landing with the ground and pound.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tessin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hillman 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.
Tessin is working Hillman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hillman is looking to stand up but Tessin isn't so interested in that idea.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tessin landing some decent shots from guard.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tessin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tessin stands up over Hillman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hillman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tessin has passed into half guard!
Hillman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tessin raining down shots from the mount!
Tessin lands a big elbow.
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!
Tessin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tessin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Tessin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hillman turns into him and now he's in Tessin 's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tessin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Tessin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hillman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hillman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hillman.
Jim Hillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tessin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hillman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Tessin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hillman sprawls well initially but Tessin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tessin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tessin working over Hillman with some ground and pound. Hillman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hillman wants to control but Tessin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin slips a nice elbow through Hillman's hands, connecting with Hillman's forehead.
Bentley Tessin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tessin lands a nice shot to the head.
Tessin landing shots from mount.
Tessin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hillman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tessin landing strikes from the mount and Hillman is in trouble!
Hillman tries to lock up and control but Tessin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillman is in a horrible position here. Tessin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessin prevents Hillman from getting the reversal.
Hillman tries to lock up and control but Tessin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hillman working to try and regain half guard.
Hillman is breathing heavily.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
The referee warns Hillman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
Tessin avoids the attempt from Hillman to control.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
Tessin with a couple of short strikes.
Tessin unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin landing shots from mount.
Tessin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hillman is bucking up trying to escape but Tessin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hillman 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.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hillman has hold of Tessin 's hands but Tessin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.

Tessin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tessin seems to be working for a kimura but Hillman defends the submission attempt.
Hillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hillman is trying to stand.
Tessin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hillman can do to turn this around?
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Tessin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Tessin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hillman throws a one two combo.
Hillman throws a combination. Tessin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Bentley Tessin has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Hillman or perhaps it was just good defense by Tessin which made him look bad.
Hillman looks to land a combination but Tessin avoids it well.
Tessin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hillman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tessin circles away quickly and effectively.
Tessin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hillman swinging wildly here.
Hillman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Tessin with that takedown attempt.
Tessin slips a jab and a cross from Hillman.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jim Hillman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hillman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tessin .

Hillman tries to sprawl but Tessin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tessin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Tessin .
Hillman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tessin .
Hillman missing with punches from the bottom.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bentley Tessin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin not doing much here.
Hillman tries to get to full guard but Tessin has control of the leg.
Tessin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tessin 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bentley Tessin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hillman tries to bum rush Tessin with a series of wild strikes but Tessin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tessin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hillman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Tessin . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tessin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hillman to the mat! Hillman manages to get full guard.
Jim Hillman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tessin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bentley Tessin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tessin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hillman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hillman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tessin 's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hillman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tessin drives through with a takedown into Hillman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tessin controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bentley Tessin .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tessin , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Tessin !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodes has chosen I want to break free as his entrance music. Joe Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Miller
vs
Rhodes

167 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duck Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller cracks Rhodes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
Rhodes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhodes as he jumps to the side.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.

Rhodes scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.
Rhodes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rhodes controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhodes controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Duck Rhodes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rhodes shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Rhodes.

Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Rhodes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rhodes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Rhodes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duck Rhodes wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller blocks a head kick by Rhodes.
Rhodes shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Rhodes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller darts in trying to clinch

and Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Rhodes looking for a takedown.
Rhodes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rhodes looks winded!
Rhodes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rhodes's face.

It looks like Duck Rhodes has been cut.
Miller tries to break free but Rhodes pushes him back against the cage.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Rhodes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhodes.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhodes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller closes the distance but Rhodes moves to the side

and Rhodes counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rhodes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
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 Joe Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duck Rhodes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rhodes swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.

Rhodes darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Rhodes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rhodes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller wants to break free but Rhodes has control.
Rhodes has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller wants to break free but Rhodes has control.
Rhodes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
Rhodes is trying to drag Miller to the mat but Miller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rhodes stalling against the cage.
Rhodes wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joe Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Rhodes.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Rhodes has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Rhodes, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Rhodes against the cage but Rhodes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller wants to clinch.

Rhodes pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rhodes tightens his grip and picks Miller up, before dumping him to the ground. Miller manages to land in guard.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Rhodes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Duck Rhodes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhodes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller tries to clinch but Rhodes is having none of it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhodes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rhodes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rhodes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rhodes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Rhodes pushes him off.
Joe Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids the head kick by Rhodes.

Miller tries to keep at a distance but Rhodes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rhodes missing with knees to the body.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Rhodes won't allow it.

Rhodes gets control of Miller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rhodes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Rhodes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.

Joe Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duck Rhodes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Rhodes tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhodes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhodes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joe Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Rhodes.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Rhodes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rhodes prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Joe Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Rhodes, against the cage.
Miller is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rhodes.
Miller keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rhodes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller looks for a takedown but Rhodes sprawls well.
Miller wants to clinch

and Rhodes counters by moving into the clinch.

Rhodes pulls guard successfully.
Rhodes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller wants to stand and escape but instead Rhodes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rhodes won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Miller keeping full guard, as Rhodes tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Rhodes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Miller!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rhodes stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rhodes looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rhodes lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rhodes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller throws a body punch but Rhodes moves out of range.

Miller gets caught flat footed, as Rhodes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Duck Rhodes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhodes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Rhodes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miller tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rhodes is in Miller's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duck Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Miller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

De La Cruz
vs
Turnstile

165 cm
18
130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

158 cm
19
136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KT Turnstile!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turnstile gets a takedown into half guard.
Turnstile is trying to control the action in half guard but De La Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turnstile working over De La Cruz with some ground and pound. De La Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turnstile drops an elbow to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Turnstile wants to control but De La Cruz is keeping him busy.
Turnstile wants to pass the guard but De La Cruz is defending well.
Turnstile lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turnstile working De La Cruz over with strikes.
Turnstile scoring with strikes to the body and head.

De La Cruz is rocked!
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz wants to control but Turnstile is keeping busy.
Oh De La Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Turnstile in particular looking to stall.
Turnstile's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Turnstile might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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. Turnstile connects with a nice short shot to De La Cruz's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnstile is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turnstile is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, De La Cruz is hurt! He's hurt bad - Turnstile fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save De La Cruz from any more punishment! Congratulations to Turnstile! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KT Turnstile!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hur
vs
Marley

165 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ownit Labs: Virtual Human Optimization

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Hur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buck Marley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Hur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley thumps Hur with a low kick.
Marley scores with a head kick.
Hur fails to land with a series of punches.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
Marley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley throws a hook but Hur avoids it easily.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Marley tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Hur is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Marley buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Marley!! Marley is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Hur throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hur!
Ben Hur is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Ben Hur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.