VIP 34: O'Connor vs. Castaway PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sullivan
vs
Lee

170 cm
24
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sullivan is defended easily by Lee.
Sullivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sullivan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sullivan on the side of the head.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sullivan dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sullivan stops Lee from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Sullivan passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.

Sullivan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sullivan.

Sullivan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Sullivan!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Casta
vs
Caldwell

174 cm
26
163 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
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, Jeff Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Caldwell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caldwell.
Casta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caldwell.
Caldwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caldwell throws a front kick that sends Casta stumbling back into the cage.
Casta is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldwell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Casta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caldwell lands with a right that hurts Casta. Casta looks to clinch but Caldwell throws a short knee that drops Casta. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jeff Caldwell!

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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 Mikhail Nis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Lance will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nis
vs
Lance

180 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Lance!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nis shoots for a takedown but Lance saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nis dives in for a single leg takedown but Lance sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lance wants to get back to striking at distance but Nis won't allow it.
Lance is trying to break the clinch but Nis has him pressed against the cage.
Nis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Nis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lance gets underhooks to prevent Nis's takedown attempt.
Lance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nis has Lance pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lance to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Lance scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance tries to circle away but Nis has him pinned against the cage.
Lance wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lance wants to break free but Nis has control.
Lance wants to break free but Nis has control.
Nis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lance just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lance tries to break free but Nis pushes him back against the cage.
Nis is looking to take this one to the mat.

Lance breaks the clinch.
Lance works Nis's body with a nice hook.
Nis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lance defends well and Nis ends up having to push Lance into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lance clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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 pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lance rolls, trying to escape but Nis keeps control of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lance keeps trying to improve his position.
Nis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lance is looking for a way out.

Nis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lance has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lance is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nis misses with punches from the back.

Lance is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nis gets his way!
Lance is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nis is not going to allow Lance to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nis wants to control but Lance is keeping busy.
Nis not allowing Lance to control his hands.
Lance can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lance's head.
Can Lance hold on?! Nis is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lance grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Nis 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.
Lance breaks Nis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Nis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lance has passed into half guard!
My spies in Prolight Knockout inform me that Lance has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nis wants to get back to full guard.
Lance wants to pass the guard but Nis is defending well.

Nis looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nis works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lance slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Lance is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lance sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nis gets back to half guard.
Lance trying to control from half guard but Nis is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lance is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lance prevents Nis from improving his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leon Lance 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.

Nis shoots in and drives through. Lance sprawls well.
Lance tries to bum rush Nis with a series of wild strikes but Nis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nis shoots in for a takedown but Lance shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lance gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lance wants to stand and escape but Nis is having none of it.
Nis looking to sit in guard and control but Lance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nis wants to sweep here but Lance controlling him for the moment.
Nis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lance's guard.

Lance looking for a triangle here. Nis is fighting it but it looks tight! Lance pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nis is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Leon Lance!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaiden Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jaiden Berzins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Berzins
vs
Artleby

189 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaiden Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Artleby!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Artleby fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Berzins to the ground. Artleby is now in Berzins's guard.
Artleby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berzins's head.
Berzins keeping moving, preventing Artleby from controlling successfully.
Berzins is trying to control the position but Artleby postures up.
Artleby passes into half guard.
Artleby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berzins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Berzins is looking to control Artleby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berzins avoid being mounted?
Artleby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berzins's head.
Artleby is looking to take a break and control but Berzins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Artleby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins wants to control but Artleby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Artleby is controlling the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Artleby just misses with a punch to the body.
Artleby shoots in looking for a takedown but Berzins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Artleby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berzins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Alan Artleby has been cut.
A combination from Berzins does no damage.
Berzins slips under a jab.
Berzins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Artleby misses the body punch
letting Berzins counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artleby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Artleby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berzins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins connects with a right that clearly hurt Artleby. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Berzins proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Artleby collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaiden Berzins!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarah Jordan Two Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Hogsback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Two Delta's entrance music is Clone Birth. A fine choice. Sarah Jordan Two Delta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jordan Two Delta
vs
Hogsback

180 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarah Jordan Two Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Hogsback!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jordan Two Delta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jordan Two Delta preventing the sweep.
Jordan Two Delta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogsback pulls Jordan Two Delta in close to prevent any damage.
Jordan Two Delta advances position into side control!
Jordan Two Delta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hogsback's legs.

Jordan Two Delta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hogsback is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jordan Two Delta tries for a kimura but Hogsback is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta trying to control the position but Hogsback is working away.

Jordan Two Delta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hogsback has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jordan Two Delta is looking to take a break and control but Hogsback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hogsback wants to control but Jordan Two Delta postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogsback is looking for a sweep.
Hogsback struggling a bit here.
Jordan Two Delta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hogsback's legs.
Hogsback is not content to let Jordan Two Delta control the position.

Jordan Two Delta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordan Two Delta working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordan Two Delta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jordan Two Delta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hogsback has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jordan Two Delta but great work by Hogsback.
Jordan Two Delta struggling a bit here.
Hogsback lands a nice forearm strike.
Hogsback lands a few punches from side control.
Jordan Two Delta holds on to Hogsback's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogsback wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan Two Delta keeps working.
Jordan Two Delta struggling a bit here.
Jordan Two Delta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogsback scores with punches from side control.
Hogsback trying to control the action but Jordan Two Delta is working from the bottom.

Hogsback wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jordan Two Delta, who protects the arm well.
Jordan Two Delta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogsback on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogsback working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarah Jordan Two Delta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jordan Two Delta keeps the fight on the outside.
Xander Hogsback is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogsback takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan Two Delta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hogsback's hands.
Hogsback misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan Two Delta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Jordan Two Delta - just one landing.
Jordan Two Delta is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jordan Two Delta lands a nice looking body shot.
Sarah Jordan Two Delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Hogsback 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan Two Delta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jordan Two Delta cracks Hogsback with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jordan Two Delta lunges at Hogsback with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogsback's hand.
Jordan Two Delta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogsback.

Hogsback is rocked!
Hogsback is breathing heavily.
Jordan Two Delta's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan Two Delta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hogsback is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan Two Delta finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogsback.
Hogsback seems to have recovered his senses.
Hogsback in side control, throwing shots but Jordan Two Delta defends.
Jordan Two Delta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jordan Two Delta is keen to just control but Hogsback is a slippery customer.
Jordan Two Delta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jordan Two Delta controlling the pace for now.

Jordan Two Delta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hogsback is now in Jordan Two Delta's guard. A big mistake from Jordan Two Delta there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogsback trying to control but Jordan Two Delta is working from the bottom.

Jordan Two Delta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan Two Delta is trying to control the position but Hogsback postures up.
We've been informed that Hogsback has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Jordan Two Delta looking for a guillotine here but Hogsback defends easily.
Jordan Two Delta is trying to keep Hogsback in close.
Hogsback looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordan Two Delta working for a triangle but Hogsback defends it easily.
Jordan Two Delta keeping moving, preventing Hogsback from controlling successfully.
Hogsback pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jordan Two Delta is keeping the position for now.

Jordan Two Delta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogsback forces his way into half guard.
Jordan Two Delta gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hogsback avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jordan Two Delta looking for a triangle here. Hogsback is fighting it but it looks tight! Jordan Two Delta pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hogsback is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sarah Jordan Two Delta!
Sarah Jordan Two Delta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ovaska
vs
De Silva

195 cm
19
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from De Silva.
Ovaska throws a nice looking combination but De Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

De Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ovaska, pushing him back against the cage.
De Silva can't break the clinch.

Ovaska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Silva, as that shot connected.
De Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ovaska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Silva clobbers Ovaska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Ovaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Silva.
De Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ovaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ovaska moves out of range of the strikes.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ovaska takes a swing at De Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ovaska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovaska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ovaska tries to land a front kick but De Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ovaska.

Oooooh!!! De Silva has knocked Ovaska down with a huge combo! De Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Ovaska back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ovaska is rocked!

It looks like Kimo Ovaska has been cut.
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!
De Silva misses with a hook.
Oh Ovaska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Silva darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ovaska's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles De Silva before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Barbosa Almedia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Goatboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goatboy has chosen Bill Hicks - Goat boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pan Goatboy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barbosa Almedia
vs
Goatboy

185 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GETSWOLE

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Barbosa Almedia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pan Goatboy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almedia misses with an uppercut
and Goatboy counters with a right hand to the body.
Almedia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almedia throws an overhand right that lands on Goatboy's shoulder, as Goatboy tries to avoid the shot.
Goatboy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almedia.
Goatboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almedia throws out the jab.
Almedia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goatboy.
Goatboy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goatboy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Almedia misses.
Almedia throws the left hand but Goatboy avoids the punch easily.
Goatboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almedia moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almedia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goatboy tries to move into range but Almedia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almedia misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goatboy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George Barbosa Almedia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almedia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goatboy throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.
Almedia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goatboy momentarily.
Goatboy throws a jab but it's blocked by Almedia.
Goatboy lands with an overhand left.
Goatboy throws a one two combo.
Goatboy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Almedia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goatboy looks to land a left hand but Almedia moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goatboy is looking to slow Almedia down with leg kicks.
Almedia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almedia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goatboy cracks Almedia with a good jab.
Goatboy throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.
Goatboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almedia takes a swing at Goatboy's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goatboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goatboy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goatboy with a hook.
Almedia throws a series of punches but Goatboy avoids them all with ease.
Almedia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goatboy.
Almedia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goatboy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almedia was well out of range. Poor timing from Goatboy.
Almedia stalks Goatboy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goatboy's face. Goatboy staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Almedia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goatboy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almedia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goatboy cracks Almedia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Almedia thows a body shot but no joy.
Almedia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia throws a combination that misses
and Goatboy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goatboy blocks a jab.
Almedia avoids the body shot from Goatboy.
Goatboy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Almedia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goatboy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goatboy.
Almedia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goatboy moves away.
Goatboy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almedia was well out of range. Poor timing from Goatboy.
Goatboy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almedia under the eye.
A jab from Goatboy does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goatboy.
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!
Almedia misses the body punch
and Goatboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almedia punishes Goatboy's body with a nice straight punch.
Goatboy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Almedia moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goatboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almedia lands a jab to the nose.
Almedia throws a hook but Goatboy avoids it easily.
A big left from Goatboy misses.
Goatboy slips a straight right by Almedia.
A swing and a miss from Goatboy.
Almedia throws a series of punches but Goatboy moves out of range.
Jab by Goatboy.
Goatboy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goatboy lands with a good body shot.
Goatboy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almedia thows a body shot but no joy.
Goatboy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goatboy looks to land a right hand but Almedia moved out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pan Goatboy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Almedia misses with a right hand
and Goatboy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almedia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goatboy cracks Almedia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
George Barbosa Almedia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almedia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goatboy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Almedia is rocked!
Almedia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Almedia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Almedia misses.
Goatboy misses with an uppercut. Almedia saw that one coming.
Almedia throws a jab but it's blocked by Goatboy.
Goatboy defending well as Almedia loads up on a big left hand.
Goatboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Goatboy.
Almedia throws a jab but it's blocked by Goatboy.
Pan Goatboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goatboy throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.
Goatboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almedia seems to have got his legs back now.
Almedia swinging wildly here.
Goatboy swings for the body but Almedia moves out of range.
A jab from Almedia misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almedia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Almedia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almedia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia throws a combination that misses
and Goatboy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Almedia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goatboy looks to score with a jab to the body but Almedia is just out of range.
Goatboy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goatboy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almedia.
Goatboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almedia. Goatboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goatboy throws out a loose jab but Almedia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almedia throws a jab but it's blocked by Goatboy.
Goatboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almedia connects with a single shot there.
Goatboy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Almedia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goatboy.
Almedia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goatboy moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goatboy moves in looking to clinch but Almedia pushes him off.
Goatboy slips a jab from Almedia.
Goatboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almedia throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Goatboy finds it's target.
Almedia misses with a combination
and Goatboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goatboy dodges the punch combination from Almedia.
A cross from Goatboy lands.
and Goatboy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Almedia! He's just covering up as Goatboy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pan Goatboy!
A victorious Pan Goatboy 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charle Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta - Sweat . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chance
vs
Barnes

195 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charle Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Chance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chance scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Chance.
A short body shot lands from Chance as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Chance is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Chance.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Chance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance.
Chance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chance pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chance lands a left hand.
Chance lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Chance.
Barnes looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Chance blocks with his arms.
A short left from Chance.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chance is defending well for now.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Rashad Barnes has been cut.
Chance lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chance lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chance.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chance.
Chance lands with a right to the head.
Chance lands a body shot.
Chance scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chance cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chance.
A right hand to the body from Chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chance lands a nice uppercut.
Chance scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Chance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Chance lands with a short shot to the head.

Barnes is rocked!
Chance pushes Barnes against the cage. Chance is working some dirty boxing. Chance pushes off with a quick right hook! Barnes goes down! Barnes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Chance moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charle Chance!
A very excited looking Charle Chance made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Rashad Barnes spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry to all my fans who really expected me to win this fight. I'm gonna go back to the drawing board and come back better than ever.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Dalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dalit
vs
Knight

173 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Dalit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Knight!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dalit pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.

Dalit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dalit.

It looks like Craig Knight has been cut.
Dalit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Knight is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dalit circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Knight to the canvas! Knight doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dalit keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Dalit!
Dexter Dalit retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Dexter Dalit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.