"Step Forward" PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thedit Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Gonzales is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bryant
vs
Gonzales

195 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thedit Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
Rodrigo Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Bryant.
Bryant moves forwards but Gonzales connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Thedit Bryant has been cut.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzales. Gonzales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Gonzales sends Bryant crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gonzales is motioning to the referee to let Bryant up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Bryant throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Bryant.
Gonzales throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Gonzales lands a big right hand that sends Bryant crashing to the mat! Gonzales stays standing though and waves Bryant back to his feet!
Gonzales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales cracks Bryant with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bryant falls to his knees and Gonzales doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Gonzales!
A less than humble Rodrigo Gonzales misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki Fakiiri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vale
vs
Fakiiri

190 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vale moves in looking to clinch but Fakiiri pushes him off.
Fakiiri lands with a hook. Vale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Vale. That snapped Fakiiri's head back.

Vale clinches with his opponent.
Vale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fakiiri's elbow.
A short right from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri controlling the action here for a moment.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri slowing the pace effectively.
Vale wants a takedown but no success here.
Fakiiri prevents Vale from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vale jumps guard but Fakiiri stands there with Vale around his waist. Vale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fakiiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fakiiri is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Vale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fakiiri lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri is working Vale over against the cage.
Fakiiri lands an elbow just above Vale 's eye.

It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Vale looking for a takedown.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vales head.
Fakiiri stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands with a left to the head.
Fakiiri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fakiiri scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fakiiri.
Vale is breathing heavily.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike.
Vale wants to take the fight to the mat but Fakiiri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Vale avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fakiiri drops Vale onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vale is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Vale is rocked!
Vale tries to score a body lock takedown but Fakiiri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oh Vale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vale's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vale drops to his knees and Fakiiri pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Darcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller has chosen This Life as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darcy
vs
Teller

185 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Darcy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darcy throws a one two combo.
Darcy throws a lazy head kick
and Teller counters with a straight right hand.
Darcy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darcy shoots for a takedown but Teller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darcy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darcy throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Teller to counter with a crisp jab.
Teller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darcy momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darcy wants to clinch but Teller slips to the side
and Teller counters with a nice body shot.
Darcy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Teller scores with a hook.
Darcy shoots in for a takedown but Teller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darcy is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teller, right into the meat.
Teller lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teller.
Teller scores with a sloppy right hand. Darcy should have avoided that one.
Darcy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Darcy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teller checks a low kick from Darcy.
Teller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Teller cracks Darcy with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teller. That's going to slow Darcy down.
Teller lands a jab to Darcy's midsection.
Darcy throws a combination that misses
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darcy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teller digs a good body shot into Darcy's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Teller.
Teller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Darcy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Teller throws a head kick but Darcy moves out of range.
Darcy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darcy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teller stuns Darcy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teller lands with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teller.
Teller lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Teller.

It looks like Ethan Darcy has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Teller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teller.
Teller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darcy at a distance.
Teller cracks the inside of Darcy's front leg.
Teller connects with a right hand. Darcy shakes it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Teller.
Teller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darcy.
Darcy misses with a takedown
and Teller counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Teller looks at the referee who does nothing so Teller lands a crushing right that sends Darcy to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Teller!
A relieved looking Jackson Teller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Davies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rauparaha
vs
Davies

168 cm
27
143 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davies in his tracks.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauparaha swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Rauparaha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davies manages to circle out of the way.
Rauparaha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rauparaha scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davies is defended easily by Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.
Rauparaha misses with a head kick.
Davies tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauparaha defends well and Davies ends up having to push Rauparaha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davies shoots in but Rauparaha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies avoids the head kick by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davies.
Rauparaha scores with the left hand. Davies knows he should have avoided that one.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauparaha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauparaha looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
Rauparaha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rauparaha blocks the body kick.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauparaha swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauparaha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
Davies dives in for a single leg takedown but Rauparaha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rauparaha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davies dives in for a single leg takedown but Rauparaha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Davies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davies is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Davies dives in for a single leg takedown but Rauparaha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Davies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies tries to clinch up.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Davies is looking to clinch but Rauparaha is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Rauparaha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauparaha stuffs the takedown attempt from Davies. Davies gets slowly back to his feet.
Davies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rauparaha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rauparaha throws a counter high kick but Davies was just alert enough to avoid it.
Davies gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Te Rauparaha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rauparaha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davies to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rauparaha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Davies with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rauparaha manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rauparaha scores with a hook to the body.
Rauparaha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauparaha can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Rauparaha can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Davies tries to pull guard but Rauparaha won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha works on Davies's body with a couple of short punches.
Rauparaha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Rauparaha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rauparaha is leaning against Davies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rauparaha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauparaha tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.

Davies has hold of one of Rauparaha's legs. Rauparaha is fighting the takedown attempt but Davies gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rauparaha wants to stand and escape but Davies is having none of it.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rauparaha manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davies is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rauparaha lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauparaha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Davies is working for takedown but Rauparaha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Te Rauparaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.
Davies blocking some punches.
Rauparaha dodges an elbow strike from Davies.
Rauparaha lands with a short shot to the head.
Davies is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rauparaha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauparaha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauparaha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies stalling in the clinch but Rauparaha improves position.
Rauparaha tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Rauparaha back against the cage.
Rauparaha lands a body punch.
Rauparaha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rauparaha is working Davies over against the cage.
Rauparaha lands a hook that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Davies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauparaha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauparaha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauparaha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Davies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a head punch that misses.
Rauparaha lands a body punch.
Rauparaha works on Davies's body with a couple of short punches.

Davies jumps into guard, dragging Rauparaha to the mat.

Davies is looking for a triangle but Rauparaha pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rauparaha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Davies looking to score a takedown here. Rauparaha is defending well but Davies drives through and ends up in Rauparaha's guard.
Rauparaha is looking to stand up but Davies isn't so interested in that idea.

Rauparaha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rauparaha lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Te Rauparaha dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Davies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rauparaha defends it nicely.
It looked like Rauparaha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davies shoots for a takedown but Rauparaha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rauparaha misses its target.
Davies tries for a takedown but Rauparaha circles away easily
and Rauparaha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Te Rauparaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies tries to clinch but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Harry Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rauparaha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Davies tries to get set, Rauparaha tries to push him back and clinch up but Davies manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Rauparaha misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with Rauparaha, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes Rauparaha against the cage but Rauparaha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rauparaha throws an overhand right that lands on Davies's shoulder, as Davies tries to avoid the shot.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Rauparaha shows good takedown defense.
Rauparaha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Davies shoots in looking for a takedown but Rauparaha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Rauparaha lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Rauparaha takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Davies is rocked!

It looks like Harry Davies has been cut.
Rauparaha seems to be stalking Davies here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Davies drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Te Rauparaha!
During a confident post fight interview, Te Rauparaha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Typo Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Typo Tap has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Typo Tap seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tap
vs
Kim

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Typo Tap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Kim!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tap fails to land the takedown.
Tap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Tap misses the target.
Tap throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Tap fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Typo Tap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a combination. Tap tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim 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.

Tap moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Kim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kim stops Tap from getting back to his feet.
Kim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kim on the ground.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the action but Tap is working from the bottom.
Kim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kim raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kim working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tap is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
Kim raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim cracks Tap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tap is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kim locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tap is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Kim!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Trejo
vs
Connen

168 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
201 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shael Connen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Connen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trejo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Connen is in Trejo's guard.
Trejo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Connen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trejo keeping full guard, as Connen tries to pass.
Connen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trejo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trejo has his hands on Connen's head, controlling the position.

Trejo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Trejo is tightening it up a little... Connen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Connen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Connen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Trejo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danny Trejo!
Our winner, Danny Trejo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Teddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Junsuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Teddington
vs
Junsuke

175 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

155 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Teddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Han Junsuke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teddington looks to land a right hand but Junsuke moved out of range.
Junsuke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teddington scores with a jab.
Junsuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Teddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Teddington avoids the head kick by Junsuke.
Teddington misses the jab.
Teddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junsuke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Teddington.
Junsuke lands a head kick!

Teddington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Junsuke, pushing him back against the cage.
Junsuke wants to get back to striking at distance but Teddington won't allow it.
Teddington is trying to pull guard but Junsuke has him pressed against the cage.
Teddington jumps guard but Junsuke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teddington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Junsuke to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Teddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Junsuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junsuke connects with a solid leg kick.
Teddington misses with a hook. Junsuke ducked under it nicely.
Junsuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Junsuke has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junsuke jabs at Teddington's body.
Junsuke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teddington.
Jab from Teddington.
Junsuke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Junsuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junsuke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teddington avoids the head kick by Junsuke.
Teddington misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Teddington misses its intended target.
Junsuke throws a nice looking combination but Teddington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teddington fails to land the takedown.
Junsuke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Teddington.
Junsuke lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junsuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teddington.

Teddington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Junsuke's half guard.
Teddington is trying to control. Junsuke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junsuke is trying to stand.
Teddington wants to free his trapped foot but Junsuke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Junsuke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teddington.
Teddington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junsuke keeps working.
Teddington is looking to advance position but Junsuke won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teddington 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junsuke is staying active underneath Teddington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teddington passes to side control.
Junsuke is not content to let Teddington control the position.
Teddington works to advance to full mount. Junsuke defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Teddington lands a big elbow.
Teddington trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teddington landing shots from mount.
Teddington wants to control the pace but Junsuke is squirming around nicely.
Junsuke wants to control but Teddington is having none of it.
Junsuke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Teddington looking to control but Junsuke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Teddington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Teddington tries to clinch but Junsuke is having none of it.
Junsuke ducks under a wild hook from Teddington.
Teddington tries to clinch but Junsuke is having none of it.
Junsuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junsuke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junsuke lands a nice hook to Teddington's body. Teddington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Junsuke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junsuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teddington.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junsuke.
A telegraphed right hand from Teddington misses the target.
Junsuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Teddington pushes Junsuke up against the cage in a clinch.
Teddington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Junsuke smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teddington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junsuke wants to counter with a clinch but Teddington pushes him away.
We've been informed that Junsuke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Junsuke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teddington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junsuke lands with a kick to the temple. Teddington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Junsuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junsuke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Teddington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Junsuke on his heels. He'll look to pass Junsuke's guard now, I'm sure.
Teddington tries to free his leg and advance position but Junsuke is retaining full guard.
Teddington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teddington trying to control but Junsuke is working from the bottom.
Teddington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junsuke wants to get back to his feet but Teddington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Teddington avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Teddington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Teddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junsuke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Han Junsuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Junsuke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Teddington is defended easily by Junsuke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Junsuke. Teddington shrugs it off though.
Junsuke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teddington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junsuke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Teddington will feel that in the morning.
Teddington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Teddington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junsuke.
Teddington avoids the head kick by Junsuke.
Junsuke misses with a combination

and Teddington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Junsuke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teddington fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Teddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junsuke is trying to break the clinch but Teddington has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teddington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Teddington fails to pull guard.
Teddington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Junsuke pulls his leg out and moves away.

Junsuke gets caught flat footed, as Teddington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junsuke wants to sweep but no luck.
Teddington prevents Junsuke from getting back to his feet.
Junsuke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Teddington stops Junsuke from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Teddington's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Junsuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Junsuke keeps the fight on the outside.

Junsuke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Teddington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Teddington tries to free his leg and advance position but Junsuke is retaining full guard.
Teddington trying to control but Junsuke is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teddington postures up in Junsuke's guard and throws a big left but Junsuke blocks it.
Junsuke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teddington is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teddington is fighting to break Junsuke's control of his arms but Junsuke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Teddington trying to control but Junsuke is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Junsuke misses with a head kick.
Junsuke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Junsuke.
Teddington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Teddington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teddington showed some decent athleticism there.
Bob Teddington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junsuke pushes Teddington off looking to stand but Teddington dives back in and keeps control.
Junsuke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teddington is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Junsuke defends it well.
Teddington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Junsuke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Junsuke wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junsuke swinging wildly here.
Junsuke throws a leg kick which misses Teddington's front leg but catches the back leg as Teddington tries to avoid it.
Junsuke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Junsuke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Junsuke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teddington tries to close the distance and clinch but Junsuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junsuke.
Junsuke misses with the combination.
Teddington avoids the body shot from Junsuke.
Junsuke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Han Junsuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junsuke slaps away a takedown attempt from Teddington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Teddington cracks Junsuke with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teddington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junsuke throws a push kick but Teddington slaps the foot to one side.
Junsuke throws a leg kick which misses Teddington's front leg but catches the back leg as Teddington tries to avoid it.
Junsuke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Teddington.
Junsuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Teddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junsuke blocks a jab.
Teddington blocks a head kick by Junsuke.
Junsuke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teddington's head.
Junsuke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teddington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Junsuke's head.
Teddington throws the left hand but Junsuke avoids the punch easily.
Junsuke ducks under a wild hook from Teddington.
Junsuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junsuke misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Han Junsuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junsuke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Junsuke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McRoberts
vs
Matthews

190 cm
40
265 lbs
22 - 20 - 1

195 cm
33
263 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.

Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McRoberts is trying to get back to full guard.

Matthews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McRoberts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthews.
Matthews looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McRoberts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRoberts taking some punishment here, with Matthews in his half guard.
Matthews throwing shots but McRoberts is blocking nicely.
Matthews slips a nice elbow through McRoberts's hands, connecting with McRoberts's forehead.

McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
McRoberts is looking for a sweep. Matthews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matthews trying to pass the guard but McRoberts defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matthews wants to lay and pray for a moment but McRoberts keeps working.

McRoberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matthews pulls his head out easily.
McRoberts trying to hold on to Matthews's head to control him but Matthews postures up.
McRoberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McRoberts is working hard here to advance position.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McRoberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matthews might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McRoberts haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matthews lands with a punch from half guard.
Matthews wants to control but McRoberts is keeping him busy.

McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matthews in particular looking to stall.
Matthews works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRoberts struggling a bit here.
McRoberts is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Matthews tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McRoberts is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts regains half guard.
Matthews passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on McRoberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matthews is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McRoberts will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Matthews lands an elbow.

Matthews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matthews wants to control but McRoberts is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matthews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McRoberts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Matthews is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McRoberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Matthews wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McRoberts, who protects the arm well.
Matthews looks up at the clock and then as McRoberts takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matthews smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McRoberts wants to control but Matthews postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews advances nicely into full mount.
McRoberts is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
McRoberts is bucking up trying to escape but Matthews cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matthews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from McRoberts does no damage.
Matthews cracks the inside of McRoberts's front leg.
McRoberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Matthews sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Josh McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRoberts throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews darts in looking for a takedown but McRoberts gets double underhooks and turns Matthews into the cage.

Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McRoberts, pushing him back against the cage.

Matthews lands a takedown into guard.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McRoberts keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Matthews trying to control but McRoberts is working from the bottom.

McRoberts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matthews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matthews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews chips away with some ground and pound.
Matthews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Max Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.

McRoberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matthews works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McRoberts is looking to control Matthews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McRoberts avoid being mounted?
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McRoberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

McRoberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McRoberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

McRoberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews is working for a kimura but McRoberts is defending it quite comfortably.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matthews passes to full mount!
Matthews landing strikes from the mount and McRoberts is in trouble!
McRoberts tries to lock up and control but Matthews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matthews looking to control but McRoberts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matthews unloading with bombs!

Matthews working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McRoberts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McRoberts wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McRoberts trying to control here.
McRoberts is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.

Matthews 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.
Nice strikes from Matthews there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Matthews is working for a kimura but McRoberts is defending it quite comfortably.

Matthews is working for a kimura but McRoberts is defending it quite comfortably.
McRoberts pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
Matthews throwing shots but McRoberts is blocking nicely.

Matthews is looking for a kimura but McRoberts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matthews to get the leverage.
McRoberts is trying to maintain the position but Matthews is very close to passing his half guard.
Matthews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McRoberts's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRoberts has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matthews in particular looking to stall.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but McRoberts is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McRoberts misses with a head kick.

McRoberts closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matthews's guard.
McRoberts throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McRoberts's guard. Nice move by Matthews!

Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matthews scoring with some ground and pound.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.
McRoberts looking for a sweep. Not yet McRoberts, not yet.
Matthews passes McRoberts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McRoberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matthews pulls his head out easily.
Matthews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Matthews is working for a kimura but McRoberts is defending it quite comfortably.
McRoberts wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts trying to control but Matthews postures up.

McRoberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matthews pulls his head out easily.
McRoberts tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.

McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matthews stalling.
Matthews is keen to just control but McRoberts is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matthews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McRoberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matthews.
Matthews 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.
McRoberts is staying active underneath Matthews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

McRoberts looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Matthews there.
Matthews content to control rather than advance.
Matthews trying to control from half guard but McRoberts is working away.
McRoberts tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but McRoberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matthews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

McRoberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matthews pulls his head out easily.
Matthews slips a nice elbow through McRoberts's hands, connecting with McRoberts's forehead.

Matthews is working for a kimura but McRoberts is defending it quite comfortably.
Matthews uses his free foot to push down on McRoberts's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McRoberts.
Max Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McRoberts is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
Matthews controlling from the full mount.
Matthews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McRoberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matthews jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McRoberts manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McRoberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matthews is controlling him well.
McRoberts takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McRoberts is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Josh McRoberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRoberts wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McRoberts is looking to reverse the position.

Matthews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matthews scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matthews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Matthews!
A very excited looking Max Matthews 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Green Beret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lowe
vs
Beret

180 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

INTENSITY RIO'S BEST!

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Green Beret!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beret gets caught flat footed, as Lowe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowe wants to control from the top but Beret keeps moving.
Lowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beret is keeping the position for now.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lowe is looking to advance position but Beret has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Lowe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beret trying to control but Lowe is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lowe is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at McGarrys plant works, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Beret controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beret tries to control but Lowe wriggling away.
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
Beret can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lowe is looking to escape.
Beret wants to stand but Lowe is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beret tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Beret has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lowe is working to get back to half guard.
Beret avoids the attempt from Lowe to control.
Lowe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beret tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beret prevents Lowe from getting the reversal.
Lowe is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beret avoids the attempt from Lowe to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beret takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beret moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lowe lands a jab to the head.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Beret is just out of range.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but Beret moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Beret.
Beret tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beret feints a jab and as Lowe dips his head, Beret unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Lowe right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Lowe falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Beret smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Green Beret!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Green Beret waved his t-shirt featuring INTENSITY RIO'S BEST! 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Let There Be Rock by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ian Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mercer
vs
Smith

189 cm
34
225 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

186 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.

It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Smith cracks Mercer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Mercer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercer tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a huge left! Mercer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Smith isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mercer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Smith! Ian Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Ian Smith stared into the camera and said 'How are you even alive? After the beating I put on you, I would thought you'd be dead!'.