Highland Games 53 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Enkeltmann
vs
Ohio

171 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Einar Enkeltmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shino Ohio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohio throws a left and a right that both miss

so Enkeltmann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ohio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Enkeltmann passes Ohio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Enkeltmann is looking for a kimura here.

Enkeltmann has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ohio defend it? Enkeltmann steps over the head and cranks it - Ohio is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Enkeltmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Einar Enkeltmann!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Addict Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIlky Socks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yo
vs
Socks

150 cm
26
137 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Alcatraz Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Addict Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, MIlky Socks!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socks with a poor takedown
and Yo counters with a big head kick but Socks shrugs it off.
Socks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Socks is defended easily by Yo.
Nice takedown defense from Yo. No joy for Socks on that attempt.
Addict Yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MIlky Socks.
Yo throws a nice head kick!

Socks is rocked!

It looks like MIlky Socks has been cut.
Yo throws an overhand right that drops Socks like a sack of potatoes! Yo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Addict Yo!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saintly Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skeet Surfing - Top Secret!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mousse
vs
Fish

182 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saintly Fish!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
Saintly Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mousse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fish.
Mousse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fish shoots in but no luck this time.
Fish shoots and misses
and Mousse counters with a nice uppercut.
Mousse scores with a shot to the body.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Mousse.
Fish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mousse counters with a three punch combo that has Fish backing up. Fish nods at Mousse to acknowledge the strikes.
Chocolate Mousse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saintly Fish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fish momentarily.
Mousse lands the left hand.
Fish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mousse appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mousse with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Fish darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Fish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mousse is positioning himself well to prevent Fish advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to take a breather but Mousse is having none of it.
Mousse trying to control from the bottom.
Fish has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Foot Loves. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mousse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mousse tries to get out of the position.

Fish seems to be looking for submissions.
Mousse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fish 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! Mousse is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saintly Fish!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snafu Mohajib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sock
vs
Mohajib

175 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snafu Mohajib!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mohajib.
Sock throws a hook but Mohajib avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Mohajib releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Sock gets tackled into the cage by Mohajib. Mohajib maintains the clinch.
Sock is trying to break the clinch but Mohajib has him pressed against the cage.
Mohajib lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sock backwards.
Mohajib lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sock backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mohajib.
Mohajib lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mohajib lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mohajib lands an uppercut.
Mohajib scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohajib lands a hook that snaps the head of Sock backwards.

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

Sock is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohajib working aggressively here.
Oh Sock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mohajib misses with some punches.
Sock blocking some punches.
Mohajib lands with a light punch inside.
Mohajib lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Sock.
Sock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sock blocking some punches.
Sock blocking some punches.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
Sock seems to have got his legs back now.
Mohajib lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mohajib.
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Sock.
Mohajib dips a shoulder and cracks Sock with a mighty uppercut! Sock falls back against the cage and Mohajib unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mohajib screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snafu Mohajib!
Snafu Mohajib bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Andy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiyono Fuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Andy
vs
Fuji

185 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Andy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chiyono Fuji!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fuji sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andy shoots in looking for a takedown but Fuji manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andy has his takedown stuffed
and Fuji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Diamond Andy has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diamond Andy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fuji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuji stuffs the takedown.
Andy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuji.
Andy shoots in for a double leg but Fuji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Andy with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Fuji. That snapped Andy's head back.
Fuji lands a body shot.
Andy is breathing heavily.
Fuji connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Diamond Andy's cut is getting worse.
No luck for Andy with that takedown attempt.
Fuji throws out a counter right but Andy avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuji lands a jab.
Andy dives in and grabs Fuji's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fuji pushes down on Andy's head and hops out.
Andy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fuji tries to avoid it but Andy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fuji to the ground. Fuji escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuji scores with a sloppy right hand. Andy should have avoided that one.

Fuji has closed the distance and engaged Andy in a clinch.
Fuji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andy backwards.
Fuji taking a breather.

Fuji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andy fails with the takedown
and Fuji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Diamond Andy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A cross from Fuji lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuji lands an overhand right.

Jeez, Diamond Andy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diamond Andy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chiyono Fuji!
Chiyono Fuji took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentio Boychello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Boychello
vs
Heyerdahl

197 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

213 cm
26
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimentio Boychello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boychello wants to clinch but Heyerdahl slips to the side
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice body kick.
Boychello throws an overhand right that lands on Heyerdahl's shoulder, as Heyerdahl tries to avoid the shot.
Boychello looks to land a combination but Heyerdahl avoids it well.

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

It looks like Dimentio Boychello has been cut.
Boychello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heyerdahl on the side of the head.
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!
Boychello throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Boychello misses with a hook. Heyerdahl ducked under it nicely.
Heyerdahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boychello.
Heyerdahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heyerdahl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heyerdahl lands with a slapping head kick.

Boychello is rocked!
Boychello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Boychello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boychello misses with a combination
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boychello's knee momentarily.
Boychello is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Heyerdahl uses the oldest trick in the book to send Boychello tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Heyerdahl is absolutely delighted - when Boychello wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thor Heyerdahl!
In his post fight interview, Thor Heyerdahl started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wid Ing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wid Ing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Small
vs
Ing

160 cm
26
132 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wid Ing!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small avoids the head kick by Ing.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ing throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
Ing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Small's calf.
Small blocks a head kick by Ing.
Ing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Small.
Small misses with a looping left.
Ing let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ing is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ing swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ing misses with a wild body shot.
Ing just misses with a punch to the body.
Ing throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Wid Ing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ing lands a nice looking kick to the body. Small takes a step back to recover.
Ing jabs Small right on the nose. Small blinks but takes it well.
Small staying out of range there.

Small shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ing's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ing is trying to keep Small in close.
Small slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ing trying to control the position.

Small is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Small preventing the sweep.

Small is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Small controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Ing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ing throws a leg kick but Small checks it.
Ing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small avoids the head kick by Ing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ing.
Ing throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Small was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ing.
Ing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ing throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Ing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ing.
A little feinted left hand from Small on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small shoots in for a takedown but Ing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Small lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ing throws a shot to the body.
Small is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ing lands a jab to Small's midsection.
Ing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ing counters with a body kick.
Ing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Ing is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Small rather than just go for the knockout.
Small looks to throw the jab but Ing is out of range.
Ing throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ing looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Ing throws a sloppy body shot
and Small counters with a right hand to the body.
Wid Ing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Small.
Small scores with a nice head shot.
Ing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small misses with a looping right.
Ing misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ing misses.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ing's waist but Ing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ing as Small shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small scores with a takedown into Ing's guard.
Ing can't keep his opponent in guard - Small advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ing wants to control but Small is keeping busy.
Small controlling the action here.

Small in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ing tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Small!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Small!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Mas Não Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rojas
vs
Sorentino

195 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Alcatraz Apparel

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas looks to clinch
and Sorentino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rojas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sorentino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rojas tries for a takedown but Sorentino circles away easily
and Sorentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorentino 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.
Rojas slips a straight right by Sorentino.
Sorentino swats away the attempt to clinch by Rojas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rojas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sorentino did well to prevent Rojas getting side control.
Sorentino is refusing to be controlled, as Rojas sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas is really struggling to control Sorentino but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rojas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sorentino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rojas is trying to control. Sorentino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Rojas tries to clinch up but Sorentino circles away and keeps his distance.
Sorentino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Sorentino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sorentino lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sorentino circles away.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Sorentino moves out of range easily.
Sorentino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Sorentino moves away and avoids it.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.

Rojas shoots in and gets a takedown into Sorentino's guard.
Sorentino is controlling Rojas's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sorentino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rojas is pushing down on Sorentino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sorentino is fighting to maintain full guard but Rojas has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino is holding on to half guard well.
Rojas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sorentino keeps working.
Rojas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rojas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rojas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rojas is trying to control. Sorentino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rojas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sorentino is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorentino but Sorentino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sorentino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sorentino throws out a counter right but Rojas avoids it with no problem.
Rojas looks to clinch
and Sorentino counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorentino blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojas avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonah Sorentino will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick
and Sorentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sorentino's waist but Sorentino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rojas off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojas jumps guard but Sorentino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sorentino wants to stall.
Sorentino effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sorentino smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas tries for a takedown but Sorentino circles away easily
and Sorentino counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rojas moves into range and clinches up with Sorentino.
I was talking to Rojas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Rojas jumps into guard, dragging Sorentino to the mat.

Sorentino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rojas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sorentino has managed to get both his arms back between Rojas's legs - danger averted.
Sorentino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sorentino wants to stand but Rojas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rojas is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sorentino throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rojas's body to avoid the submission. Rojas has instead reached around Sorentino's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rojas arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo Rojas!
Our winner, Rodrigo Rojas, 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
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Alexeyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Juravlev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alexeyev
vs
Juravlev

188 cm
26
279 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Vikai Gear
Atlantis

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Alexeyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev misses with a hook. Alexeyev ducked under it nicely.
Alexeyev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juravlev takes a swing at Alexeyev's ribcage but misses.
Alexeyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juravlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexeyev looks to throw the jab but Juravlev is out of range.
Juravlev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juravlev defending well as Alexeyev loads up on a big left hand.
Juravlev throws out a loose jab but Alexeyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexeyev moves away from the strike by Juravlev.
Juravlev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Juravlev lands a left and a right that send Alexeyev crashing to the mat, dazed. Juravlev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Andrei Alexeyev has been cut.
Alexeyev 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juravlev misses with a hook. Alexeyev ducked under it nicely.
Alexeyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
Alexeyev throws a head kick that misses.
Juravlev defending well as Alexeyev loads up on a big left hand.
Alexeyev dodges the punch combination from Juravlev.
Juravlev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexeyev throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Alexeyev moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Alexeyev misses its target.
Juravlev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alexeyev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alexeyev walks into a jab.
Alexeyev throws a big shot that misses.
Juravlev blocks a leg kick.
Juravlev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexeyev doesn't seem bothered though.
Juravlev catches Alexeyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Juravlev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexeyev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev scores with a hook to the body. Alexeyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexeyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexeyev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Juravlev scores with a shot to the body.
Alexeyev is breathing heavily.
Alexeyev throws a lazy right hand but Juravlev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juravlev swings for the body but Alexeyev moves out of range.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexeyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexeyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juravlev scores with the left hand. Alexeyev knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Juravlev. That snapped Alexeyev's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexeyev with a hook.
Juravlev drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Alexeyev right on the button. Alexeyev goes down! Juravlev follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Juravlev gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Frazier Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frazier Jr has chosen Calling All Cars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barney Gumble could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nelson Frazier Jr's chin.

Gumble
vs
Frazier Jr

185 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

205 cm
26
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Atlantis
Vikai Gear

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nelson Frazier Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier Jr misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier Jr. Gumble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumble scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Nelson Frazier Jr has been cut.
Frazier Jr throws a body punch but Gumble moves out of range.
Frazier Jr works Gumble's body with a nice hook.
Nelson Frazier Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Gumble.
Gumble circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Frazier Jr to the canvas! Frazier Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gumble keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Barney Gumble misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.