End of Times PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thachticov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thachticov's entrance music is Lil Jon - Get Crunk. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thachticov
vs
Montez

186 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Thachticov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Klay Montez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thachticov cracks a nice hook into Montez's ribs.
Nice jab there from Thachticov.
A punch lands to the side of Montez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Montez shoots in for a takedown but Thachticov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Montez gets a takedown into half guard.
Thachticov wants to stand back up but Montez manages to pass into side control.
Thachticov tries to bench press Montez off him but Montez keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Montez is trying to get an arm triangle but Thachticov is defending well.
Thachticov is not content to let Montez control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thachticov is trying to get back to half guard.
Montez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thachticov wants to get back to his feet but Montez drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Thachticov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thachticov is pushing Montez's head away, looking to escape. Montez manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montez trying to control the position but Thachticov is working away.

Montez is trying to get an arm triangle but Thachticov is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Thachticov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Montez crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez trying to control the position but Thachticov is working away.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thachticov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A jab from Thachticov does it's job there.
Montez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montez fails with a takedown attempt.
Thachticov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Thachticov does it's job there.
Montez throws a combination that misses
and Thachticov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thachticov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thachticov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez fails with the takedown.
We've been informed that Montez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
John Thachticov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
Nice shot lands for Thachticov.
Thachticov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montez's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thachticov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montez with the counter takedown but Thachticov avoids it easily.
Thachticov connects with a looping right hand.
Thachticov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thachticov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montez doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Thachticov to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thachticov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thachticov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thachticov throws a lazy head kick

and Montez counters with a single leg into guard. Thachticov didn't expect that.
Montez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thachticov's head.
Montez won't allow Thachticov to sweep him here.

Montez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thachticov dives on top into guard.
Thachticov trying to control the position from guard on top but Montez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thachticov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Montez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montez has a closed guard, preventing Thachticov from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Montez is working an open guard so Thachticov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Montez goes for a double leg but Thachticov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thachticov continues to drive forward.
Montez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thachticov tries to clinch

and Montez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montez.
Montez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Montez 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.
Thachticov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez throws a big right hand that misses.
Montez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Montez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thachticov dives on top into guard.
Montez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thachticov's guard.
Thachticov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montez can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thachticov is on top in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Montez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montez darts in looking for a takedown but Thachticov gets double underhooks and turns Montez into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thachticov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thachticov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klay Montez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thachticov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montez slips a jab and a cross from Thachticov.
Some wild striking there from Thachticov.
A countering left hand to the body from Montez misses.
Thachticov looks to clinch

and Montez counters with a single leg into guard. Thachticov didn't expect that.
Thachticov can't keep his opponent in guard - Montez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thachticov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Montez 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thachticov pushes Montez off looking to stand but Montez dives back in and keeps control.
Thachticov regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thachticov wants to stand but Montez is controlling the position.
Montez slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Thachticov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thachticov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thachticov lands a really nice looking cross but Montez seems unphased.
Thachticov is looking to clinch.
Montez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thachticov is looking to clinch.
Montez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Montez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thachticov is trying to get back to half guard.
Thachticov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Montez connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thachticov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Montez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Montez controlling the position easily from mount.
Thachticov reaches up to try and control the position but Montez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Thachticov rolls and tries to escape and now Montez has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Thachticov right now.
Montez wants to control the position but Thachticov frees himself and scrambles - Montez manages to regain control in side control.

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

Montez tries for a kimura but Thachticov is defending well.

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.
Check out the look on Montez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Montez working the ground and pound but Thachticov is defending the strikes.
Thachticov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Montez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Montez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez is working Thachticov over with some ground and pound from side control.

Thachticov is rocked!

Montez tries for a kimura but Thachticov is defending well.
Oh Thachticov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montez cracks Thachticov with a big elbow.

Montez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thachticov is trying to improve his position.
Montez works to advance to full mount. Thachticov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thachticov is trying to reverse the position but instead Montez has taken his back - oops!
Montez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Thachticov hold on?!
Thachticov can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montez lands a series of strikes from the back and Thachticov goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klay Montez!
During a confident post fight interview, Klay Montez 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
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Leftwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Leftwich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leftwich
vs
Cruz

186 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Leftwich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Leftwich clinches up against the cage.

Leftwich pulls guard effortlessly.
Cruz trying to control but Leftwich is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leftwich holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Leftwich.

Leftwich looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Leftwich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leftwich holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Leftwich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Leftwich forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Leftwich has picked Cruz up - he's going for a ride! Leftwich dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Leftwich is controlling the pace.

Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Leftwich controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Leftwich.
Leftwich trying to control the pace.

Leftwich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cruz sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four 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.

Leftwich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cruz sees it coming and defends easily.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Leftwich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leftwich is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leftwich scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Leftwich is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leftwich passes into half guard.
Leftwich takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leftwich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leftwich controlling from mount.
Leftwich wants to take Cruz's back but he can't do it this time.
Cruz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Leftwich has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Leftwich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leftwich is keeping the position for now.

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

Leftwich moves into the clinch.
Leftwich tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.

Leftwich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leftwich closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.

Cruz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Leftwich is trying to get back to half guard.
Leftwich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leftwich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Leftwich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Leftwich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leftwich decides to stand and escape the position.

Leftwich clinches with his opponent.
Leftwich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cruz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leftwich is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Leftwich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Leftwich takes the fight into the clinch.

Leftwich wants the takedown. Cruz is fighting it off but Leftwich persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cruz's guard against the cage.
Leftwich looking to pass the guard.
Leftwich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leftwich seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz has hold of Leftwich's hands but Leftwich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Leftwich.

Leftwich wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Leftwich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.

Leftwich seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Leftwich is controlling the pace.

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.

Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz has a hand on Leftwich's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Leftwich takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Leftwich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leftwich working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.

Leftwich jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cruz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cruz and Leftwich has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Leftwich controlling from side mount.
Leftwich scoring with punches from side control.
Leftwich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Leftwich is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.

Leftwich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leftwich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leftwich is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.

Leftwich in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cruz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Leftwich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corak Hoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game - 100 ft. Drake. Andrew West is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hoon
vs
West

170 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corak Hoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoon misses with a takedown attempt
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West 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.
Hoon shoots and misses
and Hoon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corak Hoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoon takes one on the button.
West lands with a shot to the body.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoon.

Hoon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
West has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Hoon chips away with some ground and pound.
West is pulling down on Hoon's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoon, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoon won't allow West to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoon tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
West looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if West can do anything to dispel that myth.

West pushes Hoon off and gets back to his feet.
Hoon shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for West. That snapped Hoon's head back.
Hoon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from West. That one must have hurt.
Hoon dives in for a single leg takedown but West sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
West stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Hoon fails with the takedown
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoon is breathing heavily.
West connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a jab.
West lands a head shot.
West lands with a good body shot.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoon's head.
West scores with a nice head shot.
Andrew West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoon tries for a takedown but West circles away easily

and West counters with a takedown into side control.
West working the body and head with strikes.
Hoon is trying to improve his position.

West tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoon taking a bit of punishment here - West scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
West tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from West seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
West working the ground and pound.
Hoon can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked West off and has taken his back!

Hoon tightening his grip on West, looking for the choke.

Hoon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. West knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften West for a finish.

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.
West rolls, trying to escape but Hoon keeps control of the position.
Hoon lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can West hold on?!
West looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Hoon looking for the choke from the back.
Hoon throwing damaging strikes from the back! West could be in trouble here!
You can see the frustration on West's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew West dominated that 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.

West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoon shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West lands a jab to Hoon's midsection.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from West does it's job there.
Hoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
Corak Hoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corak Hoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoon at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West connects with a looping right hand.
Hoon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hoon with a poor takedown
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West works Hoon's body with a nice hook.
A jab from West finds it's way through Hoon's defenses.
West cracks Hoon with an open hand slap.
West throws a shot to the body.
West lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by West.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by West.
Hoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling West to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoon moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West sizes up Hoon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West lands a head kick!

Hoon is rocked!
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Hoon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West cracks Hoon with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hoon falls to his knees and West 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 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew West!
Andrew West tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitkoslav Boychitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boychitch
vs
Hoffmann

195 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitkoslav Boychitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Boychitch.
Boychitch cracks Hoffmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boychitch scores with a head kick. Hoffmann tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hoffmann takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Aaron Hoffmann has been cut.
Boychitch cracks Hoffmann with an open hand slap.
Mitkoslav Boychitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boychitch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boychitch throws a right hand that Hoffmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffmann also avoids with ease.
Hoffmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffmann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann misses with a straight left.

Hoffmann closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann working aggressively here.
Hoffmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Boychitch.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann - that landed with a thud.
Hoffmann keeps control of Boychitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffmann keeps control of Boychitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boychitch tries to break free but Hoffmann pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann.
Boychitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoffmann.
Boychitch prevents a body shot from Hoffmann.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffmann fails to land.
Hoffmann can't find room to land a body shot as Boychitch controls the action.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boychitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boychitch is trying to push Hoffmann away but Hoffmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boychitch backwards.
Hoffmann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boychitch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boychitch wants to break free but Hoffmann has control.
Boychitch tries to circle away but Hoffmann has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann misses with the head strike.
Hoffmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boychitch's efforts to push away.
Hoffmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann - that landed with a thud.
Hoffmann slowing the pace effectively.
Hoffmann pushes Boychitch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boychitch has had enough of the clinch but Hoffmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boychitch stalling in the clinch but Hoffmann improves position.
Boychitch wants to break the clinch but can't.

Boychitch breaks from the clinch.
Boychitch throws a head kick that half lands.

Hoffmann moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoffmann slows down the pace here.
Boychitch tries to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoffmann.
Boychitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boychitch can't break the clinch.
Hoffmann can't find room to land a body shot as Boychitch controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann is struggling to control the position.
Hoffmann cracks Boychitch with a nice body shot.
Hoffmann avoiding damage.
Hoffmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boychitch's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Boychitch backwards.
Boychitch tries to break free but Hoffmann pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boychitch.
Hoffmann misses with some punches.
Boychitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boychitch working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Hoffmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Hoffmann's cut.
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.

Boychitch misses with a body shot.
Boychitch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Boychitch tries to keep at a distance but Hoffmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoffmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boychitchs head.
A short body shot lands from Hoffmann as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoffmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boychitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boychitch blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffmann misses with a body punch.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffmann.
Boychitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boychitch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boychitch or not.
A shot in the inside from Hoffmann.
A short right from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boychitch prevents a body shot from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boychitch's elbow.
Hoffmann tries to throw a body punch but Boychitch avoids it by throwing Hoffmann back against the cage.
Boychitch is trying to force a seperation but Hoffmann has the dominant position.
Hoffmann digs a right hand underneath Boychitch's ribcage. Boychitch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoffmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boychitch lands a nice shot that snaps Hoffmann's head back.
Boychitch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boychitch connects with a body shot that sends Hoffmann's belly button to the back.

Hoffmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boychitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoffmann lands an uppercut.
Hoffmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Boychitch is rocked!
Hoffmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boychitch backwards.
Oh Boychitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boychitch trying to stall but Hoffmann improves his position.
Hoffmann throws a big uppercut that drops Boychitch! More strikes from Hoffmann and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boychitch lies dazed against the cage as Hoffmann celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Hoffmann!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kmiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Lora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Lora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kmiec
vs
Lora

200 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

210 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kmiec!
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, Felix Lora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lora looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kmiec trying to hold on to Lora's head to control him but Lora postures up.
Kmiec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kmiec tries to get out of the position.
Lora sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kmiec defending well though.
Kmiec is not content to let Lora control the position.
Kmiec trying to control from the bottom.

Lora is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kmiec is trying is best to control the position here.
Kmiec is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lora is keen to just control but Kmiec is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lora tries to clinch there but Kmiec circles away.
Lora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kmiec defends it nicely.
Kmiec checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lora gets a double leg takedown into Kmiec's guard.
Lora preventing the sweep.
Kmiec keeping moving, preventing Lora from controlling successfully.
Kmiec working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec keeping moving, preventing Lora from controlling successfully.
Lora stopping the sweep attempt from Kmiec.
Lora wants to control from the top but Kmiec keeps moving.
Kmiec is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kmiec shoots in for a takedown but Lora shows good takedown defense.
As Kmiec backs off Lora throws a huge counter combo but Kmiec manages to avoid it all.
Lora displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lora darts in looking for a takedown but Kmiec gets double underhooks and turns Lora into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kmiec stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lora is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lora clinches up against the cage.
Lora is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kmiec to keep the fight standing.
Damian Kmiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Lora.

Kmiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kmiec darts in and clinches Lora up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kmiec fails to land.

Lora jumps into guard, dragging Kmiec to the mat.
Lora is trying to keep Kmiec in close.
Lora pulls Kmiec in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lora is pulling down on Kmiec's head. It's preventing any offense from Kmiec, at least for the moment.
Kmiec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kmiec wanted to stand there but Lora had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kmiec postures up and lands a big shot to Lora's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lora changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kmiec looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lora wants to stand but Kmiec has his arm trapped.
What's Kmiec going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Lora tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kmiec is not content to let Lora control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lora looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kmiec is avoiding damage well.
Kmiec is looking for a sweep.
Kmiec regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lora's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kmiec pushes Lora off looking to stand but Lora dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lora lands a nice short elbow.
Lora wants to take a breather but Kmiec is having none of it.
Kmiec trying to control but Lora postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lora trying to control from half guard but Kmiec is working away.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kmiec tries to clinch up but Lora circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Lora with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kmiec as Lora shoots in.

Kmiec fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lora to the ground. Kmiec is now in Lora's guard.

Kmiec got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kmiec has managed to get both his arms back between Lora's legs - danger averted.
Kmiec wanted to stand there but Lora had control of the position.
Kmiec pushing down on Lora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kmiec is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lora defends it well.
Lora missing with punches from the bottom.
Kmiec lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Lora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kmiec pulls his head out easily.
Kmiec seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kmiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lora tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kmiec defends well and Lora ends up having to push Kmiec into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Damian Kmiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Lora.

Kmiec rushes Lora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lora tightens his grip and picks Kmiec up, before dumping him to the ground. Kmiec manages to land in guard.
Lora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kmiec is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Kmiec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lora trying to control the position from guard on top but Kmiec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Kmiec will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kmiec defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lora.
Lora with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kmiec counters with a stiff right hand.
Lora keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kmiec's waist but Kmiec gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lora off to one side.
Damian Kmiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Lora.
Kmiec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lora as he avoids it easily.

Kmiec has managed to clinch.
Kmiec misses with a punch on the inside.

Kmiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kmiec drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lora wants to control but Kmiec postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kmiec tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kmiec tries to move to mount but Lora blocks the move with his legs.
Kmiec tries to stand but Lora is controlling his head.
Lora can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kmiec tries to clinch there but Lora circles away.
Lora shoots in looking for a takedown. Kmiec tries to sprawl out of it but Lora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kmiec manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lora gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kmiec to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec wants to stand and escape but instead Lora has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kmiec is looking for a triangle but Lora pushes his legs off easily.
Lora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kmiec is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lora is controlling him.
Kmiec tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lora got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kmiec has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lora has managed to get both his arms back between Kmiec's legs - danger averted.
Lora wants to stand but Kmiec is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lora stopping the sweep attempt from Kmiec.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kmiec utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lora avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Kmiec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kmiec has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pala
vs
Olsson

200 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Olsson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pala.
Pala tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Olsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pala is pulling down on Olsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Olsson, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olsson is aware though and is defending well.
Pala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olsson is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Olsson stays in close to Pala's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pala moves into the clinch.
Olsson tries to pull guard but Pala holds him up against the cage and eventually Olsson drops back down to his feet.
Olsson has Pala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mario Pala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Olsson manages to break the clinch.

Olsson closes the distance and pushes Pala back into the cage.

Olsson breaks from the clinch.
Pala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pala slips a jab and a cross from Olsson.
Pala feinted with a counter takedown.
Pala has a takedown stuffed.
Olsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olsson somewhat.

Pala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala wants to stand but Olsson is controlling his arm.

Pala decides to stand up, so the ref orders Olsson to his feet.
Pala misses with a body kick.
Olsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pala tries to clinch but Olsson is having none of it.
Olsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pala.

Pala feints and as Olsson raises his hands in defense, Pala changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Olsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pala is aware though and is defending well.
Olsson keeping moving, preventing Pala from controlling successfully.
Olsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pala wants to pass the guard but Olsson is keeping the position.
Olsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pala controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Olsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Pala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Olsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Pala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pala in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson missing with punches from the bottom.
Olsson trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pala with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsson can do to turn this around?

Olsson actively working from the bottom here.

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

Pala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Olsson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pala's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Olsson wants to control but Pala is keeping busy.

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.
Pala is looking to take a break and control but Olsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Olsson is not content to let Pala control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pala wants to control but Olsson is keeping him busy.
Olsson is trying to stand up here but Pala is controlling him well.
Pala not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Olsson gets tackled into the cage by Pala. Pala maintains the clinch.
Pala wants to break free but Olsson has control.

Pala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Pala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Olsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

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.
A clash of legs there as Pala blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Pala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olsson fails to land the takedown.
Mario Pala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsson throws the kick towards the body but Pala avoids it.
Pala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Olsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Olsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pala wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Pala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pala in side control, throwing shots but Olsson defends.

Pala tries for a kimura but Olsson is defending well.
Olsson regains half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson wants to control but Pala is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Olsson pushes Pala off and gets back to his feet.
Pala throws a head kick but Olsson moves out of range.
Olsson with the counter takedown but Pala avoids it easily.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olsson.
Pala throws a low kick but Olsson avoids it.
Pala wants to clinch but Olsson slips to the side

so Olsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olsson stays in close to Pala's body and controls the position.
Pala controls Olsson momentarily but Olsson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mario Pala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pala wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson throws a sloppy head kick and Pala moves out of range easily.
Pala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olsson's head.
Olsson goes for a double leg but Pala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pala continues to drive forward.
Mario Pala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.
Olsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pala.
Olsson tries to clinch but Pala moves out of range.
Pala shoots in looking for a takedown. Olsson tries to sprawl out of it but Pala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pala is looking to clinch.

Olsson rushes Pala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pala.
Pala is trying to pull guard but Olsson has him pressed against the cage.

Olsson breaks the clinch.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olsson misses with a double jab.
Pala tries to clinch there but Olsson circles away.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Olsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arman Olsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Pala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Olsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pala!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Munoz
vs
Pyy

183 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 10 - 1

183 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
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, Pekka Pyy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Mark Munoz has been cut.

Pyy rushes Munoz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pyy controlling the action here for a moment.

Munoz tightens his grip and picks Pyy up, before dumping him to the ground. Pyy manages to land in guard.
Pyy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munoz stands up over Pyy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Munoz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pyy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munoz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munoz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pyy is looking to improve his position.
Munoz is nestled in close to Pyy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pyy is trying is best to control the position here.
Munoz is pressing down on Pyy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pyy is holding on for now.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pyy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pyy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Munoz slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pyy.
Pekka Pyy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz tries to clinch up but Pyy circles away and keeps his distance.

Pyy pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Pyy presses Munoz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munoz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pyy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Pyy.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Pyy manages to get underhooks.
Pyy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pyy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Pyy.
Munoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy pushes Munoz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pyy lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Pyy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
Pyy lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Pyy.
Munoz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pyy prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Pyy.
Pyy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pyy lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Pyy.
Pyy is working Munoz over against the cage.
Pyy is struggling to control the position.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyy has Munoz pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Pyy is leaning against Munoz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Pyy.
Munoz looking for a takedown.
A short right from Pyy on the inside.
Pyy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pyy effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Pyy.
Pyy pushes Munoz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy lands a body punch.
A short left from Pyy.
Pyy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pyy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pyy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Munoz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Munoz walks into a jab.

Pyy forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Munoz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pyy lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Munoz is rocked!
Pyy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pyy scores with a shoulder strike.
Pyy lands a big right hand that drops Munoz! The killer instinct kicks in and Pyy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pyy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pyy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Eye
vs
Fitzgerald

170 cm
25
167 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eye takes a step back to recover.
Eye tries to move into range but Fitzgerald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald avoids it really well and circles away.
Eye shoots for a takedown but Fitzgerald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitzgerald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eye's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eye's hands.

Nice combo by Fitzgerald! Oh, that's hurt him - Eye falls to the canvas and Fitzgerald follows him into side control.

It looks like Daniel Eye has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald controlling from side mount.
Eye struggling a bit here.
Fitzgerald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eye. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eye is letting Fitzgerald control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye can't do much from the bottom here.
Fitzgerald is staying tight to Eye's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Eye is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Fitzgerald stalls from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Franklin Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Fitzgerald.
Franklin Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald lands with an overhand left.
Fitzgerald connects with a body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a series of strikes that have Eye backpedaling.
Eye has his takedown stuffed
and Fitzgerald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Eye. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzgerald scores with a one two! Eye had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Eye is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fitzgerald throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Eye tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Eye is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitzgerald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fitzgerald passes into half guard.
Fitzgerald perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Eye actively working from the bottom here.
Eye seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Eye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye won't allow Fitzgerald to pass to mount.

Eye is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fitzgerald pulls his head out easily.
Eye tries to roll over but Fitzgerald keeps him under control.

Eye actively working from the bottom here.
Eye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fitzgerald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eye in his tracks.
Fitzgerald ducks under a wild hook from Eye.
A left and a right from Fitzgerald both land. Nice combination.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Eye avoids them all with ease.
Eye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzgerald finds it's way round the side to connect with Eye's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eye on the side of the head.
Fitzgerald pounces like a tiger and cracks Eye with a vicious hook! Eye is down but not out! Fitzgerald follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franklin Fitzgerald!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjallahorn Nukington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukington has chosen Go Straight as his entrance music. 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?

Spilbergen
vs
Nukington

180 cm
25
211 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gjallahorn Nukington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukington throws a combination that misses

and Spilbergen moves into the clinch.
Spilbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spilbergen lands with a right to the head.
Spilbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nukington controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nukington controls his hands.
Spilbergen lands a shoulder strike.
Spilbergen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spilbergen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spilbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spilbergen tries a body shot but Nukington blocks it.
Spilbergen lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Spilbergen.
Nukington takes a shot to the head.
Nukington trying to stall but Spilbergen improves his position.
Spilbergen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spilbergen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nukington looks winded!
Spilbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spilbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nukingtons head.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spilbergen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Spilbergen on the inside.
Spilbergen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.

Nukington is rocked!
Spilbergen throws a big uppercut that drops Nukington! More strikes from Spilbergen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nukington lies dazed against the cage as Spilbergen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
Gjallahorn Nukington was interviewed post fight and said 'Forgiveness, please!'.