Asylum1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Kaufman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stephen Kaufman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

James
vs
Kaufman

176 cm
28
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Sydney Fight Gear

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Kaufman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a shot to the body.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaufman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kaufman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kaufman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Kaufman finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Kaufman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing James to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kaufman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - James pulls down on the head and he's put Kaufman to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joey James!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bear
vs
Chrome

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

AnonymouS
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Chrome!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrome moves to clinch but Bear breaks away

and Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chrome looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.
Bear engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear 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.
Chrome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chrome told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bear is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chrome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chrome's head.
Chrome is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chrome is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chrome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bear cracks Chrome with a solid left hand.
Bear throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bear throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chrome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bear looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.

Chrome is rocked!
Bear arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Chrome's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big Bear!
Big Bear is the new super heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Tolken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Gray had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gray
vs
Tolken

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Tolken!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tolken shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gray's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tolken throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolken trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tolken's guard.

Gray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gray scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses.
Gray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tolken looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolken, not yet.
Tolken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolken looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gray passes into half guard.
Tolken looks winded!
Gray is nestled in close to Tolken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

It looks like Joe Tolken has been cut.
Gray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tolken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gray working the head and body with strikes.
Gray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Tolken's hands, connecting with Tolken's forehead.
Gray lands strikes from half guard.

Tolken is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tolken is still in real trouble! Can Gray finish him?
Gray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gray creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Tolken is out cold and this one is all over! Gray climbs onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gary Gray!
Gary Gray is the new welterweight champion!