QFC Tournament 700 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Stobbart
vs
Joe

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Stobbart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slugger Joe!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stobbart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stobbart is nestled in close to Joe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stobbart wants to free his trapped foot but Joe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stobbart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stobbart controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stobbart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stobbart is working away from the top position though.
Stobbart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joe defending well though.

Stobbart is looking for a kimura but Joe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stobbart to get the leverage.
Stobbart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to control but Stobbart is keeping busy.
Stobbart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stobbart is working away from the top position though.
Stobbart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stobbart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stobbart controlling the action here.
Joe wants to improve his position but Stobbart is controlling well.

Stobbart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joe sees it coming and defends easily.
Stobbart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Joe is defending against the submission attempts here by Stobbart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stobbart is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Stobbart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stobbart prevents Joe from improving his position.
Stobbart trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe trying to control but Stobbart postures up.
Joe has hold of Stobbart's hands but Stobbart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stobbart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stobbart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stobbart controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe pushing down on Stobbart's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stobbart trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.

Joe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stobbart misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Joe is trying to work for a kimura but Stobbart is defending well.

Joe is looking for a kimura here.
Stobbart scores with a few weak punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stobbart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stobbart.
Stobbart trying to control the position.
Stobbart wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Joe trying to control but Stobbart is working from the bottom.
Stobbart tries to strike from the bottom.
Joe forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stobbart is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stobbart!

Joe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stobbart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stobbart is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Stobbart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stobbart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe fails with the takedown.

Stobbart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
George Stobbart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stobbart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Joe defends it well.
Stobbart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stobbart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stobbart.
Stobbart is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe trying to hold on to Stobbart's head to control him but Stobbart postures up.
Joe wants to improve his position but Stobbart is controlling well.
Joe manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stobbart is aware though and is defending well.
Stobbart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Slugger Joe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Conroy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Best
vs
Conroy

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best misses with a hook.
Best works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Best does no damage.
Best ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
letting Conroy counter with a right hand.
Best walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Best walks into a straight right hand from Conroy.
Best throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conroy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Best throws a hook but Conroy avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Best.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Best throws a jab but it's blocked by Conroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conroy ducks under a wild hook from Best.
Best connects with a jab.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Best falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conroy, as that shot connected.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Best is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conroy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Conroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best scores with a shot to the body.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Best.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best misses with a wild body shot.
Best throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conroy.
The Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Conroy coming out on top.
Best missing with a left hand there. Conroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Best fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conroy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Best cracks a nice hook into Conroy's ribs.
Best ducks right into an uppercut from Conroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Best shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Best has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Conroy slips under a jab from Best.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Conroy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Best misses with an uppercut
and Conroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Best throws a right hand that misses
and Conroy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conroy moves out of range as Best strikes.
As Best backs off Conroy throws a huge counter combo but Best manages to avoid it all.
Best takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Best misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conroy.
Best lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conroy wants to counter the offense by Best and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Conroy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conroy tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Best swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Best misses with a hook to the body
and Conroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conroy catches Best with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Best takes a swing at Conroy's ribcage but misses.
Conroy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Best throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Best swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 The Best will probably get the nod.
That's time! Best's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Best misses with a shot to the body
and Conroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Best looks to land a right hand but Conroy moved out of range.
Best swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conroy throws out a counter right but Best avoids it with no problem.
Best fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conroy manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Conroy misses.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conroy lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Conroy cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Best misses.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Best misses with a hook. Conroy ducked under it nicely.
Conroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Best thuds a left hand into Conroy's body.
Conroy slips a jab from Best.
Best swings widly with a right hand
and Conroy counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Conroy.
Good standup being displayed there by Conroy as he connects with a hook.
Conroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Best looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Best keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best throws a body shot but no joy.
Best misses with a double jab
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best works Conroy's body with a nice hook.
Best paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Best misses with the combination.
Best misses with a looping right.
Best throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Best cracks Conroy with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conroy's hands.
Conroy jabs Best right on the nose. Best blinks but takes it well.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Conroy defending well as Best loads up on a big left hand.
Conroy throws out a counter right but Best avoids it with no problem.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Best misses
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best throws a lazy right hand but Conroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Best is winning the standup battle so far.
Best looks to land a right hand but Conroy moved out of range.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best walks into a jab.
Best misses with a body shot.
Conroy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Conroy drops his hands momentarily and Best takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Best rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conroy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Best.
Best misses with a lunging right hand
and Conroy counters with a one-two to the body.
Conroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Best moves away.
Conroy cracks Best with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy lands a nice hook to Best's body. Best takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
and Conroy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alan Conroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conroy lands a jab to Best's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conroy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Best fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Best takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conroy staying out of range there.
Best throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Best takes a swing at Conroy's ribcage but misses.
Best throws a hook to the side of Conroy's head but Conroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conroy throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conroy scores with a hook.
Best swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Conroy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.
Best bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conroy's head backwards.
Best rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best throws an overhand right that lands on Conroy's shoulder, as Conroy tries to avoid the shot.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Best.
Conroy slips under a jab.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Best jabs Conroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conroy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conroy moves away from the strike by Best.
Best takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Best shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Conroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Best misses with a body shot
and Conroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Best walks into a stiff left hand from Conroy.
Conroy connects with a jab.
Conroy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Best throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conroy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conroy clobbers Best with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Best throws an overhand right that lands on Conroy's shoulder, as Conroy tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Best.
A shot to the body from Best misses
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conroy jabs Best right on the nose. Best blinks but takes it well.
Conroy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Conroy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best lands a really nice looking cross but Conroy seems unphased.
Conroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Conroy.
Conroy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Best on the side of the head.
Best throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conroy.
A slow jab from Best misses its intended target.
Best waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conroy.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Conroy.
Well Conroy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for The Best!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Alan Conroy!

Alan Conroy wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Alan Conroy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

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

Viper
vs
Ward

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Viper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Ward!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viper instigates a clinch.
Viper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viper just leaning against Ward, taking a breather.
A short left from Ward.
Ward tries to circle away but Viper has him pinned against the cage.
Viper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viper tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Viper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ward's efforts to push away.
Viper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ward gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Viper.

Viper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Viper controlling from side mount.
Viper misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ward, who protects the arm well.
Ward managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Viper.
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viper tries to advance position but instead Ward slips a leg back in to half guard.
Viper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
Viper trying to pass the guard but Ward defending well.
Viper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Viper lands with a punch from half guard.
Viper 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.
Viper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ward can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viper winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viper is nestled in close to Ward, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Viper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Ward is defending against the submission attempts here by Viper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper prevents Ward from improving his position.
Ward looks winded!
Viper not doing much here.
Viper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Viper controlling the pace for now.

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.
Viper lands a big shot there that rocks Ward but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Viper controlling from the full mount.
Viper landing strikes from the mount.
Viper has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ward's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viper landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Viper.
Viper working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Viper clinches up against the cage.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Viper has double underhooks.
Viper can't get the takedown.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Viper.
Viper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viper misses with a punch to the body.
Viper has Ward pushed against the cage.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward is trying to force a seperation but Viper has the dominant position.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ward pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Viper tries to score a body lock takedown but Ward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Viper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viper.
Viper struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Ward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Viper fails to land.
Viper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viper avoiding damage.
Ward prevents a body shot from Viper.
Viper effectively controlling the action here.
Viper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward lands a hook that snaps the head of Viper backwards.
Viper swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viper stalling.
Viper misses with a punch to the body.

Viper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Viper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ward working a defensive guard but Viper manages to pass into side control anyway.
Viper working the ground and pound but Ward is defending the strikes.
Ward is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Viper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ward!
Ward taking shots to the head.
Viper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Viper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Viper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Viper raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Ward that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Viper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Viper content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Viper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ward to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ward shrugs it off.
Ward in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viper lands with some strikes.

Viper working for a submission but Ward is keeping him at bay.
Viper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Viper dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ward defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Viper.

Viper moves into the clinch.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viper tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Viper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Viper keeps him there for the moment.
Viper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Viper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Viper has Ward pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Viper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ward tumbling to the mat - Viper dives into Ward's guard.
Darth Viper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viper throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viper drops back looking for a leg! Ward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ward manages to kick Viper off! Viper jumps back into Ward's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Viper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Viper with a nice head shot there.
Viper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two 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.
Viper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Viper scoring with some ground and pound.
Viper forces his way into half guard.
Viper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Viper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aaron Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viper lands a nice short elbow.
Viper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Viper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Viper winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Viper not doing much here.
Viper 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.
Darth Viper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Viper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Darth Viper!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Darth Viper!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Darth Viper!

Darth Viper wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sea Level Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Que si (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sea Level Cain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Level Cain
vs
si

188 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sea Level Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Que si!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
si on the wrong end of a nice hook.
si gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cain lands a really nice looking cross but si seems unphased.
si shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed si's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cain lands with an uppercut that bounces si off the cage and back into range.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
si trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
si stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
si sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cain's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

si is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cain tries to roll over but si keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

si 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.

si 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! Cain is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

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