Trials By Fire V PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 7635 p4p, 626 weight class) and Guille Oost (ranked 8409 p4p, 653 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anderson Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Silva
vs
Oost

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guille Oost!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Oost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oost paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oost landing knees to the head.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oost smiles and moves away.
Oost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva has Oost up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oost is looking for a takedown.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oost to keep the fight standing.
Silva has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA Rio, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Oost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Oost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Oost shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Oost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Oost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oost fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Oost forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Oost successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oost seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva postures up.
Oost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva looking to control.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Oost from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oost has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.

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

Oost moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oost lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oost is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Oost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oost trying to control the position.
Oost is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Oost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guille Oost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Oost in a clinch.
Oost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oost lands a left hand.
Silva tries to break free but Oost pushes him back against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oost tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.

Oost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Oost breaks from the clinch.
Oost is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oost quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oost wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Silva controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oost tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oost turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Guille Oost has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Oost from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oost might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oost is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oost is one step ahead there.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Oost scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oost trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva seems keen to control Oost's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Oost to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guille Oost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Oost throws a counter combo.

Oost moves into the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Oost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva taking a breather.
Oost landing knees to the head.

Oost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Oost to counter with a crisp jab.

Oost rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oost scores with a knee to the head.

Oost manages to break the clinch.
Oost tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Oost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oost tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oost controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to improve his position but Oost is controlling well.
Oost wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Oost sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is not content to let Oost control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Oost has control of the leg.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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

Oost moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Oost lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Oost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

Oost gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oost will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva won't allow Oost to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oost pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Oost is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Oost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oost tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Oost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Oost scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guille Oost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oost 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guille Oost!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Alexandre (ranked 6245 p4p, 586 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 25370 p4p, 735 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Alexandre
vs
Ward

175 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Alexandre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward wants to clinch.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Alexandre pushes him off.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexandre stuffs the takedown.
Alexandre attempts a counter takedown but Ward avoids it well and moves away.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Alexandre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.

Alexandre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ward is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alexandre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ward keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre throws an elbow but Ward slips to the side and avoids it well.

Alexandre swings around for an armbar but Ward sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alexandre's guard.

Alexandre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Alexandre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ward defends well.
Alexandre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ward is one step ahead there.

Alexandre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ward passes into half guard.
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.
Ward thows a huge punch but Alexandre dodges it nicely.
Alexandre is pressing down on Ward's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ward throws a strike but Alexandre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Alexandre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexandre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandre passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alexandre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alexandre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control here.
Alexandre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandre.
Alexandre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alexandre throws a wild left hand from mount and Ward manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Alexandre thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Alexandre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexandre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
Alexandre is looking to advance position but Ward won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexandre is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexandre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Alexandre has control of the leg.
Ward has a hand on Alexandre's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alexandre takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Alexandre thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Alexandre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alexandre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ward because Alexandre loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alexandre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ward did well to prevent Alexandre getting side control.
Alexandre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.

Alexandre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ward defends it well.
Ward trying to control but Alexandre postures up.
Alexandre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Alexandre throwing shots but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward tries to roll over but Alexandre keeps him under control.
Alexandre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.

Alexandre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ward defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandre.
Alexandre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
Alexandre 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.
Alexandre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ward knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alexandre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Ward is trying to control but can't.
Alexandre uses his free foot to push down on Ward's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ward.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexandre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward blocking the ground and pound.
Ward wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre unloads with some shots from mount but Ward bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Alexandre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ward has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexandre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ward wants to hold on but Alexandre pushes him away.
Alexandre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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!
Alexandre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Alexandre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Alexandre wants to finish this one by submission but Ward is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alexandre.
Ward avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Ward wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Ward wants to control but Alexandre is having none of it.
Alexandre throwing strikes here but Ward is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alexandre punching from mount but Ward doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alexandre landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ward avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Alexandre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tiago Alexandre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward is trying desperately to improve position.
Ward blocking the ground and pound.
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Alexandre wants to finish this one by submission but Ward is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alexandre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Alexandre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alexandre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ward.
Alexandre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ward.
Ward works Alexandre's body with a nice hook.
Ward pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Alexandre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alexandre showed some decent athleticism there.

Alexandre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandre throwing shots but Ward is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward trying to control here.
Ward is trying to stand up here but Alexandre is controlling him well.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ward actively working from the bottom here.
Alexandre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Alexandre is working for a kimura but Ward is defending it quite comfortably.
Alexandre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexandre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.

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.
Alexandre with the ground and pound but Ward uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alexandre stands and throws Ward's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexandre works to advance to full mount. Ward defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Alexandre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alexandre with shots to the head and body - Ward looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexandre unloads with some shots from mount but Ward bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Ward defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alexandre.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Alexandre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexandre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alexandre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Alexandre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ward has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexandre raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alexandre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ward because Alexandre loaded up on that one.
Alexandre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alexandre throws some wild stikes that Ward manages to avoid easily.
Alexandre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ward holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alexandre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alexandre misses with a head shot.
Alexandre looking to ground and pound but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ward wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alexandre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alexandre looking to ground and pound but Ward is blocking nicely.
Mickey Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Alexandre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexandre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Alexandre!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hog Bushwick (ranked 6770 p4p, 592 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 6432 p4p, 577 weight class). Hog Bushwick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bushwick
vs
Shelby

171 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 Helsinki, Hog Bushwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby misses with a left hand

and Bushwick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bushwick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shelby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Shelby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shelby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bushwick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bushwick stands up over Shelby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bushwick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Shelby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bushwick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bushwick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bushwick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bushwick working some strikes from top position.
Bushwick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shelby on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushwick trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bushwick working some strikes from top position.

Shelby is looking for a triangle but Bushwick pushes his legs off easily.
Shelby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bushwick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bushwick with a nice head shot there.
Bushwick's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Shelby!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 7579 p4p, 299 weight class) and Davido Corcu (ranked 5274 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Collins
vs
Corcu

180 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davido Corcu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcu tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corcu as he avoids it easily.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Corcu, which made it look bad.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corcu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corcu dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corcu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Corcu with the counter takedown but Collins avoids it easily.
Corcu wants to clinch.
It looked like Collins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corcu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcu dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Corcu slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Corcu feints the counter takedown.
Collins throws a right and a left that Corcu avoids nicely.
And Corcu responds with a good body kick, but Collins manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corcu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corcu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corcu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corcu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corcu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corcu slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Corcu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corcu tries to clinch up.
Collins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Corcu.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Corcu wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Corcu shoots for a double leg takedown but Collins sprawls well. He's pushed Corcu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcu drops his hands momentarily and Collins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Collins tries to bum rush Corcu with a series of wild strikes but Corcu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corcu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Corcu sprawls and moves away.
Corcu looks winded!

Collins clinches.
Collins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Collins prevents the takedown attempt.
Corcu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collins walks away with a smile on his face. Corcu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

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

Corcu is rocked!

Collins clinches up with Corcu and pushes him back against the cage.
Corcu is still on wobbly legs! Can Collins finish him?

Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a series of punches but Corcu moves out of range.
Corcu throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcu loses concentration momentarily and Collins pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Corcu crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Collins finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Collins!
Michael Collins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King Nutrition , into his post fight interview.