XF 34 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 1251 p4p, 153 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 1754 p4p, 207 weight class). Etxeberria kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Basque National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sila's choice of entrance music: Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme). Kemen Etxeberria could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Afa Sila's chin.

Etxeberria
vs
Sila

180 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
44
161 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemen Etxeberria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etxeberria lands a leg kick that knocks Sila off balance momentarily.
Etxeberria looks to land a left hand but Sila moved out of range nicely.
Etxeberria loads up on a big right hand but Sila slips the punch.
Etxeberria throws the left hand but Sila avoids the punch easily.
Etxeberria throws out a powerful jab.
Sila misses with a hook
and Etxeberria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Etxeberria loads up on a big right hand but Sila slips the punch.
Etxeberria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sila has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Etxeberria finds it's way round the side to connect with Sila's head.

Sila is rocked!
Etxeberria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sila throws out the jab.
Etxeberria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Etxeberria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Etxeberria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sila.
Sila misses with a jab to the body
and Etxeberria counters with a stiff right hand.

Etxeberria sends Sila crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Etxeberria is motioning to the referee to let Sila up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sila is still on wobbly legs! Can Etxeberria finish him?
Etxeberria misses with a wild combination.
Etxeberria moves out of range of the leg kick from Sila.
Sila tries to work over Etxeberria's front leg with a kick but Etxeberria checks it.
Etxeberria misses the shot to the body.
Etxeberria moves away from the strike by Sila.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Etxeberria.
Etxeberria steps in with a hook that catches Sila right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Etxeberria follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sila looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemen Etxeberria!
Kemen Etxeberria took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Afa Sila spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry Bro Gonna Win Next Fight Bro'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1307 p4p, 164 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 2269 p4p, 296 weight class). Brown has chosen Somebody Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paul Valens
vs
Brown

177 cm
32
170 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
41
166 lbs
31 - 39 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 39 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Brown misses.

Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Valens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valens is adopting a defensive guard.
Valens 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.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Valens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown managing to control the position.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Brown there.
Valens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Valens is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown working over Valens with some ground and pound. Valens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valens wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valens wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Valens bucks and avoids them well.
Valens is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valens is looking to escape.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Valens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Valens is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valens is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valens blocking the ground and pound.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown landing punches.
Valens holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Valens manages to avoid easily.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valens just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Valens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Valens scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valens throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
A combination from Valens does no damage.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Valens works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Valens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valens leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valens throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Valens misses its intended target.
Brown avoids the body shot from Valens.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Valens manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Valens.
Valens scores with a leg kick.
Valens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Valens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown shapes to counter with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Valens misses
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Valens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valens looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valens lands with a nice body punch.
Valens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Valens tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown slips a straight right by Valens.

Valens clinches up against the cage.
Valens works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Valens lands with a left to the head.

Valens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valens.
Brown throws a right and a left that Valens avoids nicely.
It looked like Valens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Valens misses its intended target.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Jan Paul Valens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valens throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valens.
Brown slips a straight right by Valens.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Valens just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valens lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Valens.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Valens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Valens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
John Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Valens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Valens.
Valens throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown tries for a takedown but Valens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown looks to land a combination. Valens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valens misses with a looping left.
Brown lands a front kick.

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valens keeps working.
Valens is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Valens defends.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Brown working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Valens is looking for a sweep.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Valens down.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valens is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valens parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Valens to escape.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens is being controlled here.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Valens's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valens to see if he's OK.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Brown lands an elbow.
Valens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Valens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valens some visible discomfort.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown wants to control but Valens is keeping him busy.
Valens dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valens some visible discomfort.
Valens being controlled for a moment.
Valens stops Brown from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown wants to control but Valens is keeping him busy.
Valens parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Valens to escape.
Brown working the ground and pound but Valens is defending the strikes.
Brown lands an elbow.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Valens takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Valens is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Valens parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Valens to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 1299 p4p, 177 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 1166 p4p, 153 weight class). McDonald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ralph Dean
vs
McDonald

188 cm
27
198 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

184 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Groove Gear
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dean tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

McDonald gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dean regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McDonald working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
McDonald stops Dean from standing up.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dean's guard.
McDonald prevents Dean from standing back up.
McDonald controlling the action here.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Dean's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand back up but McDonald manages to pass into side control.
McDonald scoring with punches and elbows.
Dean is pushing McDonald 's head away, looking to escape. McDonald manages to hold on to the position though.
McDonald working the ground and pound.
Dean takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald working the ground and pound.
McDonald passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dean!
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dean is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean tries to buck McDonald off but he can't manage it.
McDonald cracks Dean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McDonald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dean's face.
McDonald landing shots from mount.
Dean is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dean is rocked!
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean is in a horrible position here. McDonald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McDonald drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dean! More shots from McDonald and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
Cletus McDonald is the new middleweight champion!
Cletus McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 686 p4p, 105 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 1437 p4p, 198 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barbosa
vs
Baldwin

175 cm
33
175 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

185 cm
29
178 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baldwin. Baldwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Baldwin slaps the foot to one side.

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

It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Baldwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a right hand that Baldwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Baldwin also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Baldwin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baldwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Baldwin off the cage and back into range.
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Baldwin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldwin throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.

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

Barbosa is rocked!
Baldwin batters Barbosa with a massive right followed by a huge left! Barbosa is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Baldwin lands a final crushing right hand to drop Barbosa to the mat with a gruesome thud! Baldwin is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin is the new welterweight champion!
Brandon Baldwin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Daniel Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.