SMASH: Hilbert vs Tragedy (NC) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Kryszka (ranked 3245 p4p, 299 weight class) and Kamil Felsz (ranked 3295 p4p, 304 weight class). Wojciech Kryszka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kamil Felsz's chin.

Kryszka
vs
Felsz

181 cm
23
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wojciech Kryszka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Felsz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kryszka pushes Felsz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kryszka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kryszka prevents the takedown attempt.
Kryszka tries to break free but Felsz pushes him back against the cage.
Kryszka scores with a shot to the side of Felsz's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kryszka.
Felsz has Kryszka pressed against the cage, preventing Kryszka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kryszka is trying to break free.
Felsz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kryszka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wojciech Kryszka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Felsz.
Nice takedown defense from Kryszka. No joy for Felsz on that attempt.
Kryszka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kryszka jabs at Felsz's body.
Kryszka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Felsz goes for a double leg but Kryszka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kryszka continues to drive forward.
Felsz dodges the punch combination from Kryszka.
Felsz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Felsz tries to keep at a distance but Kryszka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kryszka gets underhooks to prevent Felsz's takedown attempt.

Kryszka pulls guard.
Kryszka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Felsz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kryszka wants to stand up but Felsz is controlling him.

Felsz drops back looking for a leg! Kryszka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kryszka manages to kick Felsz off! Felsz jumps back into Kryszka's guard.

Felsz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Felsz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kryszka looking for a sweep. Not yet Kryszka, not yet.
Felsz won't allow Kryszka to get back to his feet.
Kryszka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Felsz on the ground.
Felsz stopping the sweep attempt from Kryszka.
Felsz landing some decent shots from guard.
Felsz advances to half guard.
Kryszka wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felsz is trying to work for a kimura but Kryszka is defending well.
Kryszka is looking to escape.
Kryszka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kryszka wants to stand but Felsz is controlling the position.
Felsz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kryszka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kryszka tries to get out of the position.

Felsz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kryszka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kryszka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Felsz tries for a kimura but Kryszka is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kryszka tries to buck Felsz off but Felsz is having none of it.

Felsz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kryszka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kryszka is trying to stand back up but Felsz is controlling him

Felsz seems to be working for a kimura but Kryszka defends the submission attempt.
Kryszka wants to get back to his feet.
Kryszka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.

Felsz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kryszka defends it well.
Kryszka controlling the position well.
Kryszka is trying to stand up here but Felsz is controlling him well.
Felsz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kryszka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kryszka keeping control of the position.
Felsz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kryszka is defending against the submission attempts here by Felsz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kryszka is trying to stand back up but Felsz is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kryszka rushes Felsz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Felsz goes for a takedown attempt but Kryszka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kryszka throws a sloppy head kick and Felsz moves out of range easily.
Felsz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kryszka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felsz can do to turn this around?
Kryszka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felsz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kryszka.

Kryszka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kryszka jumps guard and drags Felsz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Felsz drops back looking for a leg! Kryszka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kryszka manages to kick Felsz off! Felsz jumps back into Kryszka's guard.

Felsz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Felsz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Felsz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kryszka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felsz is still trying to improve position.
Kryszka wants to stand up but Felsz is controlling him.

Felsz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Felsz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Felsz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kryszka is looking to stand up but Felsz isn't so interested in that idea.

Felsz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kryszka wants to stand up but Felsz is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kryszka throws a nice looking combination but Felsz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felsz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kryszka counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Felsz or perhaps it was just good defense by Kryszka, which made it look bad.
Wojciech Kryszka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Felsz.

Kryszka darts in and clinches Felsz up against the cage.
Kryszka wants to get back to striking at distance but Felsz won't allow it.
Felsz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kryszka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kryszka slaps away a takedown attempt from Felsz, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kryszka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felsz's sensitive parts.
Kryszka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Felsz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felsz.
Kryszka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felsz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Felsz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Felsz closes the distance and clinches up with Kryszka, looking for a takedown. Felsz pushes Kryszka against the cage but Kryszka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kryszka fakes the leg kick and cracks Felsz in the body.

Kryszka pushes Felsz up against the cage in a clinch.
Felsz wants a takedown but no success here.
Kryszka lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kryszka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kryszka tries to throw a body punch but Felsz avoids it by throwing Kryszka back against the cage.
Kryszka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kryszka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Felsz is looking for a takedown.
Felsz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kryszka is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kryszka wants to break free but Felsz has control.
Kryszka is trying to break free.
Felsz prevents Kryszka from breaking the clinch.
Kryszka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Felsz dodges an elbow strike from Kryszka.
Felsz tries to score a body lock takedown but Kryszka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kryszka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Felsz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kryszka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kryszka lands a hook that snaps the head of Felsz backwards.
Kryszka scores with a shot to the side of Felsz's head.
Kryszka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kryszka tries to break the clinch but Felsz is controlling the position.
Kryszka is pressed up against the cage. Felsz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kryszka down to the mat. Kryszka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kryszka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamil Felsz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felsz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Felsz blocks a head kick by Kryszka.
Felsz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kryszka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kryszka wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kryszka stuffs the takedown attempt from Felsz. Felsz gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Kryszka.

Kryszka has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kryszka.
Felsz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kryszka walks away with a smile on his face. Felsz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kryszka has taken the fight to the clinch.

Felsz breaks from the clinch.
Felsz shoots in looking for a takedown but Kryszka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felsz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Kryszka has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kryszka breaks from the clinch.
Felsz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kryszka circles away.

Kryszka closes the distance and clinches.

Kryszka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kryszka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kryszka managing to control the position.
Kryszka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wojciech Kryszka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kryszka gets a clinch.

Kryszka pulls Felsz into guard.
Kamil Felsz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Felsz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Felsz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Felsz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Felsz won't allow Kryszka to get back to his feet.

Felsz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kryszka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Felsz is controlling him.

Kryszka pushes Felsz off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felsz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kryszka stuffs the takedown attempt from Felsz. Felsz gets slowly back to his feet.
Felsz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kryszka throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felsz dodges the punch combination from Kryszka.
Felsz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kryszka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Felsz somewhat.
Kryszka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kryszka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kryszka working hard to break the clinch.

Kryszka manages to pull guard.

Felsz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Felsz drops back looking for a leg! Kryszka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kryszka manages to kick Felsz off! Felsz jumps back into Kryszka's guard.
Felsz won't allow Kryszka to get back to his feet.
Kryszka controlling the position.
Felsz throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kryszka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kryszka wants to get back to his feet but Felsz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kryszka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Felsz drops back looking for a leg! Kryszka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kryszka manages to kick Felsz off! Felsz jumps back into Kryszka's guard.
Kryszka wants to sweep here but Felsz controlling him for the moment.

Felsz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Felsz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kryszka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kryszka wants to stand up but Felsz has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kryszka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kryszka misses with a head kick.
Kryszka throws a series of punches but Felsz moves out of range.
Felsz tries for a takedown but Kryszka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kryszka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wojciech Kryszka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Felsz.
Kryszka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Kryszka has closed the distance and engaged Felsz in a clinch.
Wojciech Kryszka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kryszka wants to get back to striking at distance but Felsz won't allow it.
Felsz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Felsz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kryszka prevents it.
Kryszka is looking to break free of the clinch but Felsz has double underhooks.
Kryszka tries to circle away but Felsz has him pinned against the cage.
Kryszka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kryszka drags the fight down to the ground.
Kryszka wants to stand and escape but Felsz is having none of it.

Felsz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Felsz won't allow Kryszka to get back to his feet.

Felsz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Felsz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kryszka has control of Felsz's left arm, preventing Felsz from doing any damage.
Felsz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kryszka is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felsz throwing strikes but missing.
Felsz passes Kryszka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kamil Felsz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kryszka is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wojciech Kryszka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kryszka 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojciech Kryszka!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Dearborn (ranked 4646 p4p, 509 weight class) and Federico Moore (ranked 6167 p4p, 558 weight class). Federico Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dearborn
vs
Moore

190 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Dearborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Federico Moore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore wants to clinch.
Dearborn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Dearborn persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dearborn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Moore cracks Dearborn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Moore has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dearborn to stand back up!

Dearborn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Moore clinches up against the cage.
Oh Dearborn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dearborn fails to pull guard.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dearborn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Moore pulls guard successfully.

Moore scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Moore lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Dearborn is looking to close the distance but Moore sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Dearborn crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Dearborn is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Federico Moore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Apostol (ranked 6033 p4p, 491 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 3809 p4p, 399 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Apostol
vs
Mcarthy

180 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Apostol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcarthy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcarthy taking a breather.

Apostol manages to break the clinch.

Mcarthy clinches up against the cage.

Apostol manages to break the clinch.
Apostol misses with a few strikes there.
Apostol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mcarthy is looking to slow Apostol down with leg kicks.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Apostol seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apostol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mcarthy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Apostol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apostol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Mcarthy has knocked Apostol down with a huge combo! Mcarthy steps away and waves a wobbly Apostol back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Apostol is rocked!

It looks like Viacheslav Apostol has been cut.

Mcarthy rushes Apostol and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Apostol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcarthy effectively controlling the action here.
Apostol seems to have got his legs back now.

Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Mcarthy seems to be stalking Apostol here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Apostol drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Mcarthy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ryan Mcarthy waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Drizzy (ranked 4741 p4p, 391 weight class) and Eriks Podkalns (ranked 4290 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drizzy
vs
Podkalns

185 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Drizzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eriks Podkalns!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

It looks like Eriks Podkalns has been cut.
Podkalns lands a high kick!

It looks like Zeke Drizzy has been cut.
We've been told by Drizzy's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Podkalns has Drizzy up against the cage in a clinch.
Drizzy misses with a knee strike.
Drizzy really is a fat lump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Drizzy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drizzy rushes Podkalns and presses him up against the cage.

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

Podkalns takes the fight into the clinch.

Podkalns manages to break the clinch.

Drizzy moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Podkalns.
Podkalns leaning his opponent against the cage.

Podkalns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Podkalns clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drizzy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Podkalns is looking to clinch.
Eriks Podkalns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drizzy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Podkalns forces Drizzy back against the cage and clinches.

Drizzy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drizzy jabs Podkalns to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Drizzy lands a left and a right that send Podkalns crashing to the mat, dazed. Drizzy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Podkalns looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podkalns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drizzy closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Podkalns out cold! Podkalns corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zeke Drizzy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bernoulli (ranked 4046 p4p, 357 weight class) and Nicolai Tindris (ranked 4712 p4p, 389 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johann Bernoulli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johann Bernoulli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bernoulli
vs
Tindris

210 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johann Bernoulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolai Tindris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bernoulli.
Bernoulli trying to control the position but Tindris is working away.
Tindris takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bernoulli scores with a couple of short elbows.

Tindris is rocked!
Bernoulli scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tindris is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bernoulli can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Bernoulli!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 3966 p4p, 441 weight class) and Markus Kray (ranked 3996 p4p, 445 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Markus Kray enters the cage!

Five
vs
Kray

168 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Paradise Health and Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kray has closed the distance and engaged Five in a clinch.
Five takes an elbow to the forehead.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
Five misses with a body punch.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Five has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Five in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Five is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Kray.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kray.
Five tries to work over Kray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kray.
Kray with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Five takes an elbow to the temple.
Five wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Kray lands an elbow just above Five 's eye.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.
Kray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kray lands an elbow just above Five 's eye.

Five is rocked!
Kray lands a nice knee to the body.
Kray maintains plum control as Five tries to back straight out! Kray connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Five blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Markus Kray!
Markus Kray spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rambo (ranked 3259 p4p, 300 weight class) and Corbin Leopold (ranked 3644 p4p, 331 weight class). Jon Rambo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rambo
vs
Leopold

180 cm
18
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rambo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leopold did well to prevent Rambo getting side control.
Rambo content to control rather than advance.

Rambo is looking for a kimura here.
Leopold wants to improve his position but Rambo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold wants to control but Rambo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leopold tries to roll over but Rambo keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo tries to pass to full mount but Leopold defends it.
Rambo is trying to control. Leopold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rambo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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.
Rambo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leopold for as long as he can get away with.

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

Rambo tries to keep at a distance but Leopold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leopold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rambo wants a takedown but no success here.
Leopold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rambo up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries to score a body lock takedown but Leopold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Leopold manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leopold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Leopold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rambo tries to break free but Leopold pushes him back against the cage.
Leopold tries to circle away but Rambo has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Rambo tries to score a body lock takedown but Leopold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leopold avoiding damage.
Leopold is pushing Rambo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leopold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rambo can't get the takedown.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Leopold is working Rambo over against the cage.
Rambo is looking to take this one to the mat.

Leopold manages to break the clinch.
Leopold jabs Rambo right on the nose. Rambo blinks but takes it well.
Leopold connects with the punch.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leopold sprawls well. Leopold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rambo gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leopold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rambo doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rambo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rambo connects with a body shot.

Leopold moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopold.
Leopold pushes Rambo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rambo is trying to drag Leopold to the mat but Leopold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leopold is looking to break free of the clinch but Rambo has double underhooks.
Leopold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopold digs a right hand into Rambo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rambo's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Leopold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leopold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leopold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Leopold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Leopold.

Leopold breaks the clinch.

Leopold closes the distance and pushes Rambo back into the cage.
Leopold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Leopold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leopold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rambo up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Leopold.
Leopold lands a nice uppercut.
Leopold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corbin Leopold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Leopold.

Leopold manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold stuffs the takedown attempt from Rambo. Rambo gets slowly back to his feet.
Leopold throws out a counter right but Rambo avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Leopold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo ducks right into an uppercut from Leopold.
Leopold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Rambo is rocked!
Leopold drops Rambo with a naaaaasty hook - Rambo is in real trouble here! Leopold dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Leopold!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tanner (ranked 2636 p4p, 316 weight class) and Kristaps Zutis (ranked 2740 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tanner
vs
Zutis

192 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
26
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristaps Zutis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Zutis shoots in.
Kristaps Zutis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner jabs at Zutis's body.
Zutis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zutis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanner but Tanner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zutis walks into a stiff left hand from Tanner.

It looks like Kristaps Zutis has been cut.
Zutis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zutis's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zutis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tanner with a jab.
Zutis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Tanner drops Zutis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zutis looks back up at him and smiles so Tanner waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Zutis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Tanner does no damage.
Zutis is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Zutis's head but Zutis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zutis seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Zutis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tanner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tanner!
An out of breath Rob Tanner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hilbert (ranked 3534 p4p, 380 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 2127 p4p, 272 weight class). Trage Tragedy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hilbert
vs
Tragedy

175 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Hilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilbert misses with a takedown attempt
and Hilbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tragedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilbert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tragedy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Hilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilbert misses with a takedown attempt
and Tragedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Tragedy 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.
Hilbert with a poor takedown
enabling Tragedy to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like David Hilbert has been cut.
Hilbert misses with a takedown
and Tragedy counters with a straight right hand.
Hilbert is breathing heavily.
Hilbert gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tragedy gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trage Tragedy!
A very excited looking Trage Tragedy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.