Madness LOM Week 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 5247 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 581 p4p, 590 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Armando
vs
Silver

183 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
172
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silver under the eye.
Armando definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silver misses with a left hand
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Armando darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Armando lands a nice shot to the body.
Armando connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Armando connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Armando wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armando lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armando feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silver sprawling to the canvas! Silver rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Armando finish him?!

Silver is rocked!
Armando throws an overhand right that drops Silver like a sack of potatoes! Armando dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Armando!
Diego Armando seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 5305 p4p, 6337 weight class) and Troy Nguyen (ranked 588 p4p, 656 weight class). Troy Nguyen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Daddy
vs
Nguyen

150 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
174
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nguyen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nguyen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daddy's hands.
Nguyen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nguyen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daddy's head.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nguyen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Troy Nguyen!
After winning the bout, Troy Nguyen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agansing Rai (ranked 5356 p4p, 5672 weight class) and T. J. Romero (ranked 591 p4p, 615 weight class). Rai comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Totem. 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!

Rai
vs
Romero

180 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Savage Fightwear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agansing Rai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T. J. Romero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by Rai, which made it look bad.
Rai sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rai.

It looks like T. J. Romero has been cut.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agansing Rai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of T. J. Romero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Romero throws a big counter head kick but Rai avoids it with no problem.

Romero has Rai up against the cage in a clinch.

Rai manages to break the clinch.
Romero tries for a takedown but Rai circles away easily
and Rai scores with a counter punch that sends Romero to the canvas! Rai smells blood - he's punishing Romero with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Romero has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agansing Rai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agansing Rai waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing'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
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derk Voorheis (ranked 5470 p4p, 6485 weight class) and Braydon Harms (ranked 602 p4p, 667 weight class). Derk Voorheis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Braydon Harms's chin.

Voorheis
vs
Harms

184 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
176
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derk Voorheis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braydon Harms!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Voorheis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harms is trying to defend but Voorheis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harms is trying to control but can't.
Voorheis prevents Harms from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Voorheis.
Harms told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voorheis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voorheis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harms is looking for a sweep. Voorheis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Harms's temple.
Voorheis is stalling here. Harms is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Voorheis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harms has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harms just content to control the position.

Harms looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Harms tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voorheis keeps working.
Harms tries to move into full mount but can't pass Voorheis's legs.
Harms trying to control the action but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Voorheis stops Harms from passing to mount.

That's two 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.
Voorheis wants to control but Harms postures up.
Voorheis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Voorheis tries to get out of the position.

Harms is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Voorheis has escaped the position, nice work there.

Harms wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voorheis, who protects the arm well.

Harms is trying to get an arm triangle but Voorheis is defending well.

Harms is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Voorheis has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis is not content to let Harms control the position.
Voorheis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Harms is working for a kimura but Voorheis is defending it quite comfortably.
Voorheis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harms is looking to take a break and control but Voorheis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Voorheis tries to roll over but Harms keeps him under control.
Harms keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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

Voorheis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harms looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harms is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Voorheis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harms is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voorheis off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Harms has got his arm under Voorheis's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Voorheis has spun round into Harms's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Voorheis works over Harms with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harms is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voorheis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Voorheis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Voorheis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harms wants to control but Voorheis is keeping busy.
Voorheis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Harms is rocked!
Voorheis lands a big elbow - Harms is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Voorheis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!