QFC Tournament 1085 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Souza (ranked 4642 p4p, 5023 weight class) and Olly Alexander (ranked 573 p4p, 280 weight class). Alexander has chosen East 17-West End Girls as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Souza
vs
Alexander

187 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
130
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olly Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander throws a big counter head kick but Souza avoids it with no problem.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Souza rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Souza misses with an elbow over the top.
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
Alexander takes a knee right on the jaw!

Alexander is rocked!
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
Souza throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souza.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Souza.
Alexander is still on wobbly legs! Can Souza finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Alexander! Souza unloads with more strikes and Alexander sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Souza!
An out of breath Victor Souza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc King (ranked 4754 p4p, 4891 weight class) and Steve Homeboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Homeboy

180 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Homeboy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Homeboy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Homeboy is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.

King throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Homeboy escapes and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control!
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Homeboy dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Homeboy.
Homeboy advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Homeboy.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Homeboy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Homeboy loaded up on that one.

Homeboy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Homeboy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Homeboy loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Homeboy content just to control the position here.

Homeboy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Homeboy is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. King is in real trouble.
Good control from Homeboy.
Homeboy struggling to land strikes to the head as King covers up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King rolls, trying to escape but Homeboy keeps control of the position.

King preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Homeboy.
King avoids the strikes from Homeboy.
King trying to control the hands but Homeboy won't let him.
You can see the frustration on King's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
King is breathing heavily.
King trying to control but not successfully.

Homeboy looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Homeboy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Homeboy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Homeboy is landing with strikes from the back.
Homeboy softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homeboy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure King doesn't escape.
It looks like Homeboy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Homeboy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Homeboy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Homeboy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
King is trying to push Homeboy away but Homeboy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Homeboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Homeboy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Homeboy goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Marc King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Homeboy.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Homeboy is blocking nicely.
Homeboy is trying to break free.

Homeboy pulls guard effortlessly.
King wants to pass the guard but Homeboy is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to move into half guard but instead Homeboy has managed to sweep!

King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Homeboy uses it to pass to side control.
Homeboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King tries to bench press Homeboy off him but Homeboy keeps the position.
Homeboy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Homeboy stands up.
Homeboy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homeboy fails with a takedown attempt.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Homeboy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Homeboy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Homeboy with that takedown attempt.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Homeboy scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to clinch up but Homeboy circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Homeboy swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
A combination from Homeboy does no damage.
Homeboy tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Homeboy somewhat.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Homeboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Homeboy circles away.
Homeboy dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Homeboy swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Homeboy shoots in but no luck this time.
Homeboy swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Homeboy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Homeboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Homeboy tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

Homeboy darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Homeboy gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
Homeboy blocks an elbow strike.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Homeboy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Homeboy pulls guard.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Homeboy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Homeboy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King throws a strike but Homeboy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homeboy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homeboy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Homeboy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Homeboy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Homeboy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Homeboy moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work for a sweep but Homeboy has mounted him!
Homeboy looking to finish with strikes here!

Homeboy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. King can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
King tries to lock up and control but Homeboy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Homeboy looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Homeboy.
Homeboy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Homeboy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Homeboy has control of King's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and King regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homeboy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Homeboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Homeboy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Steve Homeboy!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Steve Homeboy!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Steve Homeboy!

Steve Homeboy wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Smacks (ranked 4767 p4p, 5149 weight class) and Brane Rebernik (ranked 578 p4p, 598 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smacks
vs
Rebernik

188 cm
19
185
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
214
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Smacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brane Rebernik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebernik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rebernik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smacks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smacks walks into a left hand.
Rebernik lands a nice looking body shot.
Rebernik lands with a good body shot.
Rebernik connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Rebernik.
Rebernik thuds a left hand into Smacks's body.
Rebernik lands a body shot.
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!
Rebernik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rebernik looks to score with a jab to the body but Smacks is just out of range.
Smacks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Rebernik finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smacks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Rebernik does no damage.
As Rebernik looks to move away, Smacks throws a big counter combo but Rebernik just gets out of the way.
Brane Rebernik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rebernik connects with a jab.
Rebernik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smacks counters with a nice body shot.
Rebernik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smacks needs to keep his hands up - Rebernik had a free shot at his head there.
Rebernik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Smacks is rocked!
Rebernik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smacks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rebernik thinking.
Rebernik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smacks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Rebernik cracks Smacks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smacks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rebernik finish him?
Oh Smacks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebernik ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Smacks's jaw. Smacks's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rebernik does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brane Rebernik!
Brane Rebernik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delved Magmahow (ranked 4729 p4p, 4731 weight class) and Filipe Marcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Magmahow
vs
Marcal

185 cm
22
160
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Delved Magmahow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipe Marcal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magmahow dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Magmahow is trying to push Marcal away but Marcal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Marcal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Magmahow uses from the top position.
Marcal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magmahow.
Marcal has his hands on Magmahow's head, controlling the position.
Marcal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magmahow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marcal wants to stand up but Magmahow is controlling him.
Marcal wants to improve his position but instead Magmahow has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magmahow content to control rather than advance.

Magmahow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcal wants to get back to full guard.

Magmahow is looking for a kimura here.
Magmahow controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marcal is in trouble now - Magmahow has advanced to mount!
Magmahow controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magmahow misses with a head shot.
Marcal is looking to get to half guard.
Magmahow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Magmahow is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Magmahow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcal as he avoids it easily.
Marcal feints the counter takedown.

Marcal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Magmahow is trying to keep Marcal in close.
Magmahow managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magmahow continues to stall.

Magmahow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marcal preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcal trying to control the position from guard on top but Magmahow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Magmahow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marcal counters with an inside leg kick.
Magmahow feints a jab promting Marcal to slip. Magmahow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marcal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Magmahow shoots in for a takedown but Marcal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delved Magmahow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Magmahow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magmahow is trying to control. Marcal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magmahow works his way into side control.
Marcal is looking to regain half guard here but Magmahow keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Magmahow working away.
Magmahow is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marcal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Magmahow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Magmahow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcal can do to turn this around?
Magmahow working away.

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

Magmahow stands up.

Magmahow shoots in and bounces Marcal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magmahow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magmahow.

Magmahow gets a takedown into half guard.

Marcal has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Magmahow is on him like a limpet, forcing Marcal back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magmahow fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delved Magmahow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcal content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Marcal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcal blocks a head kick by Magmahow.
Magmahow punishes Marcal's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcal misses with a body kick.
Marcal is breathing heavily.
Magmahow shoots and misses
and Marcal counters with a left and a right that stings Magmahow.
Magmahow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magmahow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcal throws a head kick that misses.

Magmahow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marcal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Magmahow is in Marcal's guard.

Marcal has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Magmahow off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magmahow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Magmahow defends it well.
Magmahow tries to clinch but Marcal moves out of range.

Marcal scores with a takedown into Magmahow's guard.
Marcal wants to pass the guard but Magmahow is keeping the position.

Marcal is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Magmahow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Marcal is looking to defend but Magmahow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Marcal! Magmahow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Marcal taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Delved Magmahow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Allouiette (ranked 5161 p4p, 5044 weight class) and McDonell Benedict Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Allouiette
vs
Benedict Miller

190 cm
22
184
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moses Allouiette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, McDonell Benedict Miller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allouiette throws a lazy head kick

and Benedict Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Allouiette!
Benedict Miller controlling the position from side mount.
Allouiette stops Benedict Miller from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedict Miller taking a breather here.
Benedict Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedict Miller staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allouiette wants to get back to his feet.
Allouiette is trying to escape the position but Benedict Miller is controlling the position.
Benedict Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Allouiette's head but Allouiette avoids it well.
Allouiette is trying to escape the position but Benedict Miller is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benedict Miller moves into full mount!
Allouiette is squirming around, avoiding Benedict Miller's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benedict Miller content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Benedict Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Allouiette's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict Miller 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.
Benedict Miller looking to control but Allouiette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benedict Miller controlling from the full mount.
Allouiette is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Benedict Miller has taken his back!
Benedict Miller is riding his opponent, not letting Allouiette buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedict Miller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Benedict Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allouiette is trying to get back to his feet but Benedict Miller has full control of the position and if anything, Allouiette has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

McDonell Benedict Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Allouiette misses with a double jab
and Benedict Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Allouiette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedict Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benedict Miller slips a jab and a cross from Allouiette.
Some wild striking there from Allouiette.
Allouiette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedict Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedict Miller thuds a left hand into Allouiette's body.
Benedict Miller throws a body punch but Allouiette moves out of range.

Benedict Miller cracks Allouiette with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allouiette looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Benedict Miller finish him?

It looks like Moses Allouiette has been cut.
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!
Benedict Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allouiette swivels and escapes.
Benedict Miller stuns Allouiette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedict Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allouiette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benedict Miller scores with a hook to the body. Allouiette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allouiette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict Miller just misses with a punch to the body.

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

Allouiette is rocked!
Benedict Miller throws a series of punches but Allouiette avoids them all with ease.
Oh Allouiette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedict Miller closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Allouiette! Benedict Miller dives in looking to finish! Allouiette is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). McDonell Benedict Miller!

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 Lionel The Messiah (ranked 4637 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Rob Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Messiah
vs
Tyson

195 cm
22
220
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel The Messiah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Messiah gets the takedown into side control.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but The Messiah drags him back down.

The Messiah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Messiah is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Messiah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Messiah trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Messiah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyson is trying to improve his position.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson is looking to reverse the position.

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

The Messiah drives through with a takedown into Tyson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tyson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Messiah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tyson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Messiah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Messiah swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Messiah wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
The Messiah working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Messiah trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Messiah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Messiah gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Messiah fails with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Tyson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but The Messiah sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Messiah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Messiah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Messiah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel The Messiah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Messiah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by The Messiah.
The Messiah shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyson stalling the fight.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.

Tyson forces The Messiah back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson jumps guard but The Messiah stands there with Tyson around his waist. Tyson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Tyson manages to pull guard.
The Messiah trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
The Messiah is really struggling to control Tyson but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has momentary wrist control but The Messiah slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Messiah trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but The Messiah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Messiah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and The Messiah counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.

Tyson gets caught napping as The Messiah dives in and scores a takedown. Tyson manages to retain guard.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing The Messiah from controlling successfully.
The Messiah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyson's head.

Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Messiah defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Messiah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The Messiah drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lionel The Messiah will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Tyson moves into range and clinches up with The Messiah.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
The Messiah goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Messiah tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
The Messiah fails with a takedown attempt.

The Messiah forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Messiah manages to break the clinch.
The Messiah tries to clinch

and Tyson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Messiah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between The Messiah's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but The Messiah is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tyson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Messiah's guard.
Tyson is taking a breather. The Messiah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Messiah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Messiah tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Messiah wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Messiah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch lands to the side of The Messiah 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Messiah shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but The Messiah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel The Messiah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson scores with a four punch combination!
Rob Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Messiah throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like The Messiah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lionel The Messiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Messiah tries to kick Tyson off in order to stand up. Tyson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel The Messiah showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 for Rob Tyson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Rob Tyson!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Rob Tyson!

Rob Tyson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Wolfe (ranked 4596 p4p, 5134 weight class) and Xavier Kie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wolfe
vs
Kie

194 cm
23
175
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
145
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Kie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolfe scores with a jab to the head.
Wolfe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolfe sprawls well. Wolfe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kie gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wolfe.
Wolfe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Xavier Kie has been cut.
Wolfe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kie falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wolfe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Wolfe!
Chase Wolfe 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadwalader Evanson (ranked 4872 p4p, 4755 weight class) and Gnar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Evanson
vs
Jones

177 cm
23
220
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadwalader Evanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gnar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Evanson settles back down.
Evanson stuffs the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Evanson slips under a jab.
Evanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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

It looks like Gnar Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evanson fakes the body blow, causing Jones to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jones goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cadwalader Evanson!