Jon is PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Stokes (ranked 4410 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Ramsey Phoenix (ranked 169 p4p, 167 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.

Stokes
vs
Phoenix

184 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramsey Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Phoenix with that takedown attempt.
As Phoenix looks to move away, Stokes throws a big counter combo but Phoenix just gets out of the way.

Stokes looking to score a takedown here. Phoenix is defending well but Stokes drives through and ends up in Phoenix's guard.
Stokes preventing the sweep.
Phoenix looking to control.
Stokes won't allow Phoenix to sweep him here.
Stokes controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phoenix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stokes pushes down on Phoenix's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix moves into full guard.
Stokes controlling from the top position.

Phoenix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stokes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Stokes gets to his feet - Phoenix follows without any prompting.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stokes.
Stokes is working Phoenix over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phoenix is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Stokes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stokes 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Stokes!
Wesley Stokes 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
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Pittman (ranked 4511 p4p, 4477 weight class) and Raine Rockford (ranked 173 p4p, 170 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.

Pittman
vs
Rockford

178 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grover Pittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raine Rockford!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pittman 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.

Pittman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rockford is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rockford has escaped and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pittman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rockford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rockford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Pittman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockford sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pittman controls Rockford momentarily but Rockford frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pittman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rockford.

Pittman looking for submissions off his back.
Rockford winds up and cracks Pittman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rockford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rockford throwing shots but Pittman is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rockford working over Pittman with some ground and pound. Pittman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rockford throwing shots but Pittman is blocking nicely.
Pittman is doing well to control the position and prevent Rockford from advancing to side control.
Rockford is stalling here. Pittman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rockford seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pittman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rockford gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pittman prevents Rockford from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockford wants to hold on but Pittman pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grover Pittman.
Well Pittman 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:10
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Grover Pittman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kado Akiyama (ranked 4515 p4p, 4514 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 174 p4p, 172 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.

Akiyama
vs
Graves

165 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kado Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Graves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Akiyama to the ground. Graves is now in Akiyama's guard.
Akiyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akiyama controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Akiyama looking for a guillotine here but Graves defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akiyama is looking to stand up but Graves isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control the position here.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Akiyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Graves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him.
Akiyama stays in close to Graves's body and controls the position.
Akiyama wanted to stand there but Graves had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akiyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Akiyama wants to stand but Graves is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akiyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Graves throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Akiyama with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Graves.
I think Graves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 9:10
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Graves!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Beretta (ranked 5501 p4p, 4372 weight class) and Learning Test (ranked 636 p4p, 583 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beretta
vs
Test

196 cm
18
212
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Beretta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Learning Test!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Beretta looks for a takedown but Test sprawls well.
Test is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Test drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Test pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beretta is keeping the position for now.
Test sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beretta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beretta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Test is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beretta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Test controls the pace.
Beretta keeping full guard, as Test tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Test sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Learning Test comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Test has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 8:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Learning Test!
Trent Beretta was interviewed post fight and said 'QFCs are garbage for an 18 yr old.'.