HC MMA 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula (ranked 23259 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Deuce McWrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nastula
vs
McWrestler

185 cm
29
150
16 - 74 - 0

174 cm
22
160
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 74 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deuce McWrestler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from McWrestler.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown but McWrestler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nastula takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nastula tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McWrestler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McWrestler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nastula's head.
Nastula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McWrestler on the ground.
McWrestler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nastula's head.
McWrestler stands up over Nastula, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McWrestler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
McWrestler scoring with some ground and pound.
McWrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Nastula.
McWrestler sitting in guard here, content to control.
McWrestler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McWrestler lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McWrestler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McWrestler passes Nastula's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McWrestler slips a nice elbow through Nastula's hands, connecting with Nastula's forehead.
McWrestler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McWrestler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nastula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from McWrestler.
McWrestler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nastula tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
McWrestler is nestled in close to Nastula, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from McWrestler.
Nastula wants to get back to full guard.
McWrestler controlling the action here.
Nastula taking some punishment here, with McWrestler in his half guard.
McWrestler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McWrestler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McWrestler working Nastula over with strikes.
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!
McWrestler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nastula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McWrestler slips a nice elbow through Nastula's hands, connecting with Nastula's forehead.

Nastula is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Nastula is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McWrestler passes to side control.
Nastula takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nastula really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McWrestler scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nastula is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McWrestler can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deuce McWrestler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 2395 p4p, 5529 weight class) and Blue Kandle (ranked 103 p4p, 429 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by IQ 103. Kandle has chosen Enosh Kruse as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lalla
vs
Kandle

175 cm
45
130
31 - 40 - 2

180 cm
19
160
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ajax Cloth

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 31 - 40 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
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, Blue Kandle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kandle tries to clinch but Lalla is having none of it.
Lalla keeps the fight on the outside.
Lalla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Kandle tries to sprawl but Lalla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lalla in particular looking to stall.
We've been hearing good reports from Lalla's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Lalla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kandle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lalla.
Kandle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lalla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lalla in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kandle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lalla!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaro Lalla!
Jaro Lalla decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Wong (ranked 2096 p4p, 2461 weight class) and Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 89 p4p, 106 weight class). Yaroslav Amosov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wong
vs
Amosov

174 cm
33
160
11 - 6 - 0

181 cm
26
160
10 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ajax Cloth

Hawaii Nutrition

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaroslav Amosov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amosov lands a head kick that stumbles Wong and the fighters go to the mat.

Wong is rocked!

It looks like Ty Wong has been cut.
Amosov tries to stand but Wong is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Wong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong is controlling Amosov's posture.
Amosov tries to stand but Wong is controlling from the bottom.
Wong looking to control.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Amosov wanted to stand there but Wong had control of the position.
Wong is controlling Amosov's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yaroslav Amosov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amosov. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaroslav Amosov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Wong moves away and avoids it.
Amosov lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Amosov.

Amosov connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Wong to the floor! Amosov dives in looking for the finish!
Wong's coaches at Special Ops N7 Training have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Amosov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Amosov closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Wong out cold! Wong corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yaroslav Amosov!
After winning the bout, Yaroslav Amosov 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
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ja Maica (ranked 3497 p4p, 1519 weight class) and Sambo Sam (ranked 375 p4p, 59 weight class). Maica has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maica
vs
Sam

180 cm
27
163
9 - 7 - 1

185 cm
27
168
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ajax Cloth

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ja Maica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sambo Sam!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maica shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maica takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sam.
Maica takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Maica gets caught napping as Sam dives in and scores a takedown. Maica manages to retain guard.

Maica has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sam is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maica is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sam is trying to trip Maica. He has hold of a leg but Maica is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sam persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sam throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sam is working Maica over with some ground and pound from side control.

Sam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maica is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sam happy to just control the position for now.
It looks like Sam 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.
Maica on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sam working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam controls the position.
Sam is putting a hurting on Maica here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sam grinds an elbow into Maica's temple.
Sam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Sam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sam lands an elbow.

Sam is trying to get an arm triangle but Maica is defending well.
Sam has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maica looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Sam jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maica manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sam scoring with punches from side control.
Sam landing strikes.
Sam controls the position.
Maica is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sam connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sam working the head with strikes.

Sam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maica, who protects the arm well.
Maica is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maica takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam working the ground and pound from side control.
Sam cracks Maica with a big right hand but Maica just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Sam has hold of Maica's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Maica seems comfortable defending it but Sam has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Maica is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Maica is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sam couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sambo Sam!
A less than humble Sambo Sam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.