FCD 12: Bong vs Santos PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakamura Chin Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Firework blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Chin Hong

160 cm
27
154 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yakamura Chin Hong!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin Hong has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chin Hong has his takedown stuffed
and Chin Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith swinging wildly here.

Chin Hong gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushing down on Chin Hong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chin Hong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith lands a jab.

Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chin Hong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin Hong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.

Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chin Hong to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin Hong shoots and misses

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chin Hong won't be happy with that.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakamura Chin Hong.
Smith slows the pace down.
Chin Hong looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chin Hong for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chin Hong tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chin Hong's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chin Hong's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chin Hong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chin Hong throws a lazy head kick

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Chin Hong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chin Hong misses with a takedown attempt

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chin Hong's guard.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith passes Chin Hong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is taking a breather. Chin Hong 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Chin Hong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chin Hong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chin Hong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith cracks Chin Hong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Smith gets control of Chin Hong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Smith pushes Chin Hong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith looking to finish Chin Hong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chin Hong!
Chin Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling from mount.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.

Chin Hong has left one of his arms exposed and Smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chin Hong screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's entrance music is Will Smith vs Washed out - Summertime. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Walker
vs
Hale

177 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hale fails with a takedown attempt.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hale lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Hale scores with a nice body kick.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Hale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hale looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker walks into a jab.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale has a takedown stuffed.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justin Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Hale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hale tries to clinch up
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Hale tries to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hale doesn't seem bothered though.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker jabs Hale right on the nose. Hale blinks but takes it well.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hale looks gassed!
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dan Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Walker thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lands a head shot.
Hale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Hale misses with a combination
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hale misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hale's body. Hale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale misses with a combination
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Hale.
Walker scores with a jab.
Justin Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hale under the eye.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale walks into a jab.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Hale misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Walker blocks a head kick by Hale.
Hale misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hale throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker punishes Hale's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker is looking to wear down Hale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hale misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Walker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Hale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hale throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hale on the side of the head.
Hale throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Hale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker punishes Hale's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hale shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hale preventing the sweep.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hale's guard.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Hale.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hale throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Hale throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to control the position.
Hale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Walker.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Hale's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale takes one on the button.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a body shot.
Hale misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hale wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Walker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Davids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davids's entrance music is "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top. A fine choice. Sierra has chosen Sweet Dreams-Manson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davids
vs
Sierra

180 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Davids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davids jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sierra pushes Davids up against the cage in a clinch.
Sierra controlling the action here for a moment.
Sierra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davids is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davids can't get the takedown.
Sierra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davids fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Davids counters with a nice uppercut.
Brett Davids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Sierra.
Sierra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davids on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sierra. Sierra obviously looking to wear him down.
Sierra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davids swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sierra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davids misses with an uppercut. Sierra saw that one coming.
Davids lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brett Davids is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Davids.
Sierra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davids circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davids.
Sierra is looking to clinch.
Sierra dives in and grabs Davids's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davids pushes down on Sierra's head and hops out.
Davids misses the jab.
Davids uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sierra has time to react.
Sierra fails with the takedown
and Davids counters with a series of strikes. Sierra will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davids misses with a wild body shot.
Sierra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cliff Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra looks gassed!
Davids scores with a sloppy right hand. Sierra should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra takes one to the side of the head.
Davids misses with a double jab.
Davids lands a jab to the head.
Sierra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davids is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

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

Sierra is rocked!

It looks like Cliff Sierra has been cut.
Davids misses with a low kick as Sierra jumps back.
Davids works the jab nicely.
Davids ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davids moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davids will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sierra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Davids is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sierra.
Davids scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Davids both land. Nice combination.
Sierra moves forwards but Davids connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davids fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sierra with a poor takedown
and Davids counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davids takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Sierra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davids tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sierra is in Davids's guard.
Davids on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davids tries to get out of the position.

Davids has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sierra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Davids will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sierra throws out a leg kick but Davids moves out of range and Sierra only half commits.
Sierra moves to clinch but Davids breaks away
and Davids cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davids.
Davids keeps Sierra at a distance using the push kick.
Davids lands a right hook to the body.
Sierra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davids throws a series of punches but Sierra moves out of range.
Davids throws a nice looking combination but Sierra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davids lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sierra at a distance.
Davids scores with a nice strike.
Davids scores with a one two! Sierra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davids keeps the fight on the outside.
Davids stuns Sierra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davids feints a jab promting Sierra to slip. Davids then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sierra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Davids dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Sierra's cut.
That's time! Davids's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Decent striking displayed by Davids there.
A punch combination from Davids misses.
Sierra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brett Davids is winning the standup battle so far.
Davids misses with a series of wild punches.
Sierra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sierra fails with a takedown attempt.
Davids works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davids as he jumps to the side.
Sierra is breathing heavily.
Davids throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra shoots and misses
and Davids cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brett Davids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Sierra.
Sierra shoots and misses
and Davids counters with a one-two to the body.
Davids lands a jab to the nose.
Davids scores with a shot to the body.
Davids with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sierra moves forwards but Davids connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davids is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sierra can do to turn this around?
Davids stuns Sierra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davids scores with a three punch combo!

Davids drops Sierra with a beautiful combination! Sierra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davids is looking for the KO!
Sierra is still on wobbly legs! Can Davids finish him?
Davids stuns Sierra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sierra seems to have recovered his senses.
Sierra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davids.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Davids, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davids is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davids throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sierra counters with a single leg into guard. Davids didn't expect that.
Davids is pulling down on Sierra's head to control his posture.
Sierra trying to control but Davids is working from the bottom.
Sierra won't allow Davids to sweep him here.
Davids pulls Sierra in close to his closed guard and prevents Sierra from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sierra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davids works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davids swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sierra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davids napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davids wants to get back to his feet but Sierra drags him back down.

Davids throws Sierra to one side and escapes!
Donk. Sierra catches Davids right on the button with a cross.
Davids keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sierra wants to slow Davids down by chopping away at his legs.
Sierra shoots in looking for a takedown. Davids tries to sprawl out of it but Sierra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davids manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Davids as he checks the leg kick.
Sierra avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Davids misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davids throws a series of punches but Sierra moves out of range.
Sierra wants to land a leg kick but Davids is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Davids dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Sierra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sierra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davids swivels and escapes.
Sierra slips a straight right by Davids.
Davids throws a right and a left that Sierra avoids nicely.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davids but Davids pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davids stuffs the takedown attempt from Sierra. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet.
Brett Davids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Sierra.
Sierra tries to close the distance and clinch but Davids swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Sierra
and Davids counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Davids, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sierra misses with a leg kick.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Davids counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sierra thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Davids. Beautiful body shot.
Davids jabs at Sierra's body.
Davids lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davids scores with a leg kick.
Brett Davids is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davids throws a series of punches but Sierra moves out of range.
Davids misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sierra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davids works Sierra's body with a nice hook.
Davids looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Sierra.

Sierra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sierra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davids is looking to escape.
Sierra won't let Davids get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Sierra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throws some wild stikes that Davids manages to avoid easily.
Sierra looking to control but Davids is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cliff Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sierra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Davids is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sierra tries to control but Davids wriggling away.
Davids tries to hold on but Sierra postures up.
Davids keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davids taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Davids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davids, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Davids!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Thumper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gabonica
vs
Thumper

198 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Thumper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumper throws out a loose jab but Gabonica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thumper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gabonica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thumper misses with an uppercut
and Gabonica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Thumper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gabonica shoots in and bounces Thumper off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gabonica makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gabonica content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabonica pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thumper is keeping the position for now.
Gabonica is working Thumper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Gabonica passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gabonica moves into full mount!
Gabonica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thumper taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gabonica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gabonica! Thumper is hurt baaadly! Gabonica is firing away with more strikes - Thumper is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bitis Gabonica!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babyfarts Mcgeezak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pralija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcgeezak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Terrordome. Pralija is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride FC theme song. Babyfarts Mcgeezak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcgeezak
vs
Pralija

225 cm
21
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
231 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 - 159's

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Babyfarts Mcgeezak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Pralija!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgeezak digs a good body shot into Pralija's ribs.
Pralija looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jab from Mcgeezak.

It looks like Ivan Pralija has been cut.
Mcgeezak works the jab nicely.
Mcgeezak 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.
Babyfarts Mcgeezak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgeezak stuns Pralija with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcgeezak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcgeezak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mcgeezak cracks a nice hook into Pralija's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Mcgeezak.
Mcgeezak connects with a body shot that sends Pralija's belly button to the back.
Mcgeezak lands with a shot to the body.
Pralija takes a jab right on the kisser.

That has opened up Ivan Pralija's cut even more.
Mcgeezak cracks Pralija with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcgeezak clobbers Pralija with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Pralija is rocked!
Mcgeezak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pralija is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgeezak finish him?
Pralija looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mcgeezak lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pralija. Mcgeezak pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Babyfarts Mcgeezak!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernie Hart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hart
vs
Kongo

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Hart as he connects with a hook.
Hart with a nice cross.
Kongo moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart misses with a combination
and Kongo counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Kongo takes one to the side of the head.
Bernie Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart lands a two punch combo.
Kongo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hart counters with a two punch combo.
Kongo loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Kongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Hart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kongo is trying to defend but Hart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Kongo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hart has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kongo working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart 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.
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hart raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart working Kongo over with strikes here.
Hart is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Kongo goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hart!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bernie Hart!
Bernie Hart is the new super heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bokya Heafy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burrhus Frederic Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heafy comes to the cage accompanied by Becoming The Dragon. Skinner has chosen Land of Confusion-Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Heafy
vs
Frederic Skinner

187 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 Sydney, Bokya Heafy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Burrhus Frederic Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heafy shoots and misses
and Skinner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Heafy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skinner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skinner is trying to buck Heafy off.
Heafy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Heafy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skinner on the ground.
Heafy wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Skinner is looking to regain half guard here but Heafy keeps moving and retains side control.
Heafy is looking to take a break and control but Skinner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heafy lands a few punches from side control.
Skinner is not content to let Heafy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skinner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Heafy's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Heafy is stalling here. Skinner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Heafy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Skinner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Heafy is looking for a sweep.
Heafy is trying to get back to his feet.
Heafy trying to remain calm as Skinner controls from the top position.
Heafy tries to buck Skinner off but Skinner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heafy tries to escape but Skinner is in control.
Heafy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skinner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Skinner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heafy is not content to let Skinner control the position.
Skinner landing a few strikes.
Heafy is looking for a sweep.
Skinner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heafy down.
Skinner grinds an elbow into Heafy's temple.
Heafy pushes Skinner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Skinner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heafy is breathing heavily.
Skinner trying to control the position but Heafy is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heafy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Heafy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heafy tries to get out of the position.

Skinner is trying to get an arm triangle but Heafy is defending well.
Heafy is looking to reverse the position.

Skinner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heafy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skinner landing a few strikes.
Heafy throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skinner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Skinner is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Heafy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Skinner gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Heafy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Skinner lets go of the hold and Heafy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Burrhus Frederic Skinner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arzuman Asadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chee Pono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asadov comes into the arena with Arzuman Entrance Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Asadov
vs
Pono

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arzuman Asadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chee Pono!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Pono.

It looks like Arzuman Asadov has been cut.
Asadov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arzuman Asadov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asadov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pono pinned against the cage. Pono gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pono throws a body punch but Asadov moves out of range.
Asadov slips under a jab from Pono.
Pono throws out a leg kick but Asadov moves out of range and Pono only half commits.
Pono misses with an uppercut.
Pono tries to land a leg kick but Asadov saw it coming and moves away.
Asadov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pono throws the left hand but Asadov avoids the punch easily.
Asadov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arzuman Asadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Asadov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pono looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

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

Asadov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pono is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Asadov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

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

Asadov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pono is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Asadov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pono can do anything to dispel that myth.

Asadov tries for a kimura but Pono is defending well.

Asadov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Asadov is trying to get an arm triangle but Pono is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Asadov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pono struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Asadov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pono, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzuman Asadov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arzuman Asadov's cut.
That's time! Asadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pono lands a jab to Asadov's midsection.
Asadov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asadov slips under a jab.
Arzuman Asadov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pono stuffs the takedown attempt from Asadov. Asadov gets slowly back to his feet.

Asadov scores a takedown into full mount!

Asadov has control of Pono's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pono regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asadov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pono is surviving well by controlling Asadov's body position as best he can.
Pono is squirming around, avoiding Asadov's attempts to control the action.

Asadov working for a guillotine from mount but Pono is in no mood to give up.

Asadov is working for a guillotine from mount but Pono frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Asadov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pono has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Asadov is working for a guillotine from mount but Pono frees his head quite easily.
Asadov wants to control the pace but Pono is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Asadov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pono is surviving well by controlling Asadov's body position as best he can.

Asadov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Asadov working for a guillotine from mount but Pono is in no mood to give up.
Asadov with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Asadov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Asadov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Asadov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pono to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pono shrugs it off.

Asadov has control of Pono's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pono regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Asadov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Asadov extends the arm and Pono is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arzuman Asadov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ms Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ms Bong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bong
vs
Santos

182 cm
19
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ms Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rico Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Bong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bong is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.

Bong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos!
Bong tries to improve position but can't.
Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bong is avoiding damage well.
Santos trying to control the position but Bong is working away.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bong is looking to escape.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bong looks a forlorn figure.

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.
Bong is looking to get to half guard.
Bong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.

Bong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santos.

Santos goes for an armbar but Bong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bong.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bong working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.

Bong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Bong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Bong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bong tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.
Bong trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santos misses with a takedown attempt

and Bong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bong wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santos wants to stand up but Bong is controlling him.

Bong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bong's head.
Bong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bong tries to get out of the position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bong kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bong is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rico Santos.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bong.

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.
Santos shoots and misses

so Bong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bong manages to get himself to full guard.
Bong is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Bong controlling the position.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Bong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bong wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ms Bong just wasn't active enough.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Bong misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos wants to control from the top but Bong keeps moving.
Bong is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.

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

Bong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Santos escapes and throws Bong's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos.

Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bong struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rico Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bong just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bong.
Bong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bong.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bong's back!
Santos wants to control but Bong manages to buck him off and is now in Santos's guard! Nice work there by Bong!
Bong wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bong gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Rico Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bong's guard.
Bong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bong is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Bong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bong wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Santos working for a triangle but Bong defends it easily.
Rico Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bong tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bong has Santos in his guard.

Bong is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bong trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Santos has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bong's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Santos seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Bong's chin but Bong turns very nicely into Santos's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Bong.
Bong wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos keeping full guard, as Bong tries to pass.
Bong wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rico Santos!