EWB XV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Guerilla Radio by RATM. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Whittaker

188 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
256 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whittaker tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Whittaker wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Whittaker is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

Whittaker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Whittaker.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smith manages to pass to side control.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet.

Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to clinch.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Whittaker is rocked!

Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whittaker is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Whittaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whittaker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Whittaker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith cracks Whittaker with a big elbow.
Whittaker is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.

Whittaker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Whittaker in a clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Whittaker looks gassed!
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet but Smith passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whittaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whittaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith stalling.
Nice strikes from Smith there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to get back to full guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith not doing much here.
Whittaker is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Whittaker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whittaker throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a knee to the head.
Smith wants to stall.

Whittaker breaks the clinch.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith moves away from the strike by Whittaker.
Whittaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Whittaker thows a body shot but no joy.

Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whittaker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Whittaker counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Whittaker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Whittaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Whittaker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matt Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Smith stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Whittaker to get to his feet.

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Whittaker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Whittaker regains half guard.
Whittaker is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Smith prevents Whittaker from standing back up.
Whittaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whittaker has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Whittaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whittaker wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whittaker is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whittaker's face.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Whittaker is in trouble!
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whittaker on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whittaker bucks Smith off and manages to get back to his feet!
Whittaker tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.

Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whittaker to the mat! Whittaker manages to get full guard.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Whittaker, up you get!

Smith has Whittaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Whittaker.
Whittaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Whittaker breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whittaker tries to clinch

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Whittaker has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Whittaker throws a head kick that misses.
Smith cracks Whittaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith works the jab nicely.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith trying to control the action but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Whittaker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Whittaker decides to stand up.

Whittaker moves into the clinch.

Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Whittaker.

Whittaker feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Whittaker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Whittaker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Whittaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith drops Whittaker with a right and a left! Smith comes rushing in but Whittaker regains his composure and manages to keep Smith in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stops Whittaker from standing up.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whittaker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whittaker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Whittaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whittaker is trying to stand.
Whittaker tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whittaker is trying to stand.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whittaker keeps working.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Whittaker shoots in.
Whittaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whittaker can pounce on him.
Whittaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Gary Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith darts in trying to clinch

and Whittaker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Whittaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.

Whittaker drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Whittaker off! Whittaker jumps back into Smith's guard.
Whittaker prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Gary Whittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whittaker lands a couple of elbows.
Smith pulls Whittaker in close to his closed guard and prevents Whittaker from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.

Whittaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whittaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Whittaker.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Peers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Peers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Peers

182 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Peers!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Peers shoots in.
Peers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peers throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Peers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Peers.

Silva gets a clinch.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peers wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Peers breaks the clinch.

Peers clinches.
Peers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peers stalls.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peers pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peers throws a head kick that misses.
Peers lands with a nice body kick.
Peers throws a head kick that half lands.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Rolando Silva has been cut.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Peers defends the submission attempt.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva prevents Peers from standing back up.
Peers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peers looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peers is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Peers is defending well.
Silva trying to control the action but Peers is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Peers defends it.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Peers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peers is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peers avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peers is looking to land body kicks.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Peers counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Peers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peers throws a nice inside leg kick.

Peers tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peers is trying to break free.

Peers breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a head kick by Peers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Peers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolando Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Peers.
Silva wants to clinch but Peers slips to the side
and Peers counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rolando Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Peers - that's a beauty! Silva is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Peers can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Peers!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrek Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Purcell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Purcell

188 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrek Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Purcell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Purcell gets a takedown into half guard.
Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scott is looking to get back to full guard here but Purcell has managed to pass to side control instead.
Purcell punching from mount but Scott doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Purcell's attempts to control the action.
Purcell dominating with strikes here.
Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Purcell looking to finish with strikes here!
Purcell unloads with some shots from mount but Scott bucks and avoids them well.
Purcell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Purcell with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Purcell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Purcell looking to finish with strikes here!
Purcell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Purcell looking to secure an arm triangle but Scott defends it well.
Purcell prevents Scott from getting the reversal.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Scott throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Purcell's attempts to control the action.
Purcell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Scott 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.
Scott working to try and regain half guard.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Purcell on the ground.
Purcell trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Purcell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Purcell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Purcell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scott's face.
A nice elbow there by Purcell.
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
Purcell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Purcell working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Scott turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Purcell off and cradles Scott's limp body as Purcell celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jordan Purcell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Haruki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haruki has chosen Battle Without Honor Or Humanity - Tomoyasu Hotei as his entrance music. The key to victory for Alex Knight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Knight
vs
Haruki

183 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA's Best 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuo Haruki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haruki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haruki shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight lands with a slapping head kick.

Haruki is rocked!
Knight lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Haruki crumples to the floor! Knight milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Knight!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Frankie Washington enters the cage!

Machado
vs
Washington

183 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado which made him look bad.
Washington stuffs the takedown.
Washington wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.
Washington shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington is looking to clinch but Machado is avoiding it.

Machado scores a takedown into full mount!
Machado throwing strikes but Washington uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machado.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Machado is very close to passing his half guard.
Machado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Machado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Washington's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Washington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Machado with that takedown attempt.
Washington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado stalks Washington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Washington's face. Washington staggers backwards, shaken.
Machado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Washington looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machado pushes Washington up against the cage in a clinch.

Machado breaks from the clinch.
Machado swinging wilding here.
Machado tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Washington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machado is fending him off so far but Washington persists. Nope, Machado circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Washington.
Machado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Machado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machado shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Machado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Washington!
Machado with good strikes from the mount here!
Machado 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado punishing his opponent with strikes.
Washington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Washington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Washington controls the position.
Washington sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Washington holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Washington makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Washington showed some decent athleticism there.
Washington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
Machado is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado is staying active underneath Washington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Washington seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.
Washington is tying to control. Machado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Machado dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Washington has his takedown stuffed

and Machado counters by clinching up.

Machado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington misses with a takedown

and Machado counters with a takedown into side control.
Washington is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Washington is looking for a sweep.

Machado decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to clinch

so Washington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Machado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Matt Machado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Washington winds up and cracks Machado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington works his way into side control.
Washington scores with a couple of short elbows.

Washington decides to stand back up. Washington steps back and let's Machado get back to his feet.
Washington has his takedown stuffed
and Machado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matt Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Washington.
Machado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machado counters with a low kick, right behind Washington 's knee.
Machado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Washington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matt Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado stuffs the takedown.
Machado shoots for a takedown but Washington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machado misses with a body kick.
Washington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machado misses with a leg kick

and Washington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Machado is trying to stand.
Machado is trying to maintain the position but Washington is very close to passing his half guard.
Machado is trying to stand back up but Washington is controlling him
Washington is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Machado is looking to stand up but Washington isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machado uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Machado, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Machado against the cage but Machado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado darts in trying to clinch

and Washington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machado's guard now.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machado looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Machado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Machado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington's calf.
Washington thows a leg kick but Machado checks it
and Machado counters with a big head kick but Washington shrugs it off.

Machado gets a clinch.
Washington tries to pull guard but Machado won't allow it.
Machado stops a takedown attempt from Washington.

Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington fails with the takedown
and Machado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Matt Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Washington.
Machado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Machado.
Machado closes the distance and clinches up with Washington, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes Washington against the cage but Washington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machado tries a head kick but it misses.

Machado has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington thuds his shin into the meat of Machado's side.
Washington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck for Washington with that takedown attempt.
Washington tries for a takedown but Machado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Washington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machado circles away.

Machado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Washington has Machado pulled in close to control his posture.

Washington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Washington is working for a submission of some sort.

Machado kicks off Washington and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.
Washington throws a lazy head kick
and Machado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Washington thinking.
Machado lands a right hook to the body.
Washington with a poor takedown

and Machado counters with a single leg into guard. Washington didn't expect that.
Machado trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Machado postures up.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington wants to hit a switch here but Machado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Washington there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Washington is trying desperately to improve position.
Washington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Machado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Washington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Machado.
Washington regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Machado!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Sympathy For The Devil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Adam Schmidt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Schmidt
vs
Ross

195 cm
18
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
252 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ross!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Schmidt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.

Schmidt moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Ross changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schmidt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schmidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Adam Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ross.
Schmidt drops his shoulder and cracks Ross with a huge uppercut! Ross goes down! Can Schmidt finish him?

Ross is rocked!

It looks like James Ross has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt is looking to stand up but Ross won't let him.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Schmidt finish him?
Ross controls Schmidt momentarily but Schmidt frees himself.
Schmidt throws and elbow that misses. Ross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schmidt's guard. Nice move by Ross!
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross prevents Schmidt from getting back to his feet.
Ross 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.
Ross postures up.
Schmidt being controlled here, momentarily.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schmidt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Ross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ross wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Ross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schmidt drops Ross with a right and a left! Schmidt comes rushing in but Ross regains his composure and manages to keep Schmidt in guard.
Ross trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Schmidt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schmidt is looking to work some ground and pound but Ross has wrist control.

Schmidt stands up and waves to Ross to follow him.
Schmidt fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.
Schmidt drops Ross with a huge uppercut! Ross drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Schmidt is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Schmidt!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnelly has chosen Hand Of God by Black Market Hero as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tyson Steamboat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tyson Steamboat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Steamboat
vs
Donnelly

183 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Steamboat doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Donnelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steamboat won't be happy with that.
Donnelly working the ground and pound but Steamboat is defending the strikes.

Donnelly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steamboat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steamboat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donnelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Steamboat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Donnelly tries for a kimura but Steamboat is defending well.
Steamboat wants to get back to his feet but Donnelly drags him back down.
The referee asks Donnelly politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donnelly prefers to stall for the moment though.
Steamboat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steamboat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donnelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Donnelly wants to get back to full guard.

Steamboat is trying for a kimura here. Donnelly looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Steamboat wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Steamboat!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Akinfeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malachi Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Akinfeev
vs
Thomas

196 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Akinfeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinfeev lands with a cross.
Akinfeev tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akinfeev looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinfeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akinfeev throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Akinfeev tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Akinfeev lands a brutal head kick. Thomas looks out on his feet and Akinfeev throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Roman Akinfeev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albright comes to the cage accompanied by Rascal Deep Down. Karsten Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Albright
vs
Black

176 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Plays chess

White Gorilla Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Albright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Black instigates a clinch.

Black successfully pulls guard.
Albright passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Albright sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Albright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Black is looking to reverse the position.

Albright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Black knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Black is looking to reverse the position.
Albright trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright in side control, throwing shots but Black defends.
Albright staying calm.
Albright 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.

Albright has hold of Black's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Black tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Albright cranks the arm and Black screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Black, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Albright!
Jimmy Albright retains his lightweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plude
vs
Hopp

177 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

DEATH

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Hopp!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Plude.
Hopp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopp blocks a head kick by Plude.
No joy there for Plude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Plude misses.
Plude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopp.
Hopp keeps the fight on the outside.
Plude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plude misses with the combination.

Hopp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopp looking to control but Plude is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plude tries to hold on but Hopp postures up.
Hopp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hopp looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plude prevents Hopp from taking his back.
Hopp trying to control but Plude is having none of it.

Hopp wants to finish this one by submission but Plude is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hopp.
Plude taking shots to the head.
Plude keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hopp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Plude hang on?
Hopp lands with some strikes.

Plude is rocked!
Hopp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plude is looking to escape.
Oh Plude is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopp lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plude takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hopp unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Plude wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hopp celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hopp!
Michael Hopp is the new welterweight champion!