HFC 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Diaz
vs
Finn

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a jab to Finn's midsection.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Finn looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed

and Finn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finn.
Diaz is leaning against Finn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Finn.

Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Finn!
Diaz lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Finn is in trouble!
Finn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn manages to control the position for a moment.
Diaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Finn looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Finn really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finn trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finn wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Finn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Finn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Finn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to control but Finn wriggling away.
Diaz looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a strike there. Finn manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Finn uses the momentum to regain guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finn scores with a leg kick.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Finn sprawls well.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Finn.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finn stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Finn counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Finn from standing up.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finn regains full guard. Nicely done.

Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Finn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Finn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Finn!
Finn working the head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronaldo Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Finn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finn pinned against the cage. Finn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Finn scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.

Diaz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Finn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Diaz.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Finn prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Finn postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Diaz to stand up.

Finn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finn with a knee to the head.
Finn tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Finn has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Finn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Finn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Finn blocks the strikes from Diaz.
Finn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Finn stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz shoots in but Finn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Finn takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finn smiles and moves away.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finn but Finn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Finn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mickey Finn has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the action but Finn is working from the bottom.

Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finn tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finn to the ground. Finn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Finn rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Finn.
Finn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Finn breaks from the clinch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Finn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Finn moves into the clinch.
Finn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Finn won't allow it.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finn prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Finn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finn lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finn lands a knee to the body.

Finn manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finn tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finn to the ground. Finn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

Finn drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Finn.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finn counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Finn is controlling him well.
Finn controls the position from side control.
Diaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Finn keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Diaz holding both Finn 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz rolls, trying to escape but Finn keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Finn controlling the positon.
Diaz trying to control the position but Finn manages to sink in the hooks.
Finn controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Diaz right now.
Finn not allowing Diaz to control his hands.
Finn has the hooks in. Diaz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Finn trying to control.
Diaz trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Finn is trying to stick to Diaz's back but Diaz is turning into Finn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Finn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diaz.
Finn is trying to keep Diaz in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Diaz stands up out of the half guard.

Finn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Finn looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Finn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Mickey Finn!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mickey Finn!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mickey Finn!

Mickey Finn wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Henn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tyson griffin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

griffin
vs
Henn

170 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

The Fire Inside

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 Hilo, tyson griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Henn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Henn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henn tries to avoid it but griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henn to the ground. Henn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
griffin blocks a head kick by Henn.
Horrible takedown by Henn or perhaps it was just good defense by griffin which made him look bad.
griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Henn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
griffin shoots in and drives through. Henn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
griffin throws a series of punches but Henn avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Henn clinches up with griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Henn goes for a takedown in the clinch but griffin prevents it.

Henn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but griffin moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henn.

griffin scores with a takedown into Henn's guard.

griffin drops back looking for a leg! Henn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henn manages to kick griffin off! griffin jumps back into Henn's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
griffin is breathing heavily.
griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from griffin.

Henn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Henn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin passes Henn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from griffin there.
griffin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henn?
A nice elbow there by griffin.
griffin controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henn tries to reverse the position but griffin maintains control.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henn can't escape the position.

griffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Henn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
griffin uses his free foot to push down on Henn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henn.
Henn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
griffin 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.
griffin landing punches.
griffin controlling from mount.
griffin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henn hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
griffin drops an elbow to the side of Henn's head.
griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Henn pushes griffin off and gets back to his feet.
griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for griffin with that takedown attempt.
griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henn is looking to clinch but griffin is avoiding it.
griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Henn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
tyson griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henn counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but BJ Henn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

griffin tries for a takedown but Henn circles away easily

and Henn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed griffin's head.
Henn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henn throwing strikes here but griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
griffin tries to hold on but Henn postures up.
Henn manages to capitalize on a mistake by griffin to take his back!
griffin turns into Henn and is now in his guard.
griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
griffin wants to control from the top but Henn keeps moving.
griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Henn's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for griffin!

Henn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Henn misses with a head shot.

Henn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but griffin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
griffin is not content to let Henn control the position.

Henn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by griffin, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on griffin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
griffin is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Henn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming griffin to the mat! griffin manages to get full guard.
Henn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henn pushes down on griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henn blocks the strikes from griffin.
Henn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
griffin tries to get to full guard but Henn has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henn wants to lay and pray for a moment but griffin keeps working.
griffin gets full guard.
griffin is trying to keep Henn in close.
griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
griffin misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Henn does no damage.
Henn throws a right and a left that griffin avoids nicely.
griffin misses with a few strikes there.
tyson griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henn misses with an uppercut. griffin saw that one coming.
griffin throws a right hand that Henn ducks under and follows up with a left that Henn also avoids with ease.

Henn has managed to clinch.

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.
Henn works on griffin's body with a couple of short punches.

Henn jumps into guard, dragging griffin to the mat.

Henn is looking for a triangle but griffin pushes his legs off easily.
griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henn lands a good elbow from the bottom.

Henn is looking for a triangle but griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Henn is trying to keep griffin in close.

Henn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
griffin misses with a wild body shot.

griffin gets caught flat footed, as Henn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henn throwing strikes from guard but griffin blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Henn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henn sprawls well initially but griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henn wants to get back to his feet.
Henn gets full guard.
BJ Henn has got the better of the ground game so far.

Henn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Henn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Henn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henn controls griffin momentarily but griffin frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
griffin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin advances position into side control!
griffin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin is chipping away with strikes.

Henn bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

griffin feints and as Henn raises his hands in defense, griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
griffin trying to control but Henn is working from the bottom.
Henn controlling the position.
griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
griffin trying to control but Henn is working from the bottom.

Henn working for a triangle but griffin defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henn is looking for a triangle but griffin pushes his legs off easily.
griffin lands a couple of elbows.
griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Henn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
griffin is in close to Henn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
griffin advances position into side control!
griffin scores with punches from side control.
griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henn keeps working.
Henn manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from griffin there.
griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from griffin there.

griffin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henn defends it well.
griffin is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
tyson griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for BJ Henn!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for BJ Henn!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for BJ Henn!

BJ Henn wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belforte
vs
Sambo

186 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

aKua
The Fire Inside

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Belforte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Sambo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belforte fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Belforte or perhaps it was just good defense by Sambo which made him look bad.
Belforte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Belforte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Belforte.
Belforte tries to advance to mount but Sambo denies him.

Belforte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sambo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belforte working away.

Belforte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sambo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Belforte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Belforte tries to advance to mount but Sambo denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sambo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Belforte wants to free his trapped foot but Sambo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Belforte shoots in but no luck this time.
Belforte is breathing heavily.

Sambo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Belforte is pressing down on Sambo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sambo with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambo wants to control from the top but Belforte keeps moving.
Sambo passes Belforte's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sambo is looking to take a break and control but Belforte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sambo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Belforte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sambo trying to pass the guard but Belforte defending well.

Sambo is working for a submission of some sort.

Sambo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Belforte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sambo prevents Belforte from improving his position.
Sambo trying to mount his opponent but Belforte defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sambo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Belforte is just riding it out for now. Sambo eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

so Sambo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Belforte tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Belforte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sambo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sambo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sambo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belforte's guard.

Belforte looking for submissions off his back.
Belforte is in trouble now - Sambo has advanced to mount!
Sambo trying to control but Belforte is having none of it.
Belforte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sambo wants to finish this one by submission but Belforte is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sambo.

Sambo looking for a guillotine from mount but Belforte is having none of it.
Belforte is looking to improve his position but Sambo isn't that keen on the idea.

Sambo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Belforte bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sambo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sambo, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Sambo 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.

Belforte has his takedown stuffed

and Sambo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sambo tries to stand and escape but Belforte is controlling the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sambo connects with a nice short shot to Belforte's temple.
Belforte wants to get back to full guard.
Belforte is pressing down on Sambo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belforte keeping moving, preventing Sambo from controlling successfully.

Belforte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sambo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sambo advances position into side control!

Sambo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belforte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sambo tries for a kimura but Belforte is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Belforte tries to improve position but can't.
Sambo lands a few punches from side control.
Belforte regains half guard.
Belforte tries to roll over but Sambo keeps him under control.
Belforte is staying active underneath Sambo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belforte is in trouble now - Sambo has advanced to mount!
Belforte is looking to improve his position but Sambo isn't that keen on the idea.

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

Sambo working for a submission but Belforte is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belforte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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

Sambo has hold of Belforte's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belforte manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Sambo has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Belforte is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Sambo!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Katsouranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dave O Connor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Katsouranis
vs
O Connor

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantinos Katsouranis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave O Connor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katsouranis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Katsouranis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Katsouranis is rocked!
O Connor is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Katsouranis hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave O Connor!