Monday Night Showdown 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cade Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Meaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Promises Promises. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Smith
vs
Meaney

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cade Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Meaney!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meaney throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Meaney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meaney tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Meaney is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meaney is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meaney on the ground.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meaney is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Meaney frees his head quite easily.
Meaney is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Meaney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith controlling from mount.

That's two 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.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meaney is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meaney is looking to escape.
Meaney is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Meaney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith tries to control but Meaney wriggling away.
Meaney manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Meaney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Meaney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith not doing much here.

Meaney is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Smith is tapping! Great win for Meaney!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liam Meaney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatty McFatterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFatterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fat. Fatty McFatterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stein
vs
McFatterson

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fatty McFatterson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stein lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends McFatterson sprawling to the canvas. Stein follows him down, looking for the kill. Can McFatterson hang on?

It looks like Fatty McFatterson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFatterson gets full guard.

McFatterson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stein should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, McFatterson has tightened it up now! Stein should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fatty McFatterson!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Burn in My Light. Mark Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Daley
vs
Wilson

175 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Wilson shoots in.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson controlling the action here.

Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Daley still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Daley has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wilson struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Daley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson is controlling Daley's trapped leg to prevent Daley from advancing to side control.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Daley wants to stand but Wilson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Daley trying to control from Wilson's half guard. Wilson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Daley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilson is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Wilson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
Wilson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wilson pulls Daley in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Daley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Daley taking a breather.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.

It looks like Mark Wilson has been cut.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Daley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Daley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daley wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Daley both land. Nice combination.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Daley.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Daley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Wilson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Daley shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Wilson is backing up but Daley catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Wilson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Daley Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Daley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Randaberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parry Hotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Randaberg
vs
Hotter

181 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

201 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Randaberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Parry Hotter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hotter misses with a double jab.

Hotter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Randaberg to the mat! Randaberg manages to get full guard.
Hotter wanted to stand there but Randaberg had control of the position.

Randaberg is looking for a triangle but Hotter pushes his legs off easily.
Randaberg keeping moving, preventing Hotter from controlling successfully.
Hotter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randaberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Randaberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hotter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hotter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Randaberg working for a triangle but Hotter defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hotteris looking to pass into half guard but Randaberg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Randaberg is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randaberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hotter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Randaberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Randaberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Randaberg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Randaberg looking to pass the guard.

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

Randaberg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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.
Randaberg passes Hotter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hotter wants to improve his position but Randaberg is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Randaberg is working for a kimura but Hotter is defending it quite comfortably.
Hotter wants to control but Randaberg is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotter is looking for a sweep. Randaberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Randaberg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randaberg prevents Hotter from improving his position.

Randaberg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randaberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hotter keeps working.

That's four 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.
Hotter looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Randaberg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Davies
vs
Taylor

190 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Davies stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Don Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Taylor.

Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davies to the mat! Davies manages to get full guard.
Davies scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Davies could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Taylor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davies dives on top into guard.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor looks gassed!
Davies cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.

It looks like Mark Taylor has been cut.
Davies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies landing some decent shots from guard.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davies preventing the sweep.
Davies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That has opened up Mark Taylor's cut even more.
Davies lands a couple of elbows.

The cut above Mark Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.

Mark Taylor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Taylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Davies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Payton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wong
vs
Payton

180 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 152 Quality

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Payton does no damage.
Payton moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Wong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wong lands in his opponent's guard.
Payton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Payton is retaining full guard.

Wong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wong tries to stand but Payton is controlling from the bottom.
Wong 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payton fails with the takedown.
Wong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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.
Payton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wong throws a left and a right that both miss

so Payton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wong looking to control.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payton is controlling him.
Wong pulls Payton in close to his closed guard and prevents Payton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton content to stall in guard here.
Wong managing to control the position.
Payton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wong wants to stand up but Payton is controlling him.
Wong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Payton won't allow Wong to sweep him here.

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.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Payton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payton.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wong is pressed up against the cage. Payton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wong down to the mat. Wong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Payton looks gassed!
Payton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Payton tries for a takedown but Wong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Payton.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payton shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Walter Payton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wong darts in and clinches Payton up against the cage.
Payton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payton has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.

Wong breaks the clinch.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Payton is breathing heavily.
Wong works over Payton's head and body with a nice combination.
Payton shoots for a double leg takedown but Wong sprawls well. He's pushed Payton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong shoots in for a double leg but Payton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wong throws a combination. Payton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wong throws a right hand that Payton ducks under and follows up with a left that Payton also avoids with ease.
Wong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payton.
Payton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong falls off balance throwing a combination

and Payton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong has Payton pulled in close to control his posture.
Wong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payton is controlling him.
Wong trying to control the position.
Payton trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Payton prevents Wong from getting back to his feet.
Payton wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong has his hands on Payton's head, controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wong.

Wong decides to stand back up. Wong steps back and let's Payton get back to his feet.
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton shoots for a double leg takedown but Wong sprawls well. He's pushed Payton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Payton.
Payton swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
James Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wong duly obliges.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Wong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Wong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wong 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. This is the final round!

Payton tries to move into range but Wong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payton closes the distance but Wong moves to the side
and Wong counters with a left and a right that stings Payton.
Wong misses with a low kick as Payton jumps back.
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wong.
Payton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payton with a poor takedown
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Payton swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payton doesn't seem phased though.
Payton slips a jab and a cross from Wong.

Wong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wong is thwarting Payton's attempts to control the position.
Payton wants to get back to full guard.
Wong stalling.
Payton punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to pass to full mount but Payton defends it.
Payton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wong is working away from the top position though.

Wong escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wong misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Wong misses.
Wong misses with a few strikes there.
Payton shoots for a takedown but Wong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wong shoots in and drives through. Payton sprawls well.
Wong scores with a nice head shot.
Wong misses with a body kick.
Wong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Payton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Payton taking a breather.
Wong is trying to drag Payton to the mat but Payton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong jumps guard but Payton stands there with Wong around his waist. Wong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the 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.
Payton tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Payton keeps him there for the moment.
Wong blocking some punches.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong gets underhooks to prevent Payton's takedown attempt.
Wong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Payton won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Payton has him pressed against the cage.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wong 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Fife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fife's entrance music is Fishin Hole. A fine choice. Beckham has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. David Beckham has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Barney Fife's chin.

Fife
vs
Beckham

176 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 London, Barney Fife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fife gets a takedown into half guard.
Beckham is looking to improve his position.
Fife throwing shots but Beckham is blocking nicely.

Fife is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fife throwing shots but Beckham is blocking nicely.
Beckham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fife.
Fife looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beckham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beckham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beckham.
Fife throwing strikes from guard but Beckham blocks nicely.

Beckham is looking for a triangle but Fife pushes his legs off easily.
Beckham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fife is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fife lands a with a good body shot.

Fife shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fife with the ground and pound from mount.
Fife lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fife lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beckham working to try and regain half guard.
Fife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beckham gets back to half guard.
Beckham is trying to get back to full guard.

Fife wants to work for an arm triangle but Beckham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beckham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fife.
Fife working Beckham over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fife is looking for a kimura here.
Fife is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham is trying to get back to full guard.
Fife landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beckham is trying to stand.
Fife lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beckham wants to improve his position but Fife is controlling well.
Fife 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.
Fife passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fife lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fife looking to finish Beckham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beckham!
Beckham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fife lands a heavy elbow.
Beckham is looking to get to half guard.
Fife working Beckham over with strikes here.
Fife avoids the attempt from Beckham to control.
Fife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fife lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beckham tries to hold on but Fife pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckham is bucking up trying to escape but Fife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fife cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beckham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fife lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fife with a couple of short strikes.
Beckham is bucking up trying to escape but Fife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fife with shots to the head and body - Beckham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beckham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beckham is trying to stand.
Fife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beckham?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fife lands a big shot there that rocks Beckham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beckham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fife unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Fife 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.

A shot to de liver by Fife. Beautiful body shot.
Fife shoots in looking for a takedown. Beckham tries to sprawl out of it but Fife keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beckham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fife swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fife feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fife makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fife working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Fife throwing strikes but missing.
Beckham wants to sweep but no luck.
Beckham is trying to control the position but Fife postures up.
Fife makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fife working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fife preventing the sweep.
Beckham wants to stand up but Fife is controlling him.

Beckham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet but Fife is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fife is in close to Beckham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fife content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beckham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fife.
Beckham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fife lands a couple of digs.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fife stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fife is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Fife throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fife missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fife sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beckham's guard.
Fife wants to free his trapped foot but Beckham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fife not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fife not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fife is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beckham!
Beckham is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beckham is looking to improve his position but Fife isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fife with shots to the head and body - Beckham looks very uncomfortable down there.

Fife goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Beckham is on top in guard.
Beckham trying to control but Fife is working from the bottom.
Fife lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Beckham trying to control the position from guard on top but Fife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beckham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fife looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beckham is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fife will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fife is striking from the bottom but Beckham uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Fife is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Beckham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fife. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Beckham is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Beckham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fife avoids a punch combination nicely.
David Beckham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fife lands a body shot.

Fife shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fife throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fife postures up and lands a big shot to Beckham's brow.
Beckham looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckham, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Fife 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. This is the final round!

Fife looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckham is just out of range.
Beckham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fife.
Fife tries for a takedown but Beckham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beckham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fife.
Beckham throws a right and a left that Fife avoids nicely.
Fife fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beckham is out of range.
Fife is looking to wear down Beckham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fife looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckham is just out of range.
Fife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beckham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Beckham finds it's way through Fife's defenses.
Fife looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckham is just out of range.
Beckham fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Beckham with that takedown attempt.

Fife scores with a takedown into Beckham's guard.
Fife is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fife loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fife drops back looking for a leg! Beckham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beckham manages to kick Fife off! Fife jumps back into Beckham's guard.
Beckham throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet but Fife is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fife passes into half guard.
Fife lands strikes from half guard.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet.
Fife landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fife throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Fife passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beckham!
Fife is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckham can do to turn this around?
Fife is landing with some decent strikes but Beckham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fife lands a heavy elbow.
Beckham tries to hold on but Fife postures up.
Beckham is trying to escape the mount.
Beckham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beckham?
Fife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beckham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fife thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Fife wants to finish this one by submission but Beckham is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fife.
Fife throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barney Fife overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beckham is desperately trying to improve his position but Fife has a good base and remains in mount.
Beckham is trying to stand up.
Beckham tries to reverse the position but Fife maintains control.
Fife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
Beckham is trying to escape the mount.
Fife working Beckham over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Beckham is in a horrible position here. Fife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckham can't escape the position.
Fife with the ground and pound from mount.
Fife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
David Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckham is trying to stand up.
Fife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beckham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
Beckham is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Beckham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beckham is bucking up trying to escape but Fife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barney Fife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beckham is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Beckham flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Fife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fife, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Fife!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Spartalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Kinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prodigy - Diesel Power. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dexter Kinley enters the cage!

Spartalainen
vs
Kinley

186 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

TFP Graphics

Blitzkrieg Supplements
2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 152 Quality

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Spartalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Kinley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Kinley misses.
Kinley throws a body punch but Spartalainen moves out of range.
Kinley tries to clinch but Spartalainen is having none of it.
Kinley misses with the combination.

Spartalainen scores with a takedown into Kinley's guard.
Spartalainen is pushing down on Kinley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kinley is fighting to maintain full guard but Spartalainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spartalainen trying to pass the guard but Kinley defending well.

Spartalainen is trying to work for a kimura but Kinley is defending well.
Spartalainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartalainen is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spartalainen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kinley defends it well.
Kinley won't allow Spartalainen to pass to mount.
Spartalainen uses his free foot to push down on Kinley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kinley.

Spartalainen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kinley has worked his arm free - good work by Kinley!

Spartalainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spartalainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kinley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kinley prevents Spartalainen from moving into mount.
Spartalainen works to advance to full mount. Kinley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kinley is working to get back to half guard.

Spartalainen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kinley is now in Spartalainen's guard. A big mistake from Spartalainen there, giving up the dominant position!

Spartalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spartalainen looking for a guillotine here but Kinley defends easily.
Kinley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

Spartalainen looking for a guillotine here but Kinley defends easily.
Spartalainen is breathing heavily.
Kinley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spartalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinley trying to control the position from guard on top but Spartalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Spartalainen has his foot on Kinley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinley works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinley wants to pass the guard but Spartalainen is keeping the position.

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

Spartalainen has his foot on Kinley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinley works his way back into a safe position though.

Spartalainen has his foot on Kinley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinley works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Spartalainen 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.

Kinley doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartalainen circles away.
Kinley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinley misses with an uppercut. Spartalainen saw that one coming.
Kinley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spartalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinley misses with a double jab

and Spartalainen counters with a single leg into guard. Kinley didn't expect that.

Spartalainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spartalainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartalainen wants to pass the guard but Kinley is keeping the position.
Spartalainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spartalainen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kinley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spartalainen but great work by Kinley.
Spartalainen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Spartalainen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kinley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lucio Spartalainen!