FKG 1 - First Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vingh Lee Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thales Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee Tran
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vingh Lee Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thales Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee Tran trying to control from the bottom.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Lee Tran is working away.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva stops Lee Tran from getting back to his feet.
Silva works his way into side control.
Lee Tran struggling a bit here.
Lee Tran prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lee Tran is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Tran is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee Tran some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva is putting a hurting on Lee Tran here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee Tran taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Lee Tran tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lee Tran is trying to improve his position.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee Tran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee Tran. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee Tran sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Tran misses with a head kick.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee Tran.
Lee Tran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee Tran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Lee Tran keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee Tran lands a knee to the body.
Lee Tran fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vingh Lee Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee Tran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva keeps control of Lee Tran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Lee Tran is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee Tran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee Tran tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Lee Tran has a takedown stuffed.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Lee Tran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lee Tran counters with a stiff right hand.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee Tran some visible discomfort.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee Tran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva cracks Lee Tran with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee Tran is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Lee Tran is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee Tran is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lee Tran shoots in.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee Tran.

Lee Tran jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Silva passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thales Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a combination that misses

and Lee Tran moves into the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee Tran fails to pull guard.
Lee Tran lands a body punch.
Lee Tran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee Tran can't break the clinch.
Lee Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee Tran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lee Tran blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee Tran goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vingh Lee Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee Tran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee Tran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Lee Tran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee Tran tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee Tran's guard.
Silva stops Lee Tran from standing up.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva passes Lee Tran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva passes to full mount!
Silva trying to control but Lee Tran is having none of it.
Lee Tran is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Lee Tran to control.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lee Tran in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee Tran is trying to escape the mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Lee Tran is squirming around nicely.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee Tran?
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee Tran's face.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Lee Tran that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee Tran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva scoring with strikes but Lee Tran is staying in there.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Lee Tran looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee Tran is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to control but Lee Tran wriggling away.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Silva has hold of Lee Tran's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lee Tran manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lee Tran taking shots to the head.
Lee Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thales Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Lee Tran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva misses with the combination.
Lee Tran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee Tran. Lee Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Lee Tran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Lee Tran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vingh Lee Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Lee Tran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee Tran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee Tran counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee Tran closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Lee Tran pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a jab. Lee Tran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Silva shoots in and bounces Lee Tran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Lee Tran keeps moving.
Lee Tran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva passes Lee Tran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thales Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee Tran trying to control from the bottom.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee Tran is trying to stand.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee Tran's face.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee Tran's face.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva trying to control but Lee Tran is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Lee Tran really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Lee Tran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee Tran is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee Tran hang on?
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Lee Tran but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Lee Tran is in trouble!
Lee Tran is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Lee Tran is working hard here to advance position.
Lee Tran in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee Tran's face.
Lee Tran is trying to stand up.
Thales Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thales Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thales Silva!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anund Jakob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Figueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anund Jakob had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jakob
vs
Figueira

191 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
22
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Predator Nutrition
Predator Nutrition

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anund Jakob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo Figueira!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jakob's waist but Jakob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Figueira off to one side.

Figueira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jakob keeping moving, preventing Figueira from controlling successfully.
Jakob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jakob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jakob tries to strike from the bottom.
Jakob is trying to control the position but Figueira postures up.
Jakob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Figueira on the ground.
Figueira throwing strikes but missing.
Jakob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jakob striking off his back but it's not causing Figueira any problems.
Figueira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jakob's waist but Jakob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Figueira off to one side.

Jakob closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jakob stands up and beckons Figueira to his feet.
Figueira misses with a takedown attempt

so Jakob counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anund Jakob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Figueira.
Jakob stops Figueira from standing up.

Figueira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jakob has his hands clasped together but Figueira extends an breaks Jakob's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Figueira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardo Figueira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallahassee Jenkins (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.

Tyler
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

CROWN

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tallahassee Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard but Jenkins has passed into side control.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks Tyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Jenkins controlling the pace for now.
Jenkins avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins lands a big elbow.

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.

Tyler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jenkins.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tallahassee Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Tyler's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler is looking to control Jenkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyler avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyler is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler working a defensive guard but Jenkins passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Jenkins 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.
Jenkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tyler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler can't escape the position.
Tyler wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jenkins instigates a clinch.
Jenkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyler blocks it with crossed arms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyler. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler looks to clinch

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyler won't be happy with that.

Jenkins is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tyler is trying to escape and Jenkins transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tyler is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jenkins! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tallahassee Jenkins!

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 Dowla Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dowla Mills has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mills
vs
Orton

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dowla Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills throws a one two combo.
Orton wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Mills misses with a body shot.

Orton takes the fight into the clinch.

Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Orton thows a big elbow that misses.
Mills is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orton is controlling him.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orton with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orton prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mills wants to stand up but Orton is controlling him.

Orton 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Orton stays in close to Mills's body and controls the position.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Mills blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Mills throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills misses with a two punch combination.
Mills misses with the combination.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dowla Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Orton keeps control of Mills as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Orton to work.

Orton has Mills pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Orton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mills tumbling to the mat - Orton dives into Mills's guard.
Orton works over Mills with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills wants to stand and escape but Orton is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Orton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orton looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom.
Orton trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills wants to stand but Orton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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

Orton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Orton pulls Mills into guard.
Orton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mills is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Orton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mills off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Orton wants to clinch.
Orton dodges the punch combination from Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Orton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orton at a distance.
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mills is looking to wear down Orton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dowla Mills dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mills lands a big uppercut and Orton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Orton looks OK. Mills waves Orton back to his feet!

Orton is rocked!
Mills looks to land a combination but Orton avoids it well.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
Orton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orton wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Dowla Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Mills lands a with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Mills.
Mills lands a nice hook to Orton's body. Orton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Mills finds it's way through Orton's defenses.
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Mills lands a left and a right that sends Orton crashing to the canvas! Mills dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton is squirming around, avoiding Mills's attempts to control the action.
Mills is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mills stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mills lands with a nice combination. Orton backs away looking to recover.
Mills drops Orton with a left right combo! Mills follows him down to the ground into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton tries to bench press Mills off him but Mills keeps the position.
Mills tries to stand but Orton is controlling his head.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orton on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orton circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mills.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dowla Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mills 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dowla Mills!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

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RATING
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between frankie lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Tweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). frankie lester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Tweet's chin.

lester
vs
Tweet

191 cm
23
219 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, frankie lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Tweet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lester looks for the body kick but Tweet saw that one coming.
Tweet looks to throw a body kick
and lester counters with a nice body shot.
lester tries to clinch up.
Tweet shoots and misses
and lester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tweet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lester counters with a series of strikes. Tweet will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweet misses with a shot to the body
and lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tweet is rocked!
Tweet throws a leg kick

and lester counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tweet's brow.

Tweet has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics lester uses from the top position.

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

Tweet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. lester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tweet looks gassed!
lester passes into half guard.

Tweet looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Tweet has hold of lester's hands but lester slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lester seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
lester sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tweet defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. lester lands a nice short elbow.
lester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
lester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. lester connects with a nice short shot to Tweet's temple.
Tweet taking some punishment here, with lester in his half guard.
Tweet throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
lester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tweet!
lester fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweet slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
lester lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
lester is pressing down on Tweet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tweet is holding on for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
lester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tweet's head.
lester is keen to just control but Tweet is a slippery customer.
Tweet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from lester.
lester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tweet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tweet tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tweet throws a predictable looking body shot

and lester counters by moving into the clinch.
lester pushes Tweet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
lester is trying to break free.
lester throws an elbow that misses.
lester lands an uppercut.
lester digs a right hand into Tweet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tweet's gas tank.

Tweet pulls guard successfully.
lester tries to stand but Tweet is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tweet is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! lester has his hands clasped together but Tweet extends an breaks lester's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Tweet!