SMMA UK 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between denis meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Averieus (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.

meacham
vs
Averieus

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, denis meacham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Averieus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
meacham throws a low kick but Averieus avoids it.
Averieus lands with a right hand.
Averieus misses with a two punch combination.
Averieus wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Averieus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Averieus swinging wilding here.
meacham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Averieus counters by moving into the clinch.

Averieus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Averieus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Averieus misses with a few strikes there.
Averieus throws a big shot that misses.
Averieus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Averieus throws a combination that misses

and meacham counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Averieus down! meacham is looking to finish but Averieus is intelligently defending himself.

Averieus is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

meacham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Averieus is still on wobbly legs! Can meacham finish him?
Averieus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and meacham counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Averieus to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by meacham!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). denis meacham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Crumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big D has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crumble
vs
D

194 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Crumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big D!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumble tries for a takedown but D sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for D with that takedown attempt.
Crumble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crumble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crumble throws a chopping leg kick but D manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crumble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
D lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
D uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crumble.
Crumble tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crumble misses with a double jab.
D tries for a takedown but Crumble circles away easily

and Crumble counters with a series of strikes that sends D to the canvas! Crumble follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Crumble 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.
Crumble is breathing heavily.
Crumble won't allow D to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

D had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Crumble is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. D Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Crumble's back instead.
Crumble is in bad spot here.

Crumble defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of D's arms.
Crumble covering up well and avoiding damage.
Crumble tries to escape but D has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Crumble is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if D gets his way!
Crumble manages to reverse the position and now he's in D's guard. Nice work there by Crumble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

D looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumble looking to pass the guard.

D looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crumble decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crumble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crumble throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
Crumble looks to land a combination. D sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
A slow jab from D misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crumble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crumble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crumble cracks D with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crumble looks for a takedown but D sprawls well.
D misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crumble has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Crumble. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Crumble throws a head kick that misses.
Crumble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

D has managed to clinch.
D jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crumble walks away with a smile on his face. D gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from D misses.
D misses with a two punch combination.
Crumble tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D avoids the head kick by Crumble.
D moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raymond Crumble will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

D moves out of range of the body kick.
D should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
D moves out of range of the body kick.
Crumble misses with a kick to the body.
Crumble throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and D cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Raymond Crumble has been cut.
D doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Crumble counters with a single leg into guard. D didn't expect that.

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

Crumble stands up from D's guard - Crumble perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crumble tries to close the distance and clinch up but D swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumble misses with the combination.
D wants to land a leg kick but Crumble is out of range.
Crumble wants to clinch
and D counters with a stiff right hand.
Crumble tries to work over D's front leg with a kick but D checks it.
D shoots for a takedown but Crumble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crumble drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crumble wants to get up but he can't break D's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

D manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crumble tries to clinch up.
Crumble staying out of range there.
Crumble looks to land a combination but D avoids it well.
Nice body punch from D.
Crumble cracks D with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crumble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crumble swats away the attempt to clinch by D.

D shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. D showed some decent athleticism there.
D trying to pass the guard but Crumble defending well.
Big D has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crumble looking for submissions off his back.
D thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crumble's head.

D is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crumble defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crumble manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Crumble looking for a guillotine here but D defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crumble wants to get back to his feet but D is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
D stands and throws Crumble's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crumble is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but D has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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

D is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crumble is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crumble manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Big D will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raymond Crumble's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crumble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crumble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raymond Crumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crumble tries to clinch up.
Crumble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raymond Crumble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crumble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D circles away quickly and effectively.
Crumble fails with the takedown.
Crumble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Crumble with that takedown attempt.
D misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D throws a series of punches but Crumble avoids them all with ease.
Crumble throws a combination that misses

and D counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crumble!

D has control of Crumble's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crumble regains control of the situation pretty easily.
D throwing strikes here but Crumble is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crumble keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
D throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Crumble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crumble is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumble 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.

Crumble is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. D locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Crumble is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big D!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quick Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ness
vs
Jones

200 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Demonic Clothing
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quick Ness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ness closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ness working the body and head with strikes.
Ness is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ness lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ness works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ness. What's that going to do exactly?
Ness 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.
Ness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ness fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Ness cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Jones is out cold! Ness jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quick Ness!
Quick Ness retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Henrique Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freitas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Henrique Freitas

182 cm
19
196 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Henrique Freitas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black moves into the clinch.
Freitas wants to break free but Black has control.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freitas tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Freitas drops back down to his feet.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Sergio Henrique Freitas has been cut.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freitas looks gassed!
Freitas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freitas.
Black is leaning against Freitas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Freitas is rocked!
Black lands a big right hand that drops Freitas! The killer instinct kicks in and Black finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Black!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erkki Black!
Erkki Black retains his middleweight title!