PlaygroundWars 5: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce Lowhanger (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.

Hayfore
vs
Lowhanger

188 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 7 - 1

205 cm
29
199 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deuce Lowhanger!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayfore tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowhanger checks the leg kick.
Lowhanger lands a jab.
Hayfore tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayfore misses with a kick to the body.
Hayfore tries to work over Lowhanger's front leg with a kick but Lowhanger checks it.
Lowhanger tries to bum rush Hayfore with a series of wild strikes but Hayfore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lowhanger drops Hayfore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hayfore looks back up at him and smiles so Lowhanger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hayfore is rocked!
Lowhanger lands with a right and another and another! Hayfore is in big trouble! Lowhanger lands again and this time it's lights out for Hayfore! A quality knockout there for Lowhanger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Deuce Lowhanger!

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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 Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pj Pencil acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tyler
vs
Pencil

170 cm
27
187 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

170 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 8 - 11 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pj Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyler counters with a big right hand! Oh Pencil is in trouble here! Tyler follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Tyler!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ranto Nickato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Average Joe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ranto Nickato's chin.

Nickato
vs
Joe

187 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranto Nickato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a body punch
and Nickato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Nickato.
Nickato wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Average Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Nickato both land. Nice combination.
Nickato is looking to land body kicks.
Joe misses with a body punch
and Nickato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nickato counters with a straight right hand.
Joe misses with a hook to the body
and Nickato counters with a three punch combo that has Joe backing up. Joe nods at Nickato to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nickato.
Joe throws a sloppy body shot
and Nickato comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Joe stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Nickato is on him like rabid pit bull! Joe slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ranto Nickato!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemek Karski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Przemek Karski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carter
vs
Karski

195 cm
27
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
244 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Przemek Karski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karski napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karski is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karski keeps working.
Karski is looking to regain half guard here but Carter keeps moving and retains side control.
Karski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carter asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Karski is defending well.

Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karski, who protects the arm well.

Karski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Karski connects with a jab.
Karski cracks Carter with an open hand slap.

Karski gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karski jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Karski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Karski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carter uses it to pass to side control.

Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Karski tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Karski is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into full mount! Karski won't be happy about that!

Carter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Karski is now in Carter's guard. A big mistake from Carter there, giving up the dominant position!
Karski passes Carter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Karski escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Carter dominated that 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.

Karski clinches up against the cage.

Carter lands a takedown into guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Karski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karski swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Carter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carter, into his guard.
Karski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karski is trying to get an arm triangle but Carter is defending well.

Karski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Karski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karski trying to move into half guard but instead Carter has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents Karski from getting back to his feet.

Karski has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Rick Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Karski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Carter has gone for a leg lock! Karski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carter's guard.
Karski works a leg free and moves into half guard.

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

Karski seems to be working for a kimura but Carter defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Przemek Karski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Karski is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Rick Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Carter scores with a takedown into Karski's guard.
Karski looking for a sweep. Not yet Karski, not yet.

Carter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karski has escaped and now he's on top!

Karski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carter has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Karski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carter has Karski in his guard.
Karski forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karski is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Carter tries to sprawl but Karski drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karski tries to stand and escape but Carter is controlling the position.
Karski trying to mount his opponent but Carter defends it.
Karski is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Przemek Karski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Karski tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Karski is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Przemek Karski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Przemek Karski! Przemek Karski retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luther might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superheroes by Edguy. David Luther had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Luther
vs
Morales

193 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

GTI - 1337 NEW REAPER RANGE

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Morales!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Luther counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luther, right into the meat.
Morales misses with a takedown
and Luther counters with a thumping low kick.
Morales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luther finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
David Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Morales.
Morales looks gassed!
Luther feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morales's calf.
Luther is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
Luther takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luther throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luther.
Luther dips to his left and cracks Morales with an uppercut!

Morales is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luther, right into the meat.
Luther lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morales's sensitive parts.

Luther clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luther breaks the clinch.
Morales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luther. Luther obviously looking to wear him down.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther stuns Morales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luther's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morales under the eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luther.
Morales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Luther finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Luther Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Morales is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Luther!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Jetson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jetson
vs
Miller

188 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elroy Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Jetson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Jetson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller tries for a takedown but Jetson circles away easily
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elroy Jetson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Miller.
Miller staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller throws a strike but Jetson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Jetson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jetson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jetson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jetson, not yet.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jetson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jetson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jetson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetson 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.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Jetson keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jetson trying to control the position.

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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jetson circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller tries for a takedown but Jetson circles away easily
letting Jetson counter with a right hand.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jetson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller 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.

Jetson throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Miller with a poor takedown
enabling Jetson to counter with a crisp jab.
Elroy Jetson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Miller.
Jetson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Jetson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller fails with the takedown
letting Jetson counter with a right hand.

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.
Jetson looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jetson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller throws a hook but Jetson avoids it easily.
Jetson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Jetson scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson jabs at Miller's body.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jetson.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jetson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson misses with a body shot.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a straight right hand.
Miller moves out of range as Jetson strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jetson throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Jetson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller shoots and misses
and Jetson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jetson misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Jetson there.
Jetson misses with a hook

so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

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

Jetson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Miller prevents Jetson from getting back to his feet.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jetson working a defensive guard here.
Jetson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.

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.

Jetson pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Jetson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jetson just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elroy Jetson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jetson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elroy Jetson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jetson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Jetson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jetson punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller shoots and misses
and Jetson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jetson to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller with a poor takedown
enabling Jetson to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elroy Jetson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jetson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Jetson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sure Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Gazumbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Victory
vs
Gazumbos

185 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

172 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sure Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobo Gazumbos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Gazumbos slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Gazumbos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Victory throws a right and a left that Gazumbos avoids nicely.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Victory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Victory.
Gazumbos looks to land a left hand but Victory moved out of range nicely.
Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gazumbos.
Victory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Victory feints a jab promting Gazumbos to slip. Victory then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gazumbos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Victory lands with a nice body punch.
Victory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gazumbos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Gazumbos slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gazumbos misses with a body punch
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victory misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Victory.
Gazumbos dodges the punch combination from Victory.
Gazumbos slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Victory lands a nice shot to the body.
Gazumbos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gazumbos looks gassed!
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a right hand to the body.
Victory is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Victory with a hook.
Gazumbos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Gazumbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victory.
Victory throws a series of strikes that have Gazumbos backpedaling.
Victory displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Victory's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Victory duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gazumbos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Victory.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Victory looks to land a combination. Gazumbos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victory connects with a body shot.
Victory works over Gazumbos's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos avoids them all with ease.
Victory throws a combination. Gazumbos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gazumbos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Victory is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Victory stalks Gazumbos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazumbos's face. Gazumbos staggers backwards, shaken.
Victory fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victory tries to bum rush Gazumbos with a series of wild strikes but Gazumbos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos moves out of range.
Victory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazumbos eats them both and turns towards Victory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice combination there by Victory.
A lazy left from Victory finds it's target.
Victory jabs at Gazumbos's body.
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Victory pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gazumbos back to the cage. Victory follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Gazumbos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gazumbos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Victory stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory misses with the combination.
Gazumbos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Victory does no damage.
Victory is working the combinations to good effect here.
Victory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazumbos eats them both and turns towards Victory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Victory as Gazumbos shoots in.
Victory connects with a body shot.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory counters with a three punch combo that has Gazumbos backing up. Gazumbos nods at Victory to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victory falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gazumbos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victory thuds his right hand into Gazumbos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gazumbos lands a jab to the head.
Victory stalks Gazumbos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazumbos's face. Gazumbos staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victory scores with a hook to the body. Gazumbos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Victory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gazumbos misses with a two punch combination.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Gazumbos digs a good body shot into Victory's ribs.
Gazumbos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victory cracks Gazumbos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gazumbos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gazumbos duly obliges.
Gazumbos throws a hook but Victory avoids it easily.
Bobo Gazumbos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gazumbos misses with a body shot.
Gazumbos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos moves out of range.
Gazumbos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sure Victory 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.

Victory defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gazumbos.
Some wild striking there from Victory.
Victory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Victory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gazumbos misses with a body punch
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Victory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gazumbos momentarily.
Victory throws a nice looking combination but Gazumbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Victory lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Victory.
Victory with a jab.
Victory scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Victory misses with a double jab.
Victory tries to bum rush Gazumbos with a series of wild strikes but Gazumbos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victory pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victory lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gazumbos thinking.
Some wild striking there from Victory.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazumbos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gazumbos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Gazumbos misses its intended target.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Victory swinging wildly here.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
Gazumbos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gazumbos. Victory does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Victory finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Gazumbos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gazumbos scores with a nice head shot.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gazumbos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos avoids them all with ease.
Gazumbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victory.

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.
Gazumbos throws a right hand that misses
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Victory throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gazumbos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gazumbos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gazumbos throws a body punch but Victory moves out of range.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Victory slips a jab from Gazumbos.
Gazumbos tries to clinch but Victory is having none of it.
A big right from Gazumbos misses.
A swing and a miss from Gazumbos.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Gazumbos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gazumbos throws a lazy uppercut
and Victory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Victory connects with a jab.
Victory throws a nice looking combination but Gazumbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gazumbos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gazumbos dodges the punch combination from Victory.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gazumbos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gazumbos takes a swing at Victory's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gazumbos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Victory has got the better of the exchanges.
Gazumbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victory moves away.
Gazumbos swings for the body but Victory moves out of range.
Victory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gazumbos misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Gazumbos misses with a straight right.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gazumbos dips to his left and cracks Victory with an uppercut!
Victory just misses with a punch to the body.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
Gazumbos misses the shot to the body.
Gazumbos tries to bum rush Victory with a series of wild strikes but Victory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gazumbos.
Victory goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Victory swinging wildly 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.
Gazumbos misses with a hook.
Victory scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Victory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gazumbos throws a lazy uppercut
and Victory counters with a series of strikes. Gazumbos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Victory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazumbos eats them both and turns towards Victory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gazumbos throws a lazy uppercut
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
Gazumbos lands a right hook to the body.
Victory avoids the body shot from Gazumbos.
Victory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gazumbos throws out the jab.
Sure Victory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gazumbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victory moves away.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gazumbos shoots in but no luck this time.
Gazumbos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Victory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sure Victory dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Gazumbos. Victory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Gazumbos catches Victory right on the button with a cross.
Gazumbos throws a hook to the side of Victory's head but Victory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Victory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.
Victory connects with a solid leg kick.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Gazumbos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gazumbos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left lands for Victory.
Victory attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Victory stalks Gazumbos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazumbos's face. Gazumbos staggers backwards, shaken.
Gazumbos throws a nice looking combination but Victory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gazumbos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a nice uppercut.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Gazumbos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victory pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gazumbos back to the cage. Victory follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Victory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazumbos.
Victory takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gazumbos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gazumbos misses with a hook
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory lands a jab-cross combination.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Gazumbos misses with the combination.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
Gazumbos throws a lazy uppercut
and Victory counters with a right hand to the body.

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.
Victory lands a jab-cross combination.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Sure Victory is winning the standup battle so far.
Victory throws out a powerful jab.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gazumbos blocks a head kick by Victory.
Victory throws a right hand that Gazumbos ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazumbos also avoids with ease.
Gazumbos tries to clinch up.
Victory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Victory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gazumbos misses with a straight left.
Gazumbos misses the body punch
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazumbos can do to turn this around?
Victory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Gazumbos.
Victory avoids the body shot from Gazumbos.
Victory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gazumbos.
Gazumbos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazumbos misses with a wild body shot.
Gazumbos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Victory swings for the body but Gazumbos moves out of range.
Victory scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gazumbos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
The crowd cheers as Victory lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gazumbos doesn't seem phased though.
Gazumbos falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Gazumbos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victory counters with a nice uppercut.
Victory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gazumbos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Victory finds it's way round the side to connect with Gazumbos's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Victory.
Gazumbos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Victory there.
Gazumbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victory moves away.

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.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
Victory dodges the punch combination from Gazumbos.
Victory misses with a double jab.
Gazumbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a nice body shot.
Gazumbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victory.
Victory lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gazumbos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Victory counters with a three punch combo that has Gazumbos backing up. Gazumbos nods at Victory to acknowledge the strikes.
Victory jabs Gazumbos right on the nose. Gazumbos blinks but takes it well.
Gazumbos swings widly with a right hand
and Victory counters with a series of strikes. Gazumbos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Victory falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gazumbos counters with a two punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazumbos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory feints a jab promting Gazumbos to slip. Victory then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gazumbos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bobo Gazumbos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sure Victory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sure Victory!