PFC 6: Maldondo vs Chi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Klaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Primo Self has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Klaus
vs
Self

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Sydney, Austin Klaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Primo Self!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Self counters by clinching up.
Klaus wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Self.
Klaus tries to break free but Self pushes him back against the cage.
Klaus is trying to push Self away but Self has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klaus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Self escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Self clinches with his opponent.
Klaus is looking to break free of the clinch but Self has double underhooks.
Self has Klaus pushed against the cage.
Self tries a knee to the head but Klaus blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Self.
Self using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Self - that landed with a thud.
Self works on Klaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Klaus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Self.
Self lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Self breaks from the clinch.

Self pushes Klaus up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Self holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Self lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Self.
Self tries to land knees in the clinch but Klaus avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Klaus fails to land.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Self pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Self closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Self breaks the clinch.
Self throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klaus.

Self moves into the clinch.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Self manages to break the clinch.
Klaus misses with a few strikes there.
Klaus misses with a double jab

and Self counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Self.
Klaus is breathing heavily.
Self with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Self works on Klaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.

Self breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaus shoots in and drives through. Self sprawls well.

Self gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Self closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Self.

Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klaus misses with a double jab

and Self counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Self.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Self lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Austin Klaus has been cut.
Klaus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Self breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Self forces Klaus back against the cage and clinches.

Self pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Self has closed the distance and engaged Klaus in a clinch.

Self breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klaus clinches.
Self tries a knee to the head but Klaus blocks it.
Self looking to throw knees to the head but Klaus is blocking nicely.
Self using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Self.
Self lands with a short shot to the head.

Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Self lands with a nice combination. Klaus backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Klaus.

Klaus tries to keep at a distance but Self has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Self landing knees to the head.

Klaus is rocked!

Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Klaus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Self gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Self holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Klaus seems to have got his legs back now.
Self lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaus goes for a takedown attempt but Self pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Klaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Self moves into the clinch.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.
Self lands an elbow inside.
Klaus tries to stall but Self uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Self lands a hook to the side of the head.
Self tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Self lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klaus.
Klaus tries to break free but Self pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Self.
Self blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klaus is trying to break free.
Self cracks Klaus with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.
Self lands an elbow just above Klaus 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Primo Self dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Klaus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Self instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klaus.

Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klaus throws a right hand that misses

and Self moves into the clinch.
Self lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klaus tries for a takedown but Self manages to get underhooks.
Klaus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Self lands a shot to the body.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Self.

Self drops Klaus with a big knee straight up the middle! Klaus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Self is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Klaus hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Primo Self!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Walters

182 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Walters!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walters clinches with his opponent.

Walters wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Walters persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Walters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams seems keen to control Walters's posture.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams trying to control the position.
Walters wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Walters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. BJ Walters wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams throws a lazy head kick

and Walters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walters jumps guard and drags Williams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams stops Walters from standing up.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Walters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving.
Walters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Walters looks gassed!

Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walters dives on top into guard.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walters is controlling him.
Walters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams trying to strike off his back.
Walters trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Walters preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. BJ Walters hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walters misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walters!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Walters manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Walters is blocking nicely.
Williams tries to control but Walters wriggling away.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Walters is blocking nicely.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walters because Williams loaded up on that one.
Walters is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Williams 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Walters is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams looking to control but Walters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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 David Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walters moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walters circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters fails with the takedown

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Walters is working away.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Walters down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with punches from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Walters is working away.
Williams cracks Walters with a big right hand but Walters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Walters tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walters keeps working.
Walters is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is looking for a sweep.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Walters's head but Walters avoids it well.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walters keeps working.
Walters trying to remain calm as Williams controls from the top position.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Walters defends.
Walters is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Walters to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters dodges the ground and pound from Williams.
Williams working the strikes but Walters uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams is trying to control. Walters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
David Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walters's head.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walters's head.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams thows a huge punch but Walters dodges it nicely.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Walters is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walters defends it well.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walters closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Walters pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walters fails in his attempt to clinch.

Walters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams throws and elbow that misses. Walters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Walters!

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walters stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Walters being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

Walters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams is trying to control the position but Walters postures up.
Walters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walters trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walters shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walters quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams is keen to just control but Walters is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Walters looks like he's trying to stand up.

Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Walters could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Walters is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Williams!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Waves. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chelios
vs
Kopf

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominik Kopf!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chelios lands with a straight right. Kopf didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Chelios blocks the leg kick.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopf misses the shot to the body.
Kopf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chelios. That did some damage!
Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopf feints and then cracks Chelios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chelios down.
Chelios throws a nice looking combination but Kopf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kopf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chelios's calf.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kopf is looking to clinch but Chelios is avoiding it.
Kopf connects with an inside leg kick.
Chelios connects with a body shot.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chelios circles away.
Kopf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Chelios.
Kopf throws an overhand right that lands on Chelios's shoulder, as Chelios tries to avoid the shot.

Kopf forces Chelios back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopf stalling against the cage.
Chelios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kopf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chelios staying out of range there.
Chelios throws a sloppy head kick and Kopf moves out of range easily.
Chelios tries to land a leg kick but Kopf saw it coming and moves away.
Kopf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Kopf tries to clinch but Chelios is having none of it.
Kopf connects with an inside leg kick.
Chelios throws a big shot that misses.
Kopf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chelios has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Kopf misses.
Kopf wants to clinch.
Kopf tries to clinch there but Chelios circles away.

Kopf gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopf has Chelios pressed against the cage, preventing Chelios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chelios tries to break the clinch but Kopf is controlling the position.

Kopf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chelios tries to bum rush Kopf with a series of wild strikes but Kopf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chelios lunges at Kopf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kopf's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kopf.
Chelios throws a leg kick that misses.
Kopf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kopf throws a nice head kick!
Chelios scores with a nice right hand.
Kopf slips a jab and a cross from Chelios.
Chelios scores with a jab to the body.
Kopf throws a leg kick but Chelios sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kopf.
Kopf tries to clinch but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios lands a nice shot to the body.
Kopf dodges the punch combination from Chelios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kopf wants to clinch but Chelios slips to the side
and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Chelios is predictable there
and Kopf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Kopf forces Chelios back against the cage and clinches.

Kopf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Kopf.
A jab from Chelios misses.
Chelios misses with a body kick.
Kopf wants to clinch.
Chelios thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kopf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chelios connects with a nice looking jab.
Kopf blocks a head kick by Chelios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopf thows a body shot but no joy.
Chelios lands with a good body shot.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Dominik Kopf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios misses with a leg kick
and Kopf counters with a head kick. That will keep Chelios thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chelios slips under a jab.
Kopf misses the shot to the body.
Chelios scores with a one two! Kopf had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kopf looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chelios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kopf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chelios connects with a crisp jab.
Chelios dips to his left and cracks Kopf with an uppercut!

Kopf is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chelios walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kopf drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Chelios swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kopf's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chev Chelios!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bhalszack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacob Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Smith
vs
Bhalszack

170 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Bhalszack!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhalszack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhalszack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith 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.
Bhalszack wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bhalszack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhalszack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bhalszack looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Bhalszack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to hold on but Bhalszack postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhalszack landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is looking to improve his position but Bhalszack isn't that keen on the idea.
Bhalszack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bhalszack raining down shots from the mount!
Bhalszack postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smith in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smith to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Bhalszack!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Justine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Powell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Justine
vs
Powell

196 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Justine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Powell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justine counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.

Justine gets a takedown into half guard.
Powell gets full guard.
Justine preventing the sweep.
Justine trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powell is on top in guard.
Powell won't allow Justine to sweep him here.
Justine keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell pushes down on Justine's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Powell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Justine could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Powell has cracked it and Justine is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Powell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chance Powell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Yeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silver
vs
Yeth

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joel Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ma Yeth!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silver.
Silver is putting a hurting on Yeth here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silver tries to stand but Yeth is controlling his head.
Yeth is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silver off and has taken his back!

Yeth has got one arm under Silver's chin. This could be trouble... Silver trying to control the other hand but Yeth gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Silver has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ma Yeth!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quan Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chi
vs
Maldonado

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quan Chi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maldonado has time to react.
Maldonado has his takedown stuffed

and Chi counters with a head kick that drops Maldonado to the mat! Maldonado scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Maldonado is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi.
Maldonado misses with a takedown
and Chi counters with a huge head kick that drops Maldonado! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quan Chi!
Quan Chi retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Farmer Lady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Hayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho Hayn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Farmer Lady
vs
Hayn

190 cm
27
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
224 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Tianada's Nutrition Superstore

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rice Farmer Lady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ho Hayn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmer Lady pushes Hayn away with a front kick.
Hayn throws the left hand but Farmer Lady avoids the punch easily.
Hayn throws a right and a left that Farmer Lady avoids nicely.
Farmer Lady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farmer Lady scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hayn looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Farmer Lady darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Farmer Lady misses with a head kick.
Farmer Lady lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farmer Lady buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rice Farmer Lady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmer Lady throws out a loose jab but Hayn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer Lady fails with a takedown attempt.
Farmer Lady throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farmer Lady lands a high kick!
Farmer Lady misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Lady looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Farmer Lady finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hayn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Farmer Lady cracks the inside of Hayn's front leg.
Farmer Lady throws a right hand that Hayn ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayn also avoids with ease.
Hayn misses with a hook.
Hayn lands with a nice combination. Farmer Lady backs away looking to recover.
Farmer Lady throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayn blocks a head kick by Farmer Lady.
Hayn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Farmer Lady.
Farmer Lady is looking to slow Hayn down with leg kicks.
Farmer Lady ducks under a wild hook from Hayn.
Farmer Lady looks to land a body kick but Hayn moved away.

Farmer Lady shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Farmer Lady was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Farmer Lady throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hayn has his hands clasped together but Farmer Lady breaks the hold and Hayn is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Farmer Lady!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rice Farmer Lady!