Young Guns - Judgement Day PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Champa Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bhang
vs
Conway

170 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™
Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Champa Bhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Conway!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhang slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Conway looks to land a combination but Bhang avoids it well.

Conway shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bhang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Conway throws an elbow but Bhang slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bhang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Conway wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Conway thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bhang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Conway's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bhang moves into full guard.
Conway stopping the sweep attempt from Bhang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bhang controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conway is trying desperately to improve position.
Conway looks gassed!
Bhang controlling from the full mount.
Bhang's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Champa Bhang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bhang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway slips under a jab.

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.
Conway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhang manages to avoid it.
Conway throws a poor cross that misses
and Bhang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway misses with an uppercut

and Bhang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conway's guard now.
Bhang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Champa Bhang 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.

Conway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Bhang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conway's guard.
Bhang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bhang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Champa Bhang.
Conway throws a jab when Bhang was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Conway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Conway misses with a takedown
and Bhang counters with an outside leg kick.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bhang.

Bhang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conway sprawls well initially but Bhang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhang is taking a breather. Conway says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bhang controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Champa Bhang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bhang tries to clinch but Conway moves out of range.
Bhang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conway.
Bhang ducks under a wild hook from Conway.
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Conway closes the distance and pushes Bhang back into the cage.
Bhang can't get the takedown.
Bhang throws an elbow that misses.
Bhang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bhang stalling in the clinch but Conway improves position.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bhang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bhang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bhang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conway misses with a combination

and Bhang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conway's guard now.
Bhang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Champa Bhang has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bhang scores with a nice right hand.
Conway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway throws a right hand that Bhang ducks under and follows up with a left that Bhang also avoids with ease.
Conway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conway shoots and misses
and Bhang counters with a leg kick.
Bhang misses with a body kick.

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.
Nice body kick there by Bhang.
Bhang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bhang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Conway to the ground. Bhang is now in Conway's guard.
Bhang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bhang is pushing down on Conway's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conway is fighting to maintain full guard but Bhang has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang is taking a breather. Conway says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bhang seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Conway for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Champa Bhang just wasn't active enough.
Bhang fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Conway enables Bhang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Conway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bhang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Champa Bhang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bhang takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Champa Bhang clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bhang throws a wild body kick that Conway sees coming a mile off.
Bhang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bhang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Conway throws a sloppy head kick
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bhang gets a takedown into half guard.
Bhang is taking a breather. Conway says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Conway is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Champa Bhang.
An inside leg kick lands from Bhang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bhang. Conway shrugs it off though.
Bhang tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Bhang tenderised Conway's leg. Conway is trying to keep his angry face on.

Bhang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Conway being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Champa Bhang just wasn't active enough.

Conway tries to sprawl but Bhang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Champa Bhang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jimmy Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Champa Bhang.

Bhang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Conway's half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Champa Bhang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bhang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Champa Bhang!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Champa Bhang!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Champa Bhang!

Champa Bhang wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karch Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Louis
vs
Griffin

185 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karch Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Griffin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Griffin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Karch Griffin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Louis shoots and misses

and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Louis wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Griffin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
Griffin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Louis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karch Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.

Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Louis's guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Karch Griffin was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Griffin darts in and clinches Louis up against the cage.
Griffin prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Louis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. Louis didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Griffin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karch Griffin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Louis tries to sprawl but Griffin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Louis tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Well, if Griffin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.

Griffin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Louis to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Griffin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Louis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Griffin to the mat. Griffin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing Louis from standing up.
Griffin is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to control.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Louis is controlling him.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Louis looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Louis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin trying to mount his opponent but Louis defends it.
Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karch Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Louis fails with the takedown

and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Louis working a defensive guard but Griffin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Louis is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Louis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ray Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Louis feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Louis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Louis thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Louis trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Louis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Louis just wasn't active enough.

Louis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin is concentrating on defense, preventing Louis from advancing position.
Griffin trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis is really struggling to control Griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Louis wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.

We're going to have a standup here because Ray Louis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Louis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Louis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
Ray Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karch Griffin.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Louis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Griffin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ray Louis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Louis did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
Louis gets back to full guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis is wriggling around but Griffin manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ray Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louis to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Louis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louis wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard.
Louis is trying to hold Griffin in close to prevent damage but Griffin has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Louis is avoiding it.
Griffin swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt

and Louis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griffin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louis is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Griffin gets full guard.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Louis is controlling him.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Louis stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis lands an elbow.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Louis wants to take a breather but Griffin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Louis.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin controlling Louis's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Louis is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin gets to his feet. Louis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.

Louis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffin on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffin's guard now, I'm sure.
Louis throws and elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Griffin gets to his feet. Louis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Karch Griffin!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Karch Griffin!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Karch Griffin!

Karch Griffin wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

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 Scott Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scuba Stevess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Beauvais
vs
Stevess

175 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scuba Stevess!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauvais avoids the head kick by Stevess.
Stevess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beauvais makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beauvais moves to clinch but Stevess breaks away
and Stevess counters with a three punch combo that has Beauvais backing up. Beauvais nods at Stevess to acknowledge the strikes.
Scuba Stevess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevess keeps the fight on the outside.

Beauvais closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevess is trying to buck Beauvais off.
Beauvais just content to control the position.
Beauvais prevents Stevess from escaping the position.
Beauvais throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stevess tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Stevess blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevess is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stevess looks gassed!
Beauvais controlling the pace for now.
Beauvais sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beauvais controlling from mount.

Stevess defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beauvais.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beauvais looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stevess holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beauvais tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beauvais is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beauvais looking to secure an arm triangle but Stevess defends it well.
A nice elbow there by Beauvais.
Beauvais breaks from Stevess's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beauvais lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevess really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beauvais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beauvais takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beauvais trying to control but Stevess is having none of it.
Beauvais takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevess is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Beauvais there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stevess is trying to stand but he's just given Beauvais his back.
Beauvais controls the action.
Beauvais tries to get the hooks in deep but Stevess pushed the leg off.

Beauvais is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stevess defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beauvais 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.

Beauvais tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Beauvais does it's job there.
Stevess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Beauvais counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stevess won't be happy with that.
Beauvais 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.
Stevess wants to get back to his feet.
Beauvais is looking to take a break and control but Stevess is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevess wants to get back to his feet.
Stevess is breathing heavily.
Stevess is not content to let Beauvais control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevess parries the strikes from Beauvais easily there. Beauvais is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevess to escape.
Beauvais is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stevess's shoulder. That is not cool.
Beauvais tries to move to mount but Stevess blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Beauvais just wasn't active enough.

Beauvais closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stevess's guard.
Beauvais trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beauvais thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevess wants to get back to his feet but Beauvais is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Beauvais is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stevess is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stevess has escaped and now he's on top!
Stevess postures up.
Stevess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais controlling Stevess's posture.

Stevess stands up from Beauvais's guard - Stevess perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stevess throws a leg kick but Beauvais checks it.

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

Beauvais jumps guard and drags Stevess to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Beauvais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevess defends well.
Beauvais not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais wants to sweep here but Stevess controlling him for the moment.
Beauvais bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevess's guard.
Beauvais in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beauvais won't allow Stevess to get back to his feet.
Beauvais thows a big elbow that misses.

Beauvais thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beauvais engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stevess throws a left and a right that both miss

and Beauvais counters with a takedown into side control.
Beauvais controls the position.
Stevess wants to get back to his feet but Beauvais drags him back down.
Beauvais lands an elbow.
Stevess is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beauvais asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Beauvais is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevess is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beauvais misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevess wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stevess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beauvais advances to full mount.
Stevess has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Beauvais lands a shot to the body.
Beauvais is controlling the position but Stevess somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Stevess is trying to stand up here but Beauvais is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevess is trying to stand back up but Beauvais is controlling him

Beauvais is looking for a kimura here.
Beauvais passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beauvais lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevess hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais controlling from mount.
Beauvais seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevess for as long as he can get away with.
Beauvais is landing with some decent strikes but Stevess is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beauvais controlling from the full mount.

Beauvais is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beauvais drives through and clinches with Stevess against the cage.

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

Beauvais manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stevess on his heels. He'll look to pass Stevess's guard now, I'm sure.
Beauvais pushing down on Stevess's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beauvais controlling the action here.

Beauvais escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stevess throws a combination that misses

and Beauvais counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevess can't keep his opponent in guard - Beauvais advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Beauvais wants to take a breather but Stevess is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beauvais clearly takes 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. This is the final round!

Beauvais closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stevess's guard.
Beauvais is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevess can do to turn this around?
Beauvais is stalling in the full guard.
Stevess wants to stand but Beauvais is controlling the position.
Scott Beauvais overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beauvais passes Stevess's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Beauvais is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stevess is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauvais works his way into side control.
Beauvais in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Beauvais are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Beauvais has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stevess is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Beauvais yanks on the arm and Stevess is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Beauvais.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Beauvais!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blayne Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawke has chosen Send the Pain Below as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Hawke

185 cm
21
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blayne Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Hawke back into the cage.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
A body shot lands from Diaz.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hawke pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawke taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
Hawke is trying to buck Diaz off.
Hawke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Hawke wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Diaz has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Hawke's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Hawke is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Drew Diaz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Foster had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Foster
vs
Castro

178 cm
28
166 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

180 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Castro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Foster.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.

Foster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Castro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Foster trying to pass the guard but Castro defending well.
Foster with the ground and pound but Castro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Castro blocks nicely.
Castro keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Foster drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castro!
Castro tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Foster is controlling Castro's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Foster has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Foster tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Castro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Foster gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Castro is trying to control. Foster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro is looking to stand up but Foster won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.

Foster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster is trying to keep Castro in close.
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.

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.

Foster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castro is aware though and is defending well.
Foster trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Foster looking for a guillotine here but Castro defends easily.
Foster trying to control the position here.
Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Foster dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castro misses with a double jab

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Foster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro wants to stand up but Foster is controlling him.
Foster postures up in Castro's guard and throws a big left but Castro blocks it.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castro's guard.
Foster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Foster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster trying to mount his opponent but Castro defends it.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foster.
Foster throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster trying to pass the guard but Castro defending well.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Foster trying to mount his opponent but Castro defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Castro is breathing heavily.

Foster goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Castro is on top in guard.
Castro preventing the sweep.

Foster uses the cage to get back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster unloads with some shots from mount but Castro bucks and avoids them well.
Foster sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Foster working the ground and pound effectively.
Foster throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Foster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foster throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?

Castro is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Castro scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Foster land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Foster stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Foster!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Trizotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trizotti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: immediate music-believe. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jitsu
vs
Trizotti

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
133 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enzo Trizotti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trizotti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jitsu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Trizotti has gone for a leg lock! Jitsu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trizotti's guard.

Trizotti is looking for a triangle but Jitsu pushes his legs off easily.
Trizotti being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trizotti's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trizotti is refusing to be controlled, as Jitsu sits in half guard.

Trizotti actively working from the bottom here.
Trizotti is refusing to be controlled, as Jitsu sits in half guard.

Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trizotti sees it coming and defends easily.
Jitsu is controlling the pace.
Trizotti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jitsu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jitsu works his way into side control.

Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jitsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trizotti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trizotti keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Trizotti is defending well.
Jitsu controlling the position from side mount.
Jitsu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trizotti!
Trizotti looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu looking to secure an arm triangle but Trizotti defends it well.

Jitsu has hold of Trizotti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trizotti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Trizotti is squirming around, avoiding Jitsu's attempts to control the action.

Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jitsu wants to control the pace but Trizotti is squirming around nicely.
Jitsu controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Trizotti gets caught napping as Jitsu dives in and scores a takedown. Trizotti manages to retain guard.

Jitsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trizotti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trizotti has escaped and now he's on top!
Jitsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trizotti has gone for a leg lock! Jitsu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trizotti's guard.
Trizotti is breathing heavily.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Trizotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiu Jitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jitsu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jitsu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trizotti!

Jitsu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Trizotti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jitsu controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu has control of Trizotti's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trizotti regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Jitsu quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Jitsu but it's paid off an Trizotti is forced to tap! Nice work by Jitsu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jiu Jitsu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayk Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubber Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taylor
vs
Dummy

168 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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Canada MMA Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight 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 Montreal, Jayk Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rubber Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dummy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dummy wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Dummy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taylor is taking a breather. Dummy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.

Taylor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dummy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dummy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Taylor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dummy trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Dummy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor pulls Dummy in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dummy manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dummy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.

Taylor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Dummy trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dummy tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor is keen to just control but Dummy is a slippery customer.

Taylor moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dummy.

Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dummy keeps working.
Dummy is trying to escape the position but Taylor is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Taylor wants to control but Dummy is keeping him busy.

Taylor tries for a kimura but Dummy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayk Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dummy misses with a double jab

and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Dummy didn't expect that.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Dummy is retaining full guard.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jayk Taylor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dummy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Taylor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dummy on his heels. He'll look to pass Dummy's guard now, I'm sure.

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

Dummy is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Dummy trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dummy working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dummy defends it well.
Dummy tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.

Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dummy wants to get back to full guard but Taylor has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Taylor with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor controlling the pace for now.
Dummy regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dummy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Dummy sits in half guard.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dummy looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dummy is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Dummy is working from the bottom.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dummy for as long as he can get away with.
Dummy looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dummy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dummy trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dummy preventing the sweep.

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

Dummy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dummy looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jayk Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dummy keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Dummy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Taylor has passed into side control.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.

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.
Dummy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dummy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dummy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor moves into full mount!
Taylor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dummy because Taylor loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rubber Dummy just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dummy feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Dummy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dummy trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor pulls Dummy in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Dummy stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dummy throws a head kick that misses

and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.

Taylor has hold of one of Dummy's legs. Dummy is fighting the takedown attempt but Taylor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Dummy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Taylor passes into half guard.
Dummy trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dummy!
Taylor avoids the attempt from Dummy to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Dummy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dummy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Dummy is blocking nicely.
Dummy is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Dummy is having none of it.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Dummy bucks and avoids them well.
Taylor looking to control but Dummy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dummy is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Dummy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dummy wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jayk Taylor.
Dummy misses with a double jab

and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dummy's guard.
Dummy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Dummy is retaining full guard.

Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayk Taylor had his way with Rubber Dummy in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taylor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dummy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taylor is in Dummy's guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.

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

Dummy has an active guard here but Taylor has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Dummy from improving his position.
Dummy wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dummy defending well though.
Taylor controlling the action here.
Taylor wants to control but Dummy is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dummy is trying to control but can't.

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

Taylor scores with a takedown into Dummy's guard.
Dummy wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dummy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jayk Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jayk Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Dummy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Dummy's guard.
Dummy wants to improve his position but instead Taylor has moved into half guard.

Taylor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dummy to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dummy wants to clinch

and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dummy's guard now.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor won't allow Dummy to sweep him here.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Taylor stands and steps away. Dummy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jayk Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Jayk Taylor!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jayk Taylor!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jayk Taylor!

Jayk Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
Jayk Taylor is the new bantamweight champion!