GAMMA: Contenders #83 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luki Puki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luki Puki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gracie
vs
Puki

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luki Puki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses

and Puki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Puki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puki drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Puki lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Puki keeps him under control.
Gracie pushes Puki off looking to stand but Puki dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Puki there.
Nice strikes from Puki there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puki working Gracie over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puki lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puki lands a nice short elbow.
Puki throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Puki thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Puki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puki drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is not content to let Puki control the position.
Puki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Puki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Puki seems content to control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Puki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Puki postures up.
Puki is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Puki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puki lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puki is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Puki.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puki is working away from the top position though.
Puki working Gracie over with strikes.
Puki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puki stalling.
Puki scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puki is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puki wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Puki is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puki is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Puki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Puki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puki trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Puki postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puki looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puki striking from the bottom.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Puki is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Puki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Puki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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.

Puki looking for a triangle here. Gracie is fighting it but it looks tight! Puki pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gracie is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luki Puki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lychan Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - pimpin. Beefheart has chosen Yellow Snow as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wolf
vs
Beefheart

196 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lychan Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a double jab

and Beefheart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf misses with an elbow over the top.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Wolf blocks an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Wolf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Beefheart slows down the pace here.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
A short right from Wolf on the inside.

It looks like Captain Beefheart has been cut.
Beefheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Beefheart slowing the pace effectively.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beefheart stalling.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Wolf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beefheart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

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.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Beefheart.
Wolf avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Wolf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wolf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Beefheart tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolf tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Beefheart looking to throw knees to the head but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart looks gassed!
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart taking a breather.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

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.
Wolf misses with a knee strike.
Wolf has a couple of punches blocked by Beefheart.
Wolf has Beefheart pushed against the cage.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf looking to stall.
Wolf misses with a knee strike.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolf is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart scores a nice knee to the body.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Beefheart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beefheart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beefheart counters with a left and a right that stings Wolf.
Wolf tries to clinch
and Beefheart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf looks to clinch
and Beefheart counters with a head kick.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.

Beefheart gets tackled into the cage by Wolf. Wolf maintains the clinch.
Beefheart throws an elbow that misses.
Beefheart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Wolf on the inside.
Beefheart slows down the pace here.
Beefheart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolf blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Beefheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart taking a breather.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolf is defending well for now.
Beefheart managing to block the knees to the body from Wolf.
Beefheart looking to slow down the pace here.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beefheart is breathing heavily.
Wolf misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Beefheart trying to stall but Wolf improves his position.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Wolf tries a body shot but Beefheart blocks it.
Wolf stalling.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beefheart's brow.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart taking a breather.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
Wolf looking to slow down the pace here.
Beefheart tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolf is defending well for now.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart is trying to stall.
Wolf scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wolf throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Wolf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beefheart stalling in the clinch but Wolf improves position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Captain Beefheart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Wolf tries to land a front kick but Beefheart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolf throws a combination that misses
and Beefheart counters with a head kick.
Wolf throws a combination that misses
and Beefheart counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beefheart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf closes the distance but Beefheart moves to the side

and Beefheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beefheart.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolf blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolf blocks an elbow strike from Beefheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefheart landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
A short body shot lands from Wolf as the two fighters clinch.
Beefheart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Wolf has a couple of punches blocked by Beefheart.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Beefheart stalling.
Beefheart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beefheart stalling in the clinch.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolf is defending well for now.
Wolf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beefheart is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wolf has denied him.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolf is defending well for now.
Beefheart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart looking to throw knees to the head but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Beefheart taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Wolf.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Wolf.
Wolf avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Wolf blocks an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Wolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.

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.
Wolf taking a breather.
Wolf managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beefheart as Wolf tries to tie him up.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Wolf scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Captain Beefheart's cut even more.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolf is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beefheart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
9%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Tractor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tractor has chosen Everyday I'm Hustlin as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Koscheck
vs
Tractor

187 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
198 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Tractor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koscheck showed some decent athleticism there.
Koscheck thows a huge punch but Tractor dodges it nicely.
Tractor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tractor is refusing to be controlled, as Koscheck sits in half guard.
Tractor trying to control from the bottom.
Tractor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tractor.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Tractor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tractor keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tractor wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
Koscheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tractor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koscheck wants to stand but Tractor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Tractor is keeping the position.
Tractor working a defensive guard here.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Kalib Koscheck wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koscheck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koscheck misses with a straight left.
Koscheck thows a leg kick but Tractor checks it
and Tractor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hector Tractor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Koscheck. Those never looked like landing.
Koscheck throws a right hand that misses
and Tractor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tractor throws a jab but it's blocked by Koscheck.
Koscheck with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tractor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Koscheck throws an off balance right hand
and Tractor counters with a head kick that wobbles Koscheck - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Tractor sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Tractor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Denim Demon. Penna has chosen APOCALYPSE NOW as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ettish
vs
Penna

187 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
192 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenno Penna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penna wants to clinch but Ettish slips to the side
and Ettish counters with an inside leg kick.
Penna lands a right hook to the body.
Penna closes the distance but Ettish moves to the side
and Ettish counters with an inside leg kick.
Penna wants to clinch but Ettish slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penna has his takedown stuffed
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Penna 's knee.
Penna looks gassed!
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!
Ettish connects with an inside leg kick.
Ettish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a nice body punch.
Penna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ettish lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ettish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ettish scores with a jab. Penna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ettish scores with a kick to the body.
Ettish thumps Penna with a low kick.
Ettish connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penna has his takedown stuffed
and Ettish counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ettish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ettish scores with a nice right hand.
Penna needs to keep his hands up - Ettish had a free shot at his head there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Penna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Penna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Penna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penna with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenno Penna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Nice body kick from Ettish.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ettish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penna misses with a takedown
and Ettish counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Brenno Penna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish lands a jab to Penna's midsection.
Penna misses with a takedown
and Ettish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ettish jabs Penna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish lands a jab.
Penna throws a lazy head kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish scores with a leg kick.
Penna is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ettish is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penna.
Ettish is looking to slow Penna down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ettish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penna in his tracks.
Penna tries to clinch
and Ettish makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penna really felt that one!
Penna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ettish counters with a head kick. That will keep Penna thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ettish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ettish.
Penna fails with the takedown
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Penna is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Penna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Penna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ettish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ettish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ettish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ettish lands the left hand.
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penna throws a lazy uppercut
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Penna with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenno Penna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Ettish coming out on top.
Penna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Penna misses with a takedown
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penna can do to turn this around?
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Penna's head.
Penna walks into a left hand.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ettish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penna fails with the takedown
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish takes a swing at Penna's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Penna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ettish has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penna tries for a takedown but Ettish circles away easily
and Ettish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penna thinking.
Ettish stuns Penna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penna misses the body punch
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Brenno Penna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ettish scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ettish connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Penna misses with a shot to the body
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Ettish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penna.
Ettish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ettish lands a glancing blow to the side of Penna's head.
Ettish lands a jab to the nose.
Ettish scores with a jab to the head.
Ettish thumps Penna with a low kick.
Penna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penna's calf.
Ettish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penna's head backwards.
Penna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ettish. Ettish obviously looking to wear him down.
Penna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ettish.
Penna with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ettish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penna doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ettish. Penna shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a head kick that misses.
Ettish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penna's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penna misses with a takedown attempt
and Ettish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ettish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ettish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ettish thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penna if he has to take too many more of those.
Penna with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenno Penna.
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ettish tenderised Penna's leg. Penna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penna takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. Penna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ettish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ettish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penna.
Nice body punch from Ettish.
Penna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Penna's head.
Brenno Penna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ettish.
Ettish throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ettish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish lands a nice shot to the body.
Penna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ettish has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!