GAMMA: Contenders #100 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Applejuice by Taintstick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Convents
vs
Ellis

200 cm
28
268 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

225 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convents moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Convents takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Convents fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jason Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Ellis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Convents doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellis as he connects with a hook.
Convents tries to clinch up.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Convents moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Ellis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Convents tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
Convents feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
Convents tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis digs a good body shot into Convents's ribs.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
Ellis looks gassed!
Convents moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Convents.
Convents tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.

Convents rushes Ellis and presses him up against the cage.

Convents gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellis can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Convents throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Convents is taking a breather. Ellis 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.
Convents passes to full mount!
Convents thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Convents looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis working to try and regain half guard.
Convents lands a big shot there that rocks Ellis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Convents working the ground and pound effectively.
Convents throwing strikes here but Ellis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Convents scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellis?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Convents is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ellis is surviving well by controlling Convents's body position as best he can.
Convents wants to control the pace but Ellis is squirming around nicely.
Convents working the ground and pound effectively.

Convents working for a submission but Ellis is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Convents trying to control but Ellis is having none of it.
Convents looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Ellis is rocked!
Convents tries to control but Ellis wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Convents working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Convents turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Convents tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Ellis misses.
Ellis works over Convents's head and body with a nice combination.
Robin Convents is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Convents.
Convents tries a head kick but it misses.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Convents throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Convents lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Convents scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Jason Ellis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A head kick lands from Convents that sends Ellis to the canvas. Ellis tries to scramble back to his feet but Convents brings him back down into side control.
Ellis is still in real trouble! Can Convents finish him?
A big shot lands for Convents! That's hurt Ellis! Will he recover? Convents fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Convents!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fox Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junk Memorex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Terminator T-800 Song. Fox Lao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lao
vs
Memorex

198 cm
30
262 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

190 cm
26
226 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fox Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junk Memorex!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Memorex counters with a head kick.
Lao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Memorex pinned against the cage. Memorex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Memorex lands with a slapping head kick.
Lao shoots in for a double leg but Memorex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lao fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fox Lao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Memorex leaves Lao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao shoots in for a takedown but Memorex shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Memorex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Memorex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lao.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Memorex. No joy for Lao on that attempt.
Lao takes one to the chin there.
Memorex throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Lao looks for a takedown but Memorex sprawls well.
No luck for Lao with that takedown attempt.
Memorex scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memorex throws a series of strikes that have Lao backpedaling.
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!
Good shot there by Memorex.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.
Memorex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Memorex moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Memorex scores with a decent looking hook.
Memorex lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Memorex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memorex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Memorex lands a jab to the nose.
Memorex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Oooooh!!! Memorex has knocked Lao down with a huge combo! Memorex steps away and waves a wobbly Lao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lao is rocked!
Memorex feints with a jab and clips Lao right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Lao is sent crashing into the canvas and Memorex leaps in for the kill! Lao tries to get to his feet but Memorex is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Lao is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junk Memorex!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alotta Fagina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waz Wsciekly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fagina
vs
Wsciekly

189 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alotta Fagina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waz Wsciekly!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagina throws a low kick but Wsciekly moves out of range easily.
Alotta Fagina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wsciekly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fagina tries to avoid it but Wsciekly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fagina to the ground. Fagina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fagina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wsciekly has a takedown stuffed.
Wsciekly looks for a takedown but Fagina sprawls well.
Alotta Fagina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waz Wsciekly.
An inside leg kick lands from Fagina.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wsciekly with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fagina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fagina throws a leg kick but Wsciekly moved away.
Fagina slaps away a takedown attempt from Wsciekly, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Fagina both land. Nice combination.
Fagina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wsciekly fails with a takedown attempt.
Wsciekly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fagina swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wsciekly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wsciekly misses with a takedown attempt
and Fagina counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fagina wants to land a leg kick but Wsciekly is out of range.
Fagina throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wsciekly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fagina throws a wild body kick that Wsciekly sees coming a mile off.
Alotta Fagina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fagina misses with a low kick.
Wsciekly has a takedown stuffed.
Fagina wants to slow Wsciekly down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alotta Fagina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fagina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fagina attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Fagina tenderised Wsciekly's leg. Wsciekly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wsciekly checks a leg kick.
Wsciekly looks for a takedown but Fagina sprawls well.
Fagina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wsciekly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wsciekly.
Fagina stuffs the takedown attempt from Wsciekly. Wsciekly gets slowly back to his feet.
Alotta Fagina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waz Wsciekly.
Wsciekly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fagina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wsciekly somewhat.

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.
Horrible takedown by Wsciekly or perhaps it was just good defense by Fagina which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Fagina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wsciekly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fagina.
Fagina misses the jab.
Fagina throws a solid leg kick but Wsciekly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fagina.
Fagina thumps Wsciekly with a low kick.
Wsciekly blocks a head kick by Fagina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wsciekly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fagina throws a chopping leg kick but Wsciekly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alotta Fagina is winning the standup battle so far.
Fagina misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good work by Wsciekly as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alotta Fagina dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fagina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fagina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fagina delivers a nice body kick.
Alotta Fagina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Fagina.
Horrible takedown by Wsciekly or perhaps it was just good defense by Fagina which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wsciekly tries for a takedown but Fagina circles away easily
and Fagina counters with an outside leg kick.
Fagina wants to land a leg kick but Wsciekly is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fagina misses.

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.
A leg kick checked by Wsciekly.
Wsciekly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fagina.
Fagina tries to score with a low kick but Wsciekly moves his leg out of the way.
Wsciekly with a poor takedown
and Fagina counters with a nice leg kick.
Alotta Fagina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waz Wsciekly.
Fagina wants to slow Wsciekly down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wsciekly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fagina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fagina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fagina!
Fagina connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagina leaves Wsciekly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wsciekly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wsciekly.
Wsciekly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alotta Fagina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fagina 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Alotta Fagina!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Alotta Fagina!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Alotta Fagina!

Alotta Fagina wins by unanimous decision!

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 Butch Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taylor
vs
Johnson

180 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
193 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.

Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Taylor tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Taylor prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson kicks off Taylor and gets to his feet.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Taylor shoots in.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.

Taylor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taylor is in Johnson's guard.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson pushes Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Taylor feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butch Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Taylor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

Johnson pushes Taylor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Taylor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Taylor prevents Johnson from escaping the position.

Johnson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Butch Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Jay Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taylor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

Johnson pushes Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Johnson.

Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jay Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Taylor shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Johnson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Johnson!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penna comes to the cage accompanied by APOCALYPSE NOW. The crowd seem to be enjoying Maia's choice of entrance music: techno viking. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penna
vs
Maia

172 cm
26
192 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenno Penna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penna but Penna pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Penna looking to score a takedown here. Maia is defending well but Penna drives through and ends up in Maia's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maia keeping full guard, as Penna tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia pulls Penna in close to prevent any damage.
Penna postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penna throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Penna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Penna has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
Penna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Penna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penna keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.

Penna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Penna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia trying to control but Penna is working from the bottom.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominickoy Maia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Penna dives in and grabs Maia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maia pushes down on Penna's head and hops out.
Brenno Penna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Penna shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penna throwing strikes here but Maia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Penna throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Penna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Penna fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Penna 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.
Penna working the ground and pound effectively.
Penna tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Maia is trying to escape the mount.

Penna goes for an armbar but Maia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia trying to control but Penna is working from the bottom.

Penna has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Penna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Penna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Penna trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penna keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia looks for a takedown but Penna sprawls well.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Penna throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
Maia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penna is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penna shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense.
Penna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maia circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenno Penna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maia but Maia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maia as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Maia leaves Penna with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maia as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penna.
Penna stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.

Penna gets a takedown into half guard.
Maia trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penna 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.
Maia is pressing down on Penna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penna won't allow Maia to pass to mount.
Penna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Penna is retaining full guard.
Brenno Penna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Penna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penna swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Maia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penna has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maia has managed to get both his arms back between Penna's legs - danger averted.
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.

Penna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenno Penna dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Penna drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Penna goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penna but great work by Maia.
Penna is trying to get back to half guard.
Penna manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penna is trying to escape the mount.
Penna is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.

Maia looking for a guillotine from mount but Penna is having none of it.
Penna tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penna is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Maia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Penna can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia trying to control but Penna is having none of it.
Penna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penna is looking to escape.
Penna is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control the pace but Penna is squirming around nicely.
Penna is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia tries to control but Penna wriggling away.
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penna working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Maia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Penna is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penna is working hard here to advance position.
Maia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia looking to control but Penna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penna is looking to improve his position but Maia isn't that keen on the idea.
Maia wants to control the pace but Penna is squirming around nicely.

Maia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Penna to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Penna shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penna is wriggling around trying to escape.

Maia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Penna is on top in guard.
Penna wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.

Maia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penna defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominickoy Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penna 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Brenno Penna!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Brenno Penna!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Brenno Penna!

Brenno Penna wins by unanimous decision!