Canuck Cagefight III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggins
vs
St Pierre

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Wiggins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Wiggins postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for St Pierre to stand up.
A combination from Wiggins does no damage.

St Pierre rushes Wiggins and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre is leaning against Wiggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

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

Wiggins closes the distance and pushes St Pierre back into the cage.
St Pierre jumps guard but Wiggins stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wiggins blocks an uppercut.

Wiggins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wiggins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wiggins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

St Pierre stands up from Wiggins's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nathan Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wiggins!
St Pierre throws out a leg kick but Wiggins moves out of range and St Pierre only half commits.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.

Wiggins is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wiggins to the mat. Wiggins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.

Wiggins kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Wiggins wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggins smiles and moves away.
Wiggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiggins 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.
Wiggins wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.

St Pierre is working an open guard so Wiggins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wiggins is breathing heavily.
St Pierre checks the leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre keeps control of Wiggins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
Wiggins has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Wiggins tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre jumps guard but Wiggins stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nathan Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael St Pierre.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiggins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to stall.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns St Pierre into the cage.
Wiggins prevents the takedown attempt.

Wiggins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but St Pierre regains guard immediately.
Wiggins wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wiggins stands up from St Pierre's guard - Wiggins perhaps looking for a knockout.

Wiggins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Wiggins wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Wiggins, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Wiggins against the cage but Wiggins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiggins off to one side.

Wiggins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre pushes Wiggins off looking to stand but Wiggins dives back in and keeps control.

Wiggins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Wiggins lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wiggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Nathan Wiggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Wiggins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Wiggins. Those never looked like landing.

St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wiggins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre controls Wiggins momentarily but Wiggins frees himself.

Wiggins stands up from guard. Let's bang!

St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiggins, pushing him back against the cage.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wiggins's efforts to push away.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Wiggins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Wiggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wiggins's waist but Wiggins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.

Wiggins tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
Wiggins avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Wiggins in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiggins as St Pierre tries to tie him up.
Wiggins is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wiggins tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiggins wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Wiggins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
A cross from Wiggins lands.
Wiggins tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Wiggins as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Wiggins tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Wiggins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wiggins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wiggins shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.

Wiggins tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wiggins successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggins wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre trying to control but Wiggins is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wiggins manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Wiggins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Wiggins 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. 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.

St Pierre has managed to clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Wiggins on that attempt.

Wiggins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wiggins showed some decent athleticism there.
Wiggins wants to stand but St Pierre has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
St Pierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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

St Pierre has Wiggins up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiggins is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him.
Wiggins wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiggins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Wiggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggins is keeping busy.
Wiggins stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns St Pierre into the cage.
Wiggins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre is looking to control Wiggins's arms but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
Wiggins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiggins stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Wiggins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Wiggins wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Wiggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.

Wiggins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wiggins gets slowly back to his feet.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Wiggins wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Michael St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Wiggins blocks with his arms.
St Pierre has Wiggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!

Wiggins wants the takedown. St Pierre is fighting it off but Wiggins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in St Pierre's guard against the cage.

Wiggins stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.

Wiggins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. St Pierre can't fight it off and eventually Wiggins manages to take the fight to the floor. St Pierre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nathan Wiggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiggins wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wiggins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wiggins, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wiggins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Donelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Donelson
vs
Anka

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Donelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Anka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donelson clinches up with Anka and pushes him back against the cage.
Donelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Donelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anka shoots in for a double leg but Donelson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anka misses with a leg kick

and Donelson counters with a single leg into guard. Anka didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anka has wrist control.
Anka looking for a sweep. Not yet Anka, not yet.
Donelson working some strikes from top position.
Donelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anka keeping full guard, as Donelson tries to pass.
Donelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donelson preventing the sweep.
Anka is controlling Donelson's posture.
Anka wants to sweep here but Donelson controlling him for the moment.
Donelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anka controlling Donelson's posture.

Anka kicks Donelson off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anka tries to clinch but Donelson moves out of range.
Anka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anka sprawls well. Anka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Donelson tries to clinch but Anka moves out of range.
Donelson moves in looking to clinch but Anka pushes him off.
Anka tries to close the distance and clinch but Donelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donelson is looking to clinch but Anka is avoiding it.
Donelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anka pinned against the cage. Anka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeremy Donelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelson stuffs the takedown.
Jeremy Donelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Anka.

Anka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anka looking to pass the guard.
Anka wants to control from the top but Donelson keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kalle Anka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anka doesn't manage to clinch there - Donelson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelson tries to clinch but Anka moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anka.
Donelson moves to clinch but Anka breaks away

and Anka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Donelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donelson tries to get out of the position.
Anka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelson 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.
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 Jeremy Donelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Anka, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Anka tries to keep at a distance but Donelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anka taking a breather.
Donelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Donelson prevents it.
Anka fails to pull guard.
Jeremy Donelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Anka.
Anka is breathing heavily.
Anka prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donelson tries to score a body lock takedown but Anka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donelson lands an elbow that stopped Anka in his tracks for a moment.
Donelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Donelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donelson landing knees to the body.
Donelson lands an elbow inside.
Donelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Donelson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donelson working the head and body with strikes.
Donelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donelson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anka trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Donelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anka sees it coming and defends easily.
Anka gets back to full guard.
Donelson postures up.
Anka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Anka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donelson stopping the sweep attempt from Anka.
Donelson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anka controls Donelson momentarily but Donelson frees himself.
Anka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donelson's guard.
Anka wants to pass the guard but Donelson is keeping the position.
Donelson has a closed guard, preventing Anka from standing up.
Donelson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anka gets to his feet - Donelson follows without any prompting.

Anka moves into the clinch.
Anka takes an elbow to the temple.
Donelson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donelson lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Anka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Anka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Donelson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Anka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anka wants it to stay on the feet.
Jeremy Donelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donelson tries to clinch but Anka is having none of it.

Donelson gets the takedown into side control.
Donelson wants to control but Anka is keeping him busy.
Donelson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jeremy Donelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Donelson off and has taken his back!
Anka controlling well, preventing Donelson from escaping the position.
Anka controlling from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anka misses with a punch to the head.

Anka working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Donelson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Anka has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Donelson taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalle Anka!

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 Johnny Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tell Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Severn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Severn
vs
Sackett

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tell Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn tries to clinch but Sackett moves away

and Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett lands an elbow inside that Severn shrugs off.

It looks like Johnny Severn has been cut.
Severn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sackett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Sackett.

Johnny Severn's cut is getting worse.
Severn takes an elbow to the forehead.

Johnny Severn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Severn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tell Sackett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonny Craig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carlton
vs
Craig

187 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
186 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Craig!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton loads up on a big right hand but Craig slips the punch.
Carlton throws a right hand that Craig ducks under and follows up with a left that Craig also avoids with ease.
Carlton looks to score with a jab to the body but Craig is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Craig is defended easily by Carlton.
Craig fails with the takedown.
Craig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carlton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Craig scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Craig seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonny Craig has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Craig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Carlton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Craig.
Carlton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Craig shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carlton as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left lands for Carlton.
Craig defending well as Carlton loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Craig is defended easily by Carlton.
A shot to the liver by Carlton. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Carlton. No joy for Craig on that attempt.
Carlton throws a hook but Craig avoids it easily.
Craig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlton throws out the jab.
Carlton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonny Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craig.
Craig looks gassed!
Craig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlton thuds his right hand into Craig's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Craig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craig is looking to clinch but Carlton is avoiding it.
Craig avoids the body shot from Carlton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton looks to land a right hand but Craig moved out of range.
Horrible takedown by Craig or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlton which made him look bad.

Craig rushes Carlton and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carlton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carlton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig is trying to drag Carlton to the mat but Carlton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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 John Carlton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Craig takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Craig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carlton eats them both and turns towards Craig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like John Carlton has been cut.
Craig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlton tries to avoid it but Craig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlton to the ground. Carlton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craig on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craig takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carlton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Craig scores with a four punch combination!
Carlton lands with a shot to the body.
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craig moves away.
Carlton thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Craig does no damage.
John Carlton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Craig doesn't seem bothered though.
Craig is breathing heavily.
Carlton misses with a two punch combination.
Craig slips under a jab from Carlton.
Craig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlton tries to avoid it but Craig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlton to the ground. Carlton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craig shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carlton as he jumps to the side.
John Carlton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Craig.
Carlton scores with a hook.
Craig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlton.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but Carlton shows good takedown defense.
Carlton cracks Craig with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton slaps away a takedown attempt from Craig, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carlton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlton's waist but Carlton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craig off to one side.
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!
Carlton lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Jonny Craig has been cut.
Craig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.

Carlton cracks Craig with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Carlton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Craig to stand back up!

Craig is rocked!
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Craig is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlton finish him?
Carlton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Craig takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carlton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonny Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.
Craig gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Carlton gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Craig is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Carlton!