DPEF-Challengers 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Huno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crawford
vs
Huno

165 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

165 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Huno!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford tries to clinch but Huno moves out of range.

Huno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Huno moves nicely into side control.
Huno tries to advance to mount but can't.

Huno tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Huno has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Huno has an Americana. Crawford didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Huno is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Huno hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Huno!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Seles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seles comes to the cage accompanied by Art of Dying - . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johnny Rotten enters the cage!

Seles
vs
Rotten

196 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
234 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Seles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seles tries to clinch but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but Seles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seles.
Rotten tries for a takedown but Seles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rotten wants to clinch up but Seles keeps it at a distance.

Rotten tries to keep at a distance but Seles has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rotten wants the takedown. Seles is fighting it off but Rotten persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Seles's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Rotten drops back, looking for a kneebar! Seles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Seles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Seles!
Rotten can't do much from the bottom here.
Rotten tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seles tries to stand but Rotten is controlling his head.
Rotten gets back to half guard.
Rotten wants to get back to full guard.
Rotten is looking to control Seles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rotten avoid being mounted?

Rotten is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Seles is tapping! Great win for Rotten!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Rotten!
Johnny Rotten decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse by Eminem. Gustavo Martins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Martins
vs
Payne

225 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 New York, Gustavo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Payne!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Payne shoots in and gets a takedown into Martins's guard.
Payne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martins's guard.

Martins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Martins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Payne is aware though and is defending well.

Martins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Payne escapes and throws Martins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Payne wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Martins parries the strikes from Payne easily there. Payne is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martins to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to stand but Martins has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Payne stands up and waves to Martins to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martins.
Payne wants to clinch.
Martins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Martins persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.
Martins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martins blocks a low kick nicely.
Payne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Payne knocks Martins to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Gustavo Martins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins is not content to let Payne control the position.
Payne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Payne wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Payne wants to stand but Martins has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.

Corey Payne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Payne tries to clinch but Martins moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Payne drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Martins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Payne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martins did well to prevent Payne getting side control.
Payne is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Martins manages to get to full guard.
Payne content to stall in guard here.
Martins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Corey Payne.

Payne rushes Martins and presses him up against the cage.

Payne successfully pulls guard.

Payne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne is looking to stand up but Martins isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the position.
Payne looking to control but Martins passes into half guard.

Martins is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is doing well to control the position and prevent Martins from advancing to side control.
Payne works his way to full guard. Good work.

Payne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martins is aware though and is defending well.
Martins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payne wants to sweep here but Martins controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins pushes down on Payne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Payne is breathing heavily.

Martins seems to be working for a kimura but Payne defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Martins is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Martins's cut.
That's time! Martins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Payne gets a double leg takedown into Martins's guard.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Payne is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Martins has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Payne is looking to defend but Martins has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Payne! Martins pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Payne taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gustavo Martins!

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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 Mario Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Unusual as his entrance music. George Samuel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Young
vs
Samuel

222 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Samuel has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Samuel's takedown attempt.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Samuel.
Mario Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Samuel.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samuel has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samuel dodges an elbow strike from Young.

Young pulls guard successfully.
Samuel postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Samuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Samuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Young has his foot on Samuel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samuel works his way back into a safe position though.
Samuel working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuel wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is pulling down on Samuel's head. It's preventing any offense from Samuel, at least for the moment.
Samuel lands a couple of digs.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samuel.
Samuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Samuel with a nice head shot there.
Samuel throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young stops Samuel from standing up.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young pushing down on Samuel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Young tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Samuel tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Samuel defends it.
Young wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control from half guard but Samuel is working away.
Young looks to land a strike but Samuel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Samuel manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Samuel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samuel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young tries to kick Samuel off but Samuel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samuel working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young is breathing heavily.
Samuel winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Samuel is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuel working Young over with strikes.
Samuel blocks the strikes from Young.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samuel lands a nice short elbow.
Samuel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Samuel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Young is rocked!
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young taking some punishment here, with Samuel in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samuel scores with a big shot! Young's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Young! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Samuel!
George Samuel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maestro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens has chosen I Want War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maestro
vs
Stephens

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maestro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephens as he avoids it easily.
Stephens shoots for a takedown but Maestro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maestro as he jumps to the side.
Maestro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stephens.
Paul Maestro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Stephens.
Stephens is looking to clinch but Maestro is avoiding it.
Maestro tries to clinch up.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
Stephens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maestro avoids it really well and circles away.
Stephens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maestro counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stephens.

Maestro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stephens quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro misses with a head shot. Stephens uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maestro trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Stephens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maestro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maestro 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.
Maestro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Stephens is looking to stand up but Maestro isn't so interested in that idea.
Maestro looking to sit in guard and control but Stephens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephens is looking to work some ground and pound but Maestro has wrist control.
Stephens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maestro is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens slips nicely into half guard.

Maestro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maestro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stephens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stephens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maestro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens passes to full mount!
Maestro taking shots to the head.
Stephens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stephens raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
Stephens lands a nice shot to the head.

Maestro is rocked!
Stephens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maestro throws a chopping leg kick but Stephens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Stephens gets a double leg takedown into Maestro's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stephens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stephens controlling from the top position.
Stephens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maestro being controlled here, momentarily.
Stephens 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maestro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stephens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but Maestro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maestro postures up in Stephens's guard and throws a big left but Stephens blocks it.
Maestro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stephens has a closed guard, preventing Maestro from standing up.
Maestro throws a strike but Stephens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but Maestro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stephens has his feet on Maestro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stephens shoots in and drives through. Maestro sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a right and a left that Maestro avoids nicely.
Stephens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but Maestro shows good takedown defense.
Maestro stuffs the takedown.
Paul Maestro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Stephens.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
Maestro feints a jab promting Stephens to slip. Maestro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stephens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maestro stuffs the takedown attempt from Stephens. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick
and Maestro counters with a straight right hand.
Stephens fails to land the takedown.
Maestro is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro fails to land the takedown.
Stephens shoots in for a double leg but Maestro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Stephens clinches up with Maestro and pushes him back against the cage.
Stephens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maestro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maestro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stephens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maestro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stephens wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stephens gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jeremy Stephens has got the better of the ground game so far.

Maestro looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Stephens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Stephens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maestro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestro dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Paul Maestro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Maestro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maestro has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stephens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stephens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stephens with shots to the head and body - Maestro looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Maestro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stephens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stephens prevents Maestro from getting the reversal.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens breaks from Maestro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maestro is in a horrible position here. Stephens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stephens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Maestro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens cracks Maestro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stephens trying to control but Maestro is having none of it.
Stephens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands a heavy elbow.
Maestro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stephens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maestro is trying desperately to improve position.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maestro seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stephens unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro can't escape the position.
Stephens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jeremy Stephens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stephens controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paul Maestro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Stephens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stephens 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Stephens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Padavona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padavona's entrance music is Double The Pain. A fine choice. Brad Harris looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Padavona
vs
Harris

179 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ritchie Padavona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Harris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Padavona shows good takedown defense.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Padavona's waist but Padavona gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Padavona scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Brad Harris has been cut.
Harris fails with the takedown

and Padavona counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Padavona thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!

Harris is rocked!
Ritchie Padavona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Harris.
Harris looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padavona throws an overhand right that drops Harris like a sack of potatoes! Padavona dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritchie Padavona!
After the fight, Ritchie Padavona was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between True American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). American comes to the cage accompanied by skrillex. Benson has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

American
vs
Benson

196 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
172 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, True American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Benson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
American closes the distance and clinches up with Benson, looking for a takedown. American pushes Benson against the cage but Benson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
American tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from American is defended easily by Benson.
American stuffs the takedown attempt from Benson. Benson gets slowly back to his feet.
American moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - American looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
American wants to clinch.
American fails with the takedown

and Benson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for True American. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson prevents American from getting the reversal.
Benson controlling the position easily from mount.

Dan Benson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
American doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.

Benson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
American knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benson on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Benson.
Benson shoots in looking for a takedown. American tries to sprawl out of it but Benson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. American manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Benson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
American is letting Benson control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Benson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
American stops Benson from passing to mount.
American is trying to control Benson's posture but Benson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Benson dominated that round.
That's time! American's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

American closes the distance but Benson moves to the side
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like True American has been cut.

American clinches up against the cage.
American pushes Benson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

American jumps guard and drags Benson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Benson won't allow American to sweep him here.
American is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Benson wants to pass the guard but American is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
American fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson looks for a takedown but American sprawls well.
American wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.

American gets caught napping as Benson dives in and scores a takedown. American manages to retain guard.
Benson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
American wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
American will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
American really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Benson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
American cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
American tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Benson shoots in and gets a takedown into American's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
American has control of Benson's left arm, preventing Benson from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American trying to control the position.

American is looking for a triangle here but Benson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benson landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Benson stalls from top position.
American tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Benson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on True American's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

American swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
American will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benson has a takedown stuffed.
American tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
American tries to clinch up.
American tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Benson shoots in and gets a takedown into American's guard.
Benson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

American escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benson controls from within his opponent's guard.

American working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
American trying to keep a closed guard but Benson is proving a slippery customer.
Benson throwing strikes from guard but American blocks nicely.
Benson controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Benson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from American is defended easily by Benson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by American there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
American shoots for a takedown but Benson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for True American. That's going to take a lot out of him.
American lands with a slapping head kick.
American fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Benson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Benson.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Benson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Benson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.