SOON2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Steal
vs
Fighter

204 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

204 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Steal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter lands with a shot to the body.
Steal slips a straight right by Fighter.

Fighter lands a big uppercut and Steal crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Steal looks OK. Fighter waves Steal back to his feet!

It looks like Jordan Steal has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Steal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Steal is rocked!
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Steal out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ultimate Fighter!
Ultimate Fighter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Oliveira
vs
Silva

177 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

ORANJE

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spider Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Spider Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Oliveira jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.

Oliveira jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliveira holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

Oliveira has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets back to half guard.

Oliveira manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Oliveira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira jumps guard but Silva stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.

Oliveira decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oliveira moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oliveira forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Silva misses.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Silva.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oliveira has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Oliveira pulls Silva into guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Oliveira has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oliveira wriggles free and stands up.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Silva misses.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Silva.

Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Oliveira has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliveira jumps guard but Silva stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Oliveira tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Oliveira 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Oliveira finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.

Oliveira jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.

Oliveira pushes a forearm under Silva's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Silva is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Oliveira!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wayne- Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kobe Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fujinami
vs
Johnson

178 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

ORANJE

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson cracks Fujinami with an open hand slap.
Fujinami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsumi Fujinami. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fujinami closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fujinami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Fujinami slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Fujinami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fujinami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fujinami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Fujinami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujinami is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujinami content to control rather than advance.
Fujinami works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Fujinami connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fujinami controlling from mount.
Fujinami lands a big elbow - Johnson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Johnson is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
Tatsumi Fujinami took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ORANJE for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popise Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wright
vs
Black

199 cm
22
299 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popise Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright which made him look bad.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wright could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Wright cracks Black with a good jab.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wright stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.

Wright lands a left and a right that send Black crashing to the mat, dazed. Wright thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Black drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wright swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Black's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Wright!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Helenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Helenius's choice of entrance music: Eminem: Not Afraid. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Longbird
vs
Helenius

202 cm
24
200 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
21
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ORANJE

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ORANJE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rasmus Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Longbird tries to clinch up.
Longbird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Helenius but Helenius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Longbird, as that shot connected.
Longbird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helenius throws out the jab.
Longbird is looking to clinch.
Longbird tries to close the distance and clinch but Helenius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Longbird on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Hammer Longbird has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longbird.

Longbird has Helenius up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Longbird.
Longbird lands an elbow inside that Helenius shrugs off.

Longbird drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Longbird looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius wants to stand and escape but instead Longbird has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helenius can do anything to dispel that myth.

Longbird stands up and waves to Helenius to follow him.
Helenius misses with a hook

and Longbird counters by moving into the clinch.
Helenius prevents a body shot from Longbird.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Longbird has Helenius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Helenius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longbird obliges.
Longbird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is trying to break the clinch but Longbird is controlling him.
Longbird working aggressively here.
Longbird tries to work over Helenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longbird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helenius smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Longbird. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Longbird rushes Helenius and presses him up against the cage.
Longbird drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Helenius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Longbird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helenius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longbird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Helenius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Longbird is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius throws a body punch but Longbird moves out of range.
Rasmus Helenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Helenius.

Longbird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helenius, pushing him back against the cage.
Longbird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbird.
Helenius is trying to push Longbird away but Longbird has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Longbird is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Helenius to keep the fight standing.
Longbird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbird landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Longbird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longbird wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Helenius misses.
Helenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helenius throws out a powerful jab.
Helenius swats away the attempt to clinch by Longbird.
Helenius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helenius misses with a right hand

and Longbird holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Longbird scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longbird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helenius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longbird throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Longbird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Longbird's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Helenius tries to sprawl but Longbird drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Longbird stands up out of the half guard.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbird.

Longbird forces Helenius back against the cage and clinches.
Longbird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helenius smiles and moves away.
Longbird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longbird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Helenius pinned against the cage. Helenius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Longbird is looking to clinch.
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longbird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Longbird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helenius throws a body punch but Longbird moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius throws a hook but Longbird blocks it.
Helenius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helenius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Longbird is looking to clinch but Helenius is avoiding it.
Rasmus Helenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Helenius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longbird blocks a jab.
Longbird tries to clinch up but Helenius circles away and keeps his distance.
Helenius misses with an uppercut

and Longbird counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Helenius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Longbird decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius throws a poor cross that misses

and Longbird counters by clinching up.
Longbird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbird misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Helenius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Longbird tries to pull guard but Helenius holds him up against the cage and eventually Longbird drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Longbird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbird throws a punch but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius tries to break free but Longbird pushes him back against the cage.
Longbird tries to pull guard but Helenius won't allow it.
Longbird jumps guard but Helenius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer Longbird has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longbird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Helenius's defenses.
Longbird can't find room to land a body shot as Helenius controls the action.
Longbird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
Longbird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Longbird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Helenius walks away with a smile on his face. Longbird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird shoots in for a takedown but Helenius shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helenius misses with the combination.
Longbird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Longbird dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
Helenius throws a shot to the body.
Helenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longbird circles away quickly and effectively.
Helenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helenius lands a body shot.
Longbird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Longbird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helenius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longbird moves out of range of the strikes.
Longbird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius swings widly with a right hand
and Longbird counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Helenius misses with a right hand

and Longbird counters by moving into the clinch.
Longbird scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Longbird throws an elbow but misses.
Helenius prevents a body shot from Longbird.
Helenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbird has double underhooks.

Longbird escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helenius looks to land a left hand but Longbird moved out of range nicely.

Helenius gets tackled into the cage by Longbird. Longbird maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helenius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longbird pushes off an throws an elbow but Helenius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Longbird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Longbird dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Longbird's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Helenius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helenius.
Helenius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helenius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbird moves in looking to clinch but Helenius pushes him off.
Helenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Helenius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rasmus Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longbird is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Longbird is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longbird circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Longbird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longbird.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Longbird is just out of range.
Longbird seems to have got his legs back now.

Longbird has managed to clinch.
Longbird connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helenius's face.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Longbird throws a punch but it's blocked by Helenius.
Longbird is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Helenius to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longbird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Longbird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Longbird looking to throw knees to the head but Helenius is blocking nicely.
Longbird jumps guard but Helenius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch but Longbird keeps him there for the moment.
Helenius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Longbird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbird tries to work over Helenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Helenius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Longbird has Helenius pressed against the cage, preventing Helenius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbird lands a damaging elbow.
Longbird lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Longbird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius managing to block the knees to the body from Longbird.

Longbird escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helenius throws a right and a left that Longbird avoids nicely.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Longbird tries to clinch up but Helenius circles away and keeps his distance.
Helenius cracks Longbird with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Longbird shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius looks to land a left hand but Longbird moved out of range nicely.
Helenius misses with an uppercut
and Longbird counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Helenius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Helenius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Longbird looking to score a takedown here. Helenius is defending well but Longbird drives through and ends up in Helenius's guard.
Longbird controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius wants to stand but Longbird is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Longbird stands up from Helenius's guard - Longbird perhaps looking for a knockout.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbird manages to avoid it.
Helenius throws a body punch but Longbird moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Helenius misses.
Helenius misses with a hook

and Longbird counters by clinching up.
Helenius is trying to break the clinch but Longbird is controlling him.
Helenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbird has double underhooks.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch but Longbird keeps him there for the moment.
Longbird connects with a knee to the head.
Longbird lands an elbow inside that Helenius shrugs off.
Longbird leaning against his opponent.
Longbird lands an elbow just above Helenius 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helenius can't break the clinch.
Helenius blocks an uppercut.
Helenius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rasmus Helenius just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Hammer Longbird's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius avoids the body shot from Longbird.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Longbird is just out of range.
Helenius swings widly with a right hand

and Longbird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Longbird breaks the clinch.
Longbird slips under a jab.
Helenius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helenius throws a left and a right that both miss

and Longbird moves into the clinch.
Longbird lands a shoulder strike.

Longbird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Longbird closes the distance and clinches.
Longbird lands a body shot.
Longbird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longbird lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helenius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Helenius tries to circle away but Longbird has him pinned against the cage.
Longbird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longbird digs a right hand underneath Helenius's ribcage. Helenius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Longbird fails to pull guard.
Longbird lands a right hand.
Longbird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Longbird.
Longbird lands a right hand.
A short right from Longbird.
Longbird fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is trying to break the clinch but Longbird is controlling him.

Longbird escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helenius misses with a lunging right hand

so Longbird counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbird has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Helenius is proving hard to escape from.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Longbird decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helenius.
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbird.

Longbird closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Longbird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longbird tries a knee to the head but Helenius blocks it.
Nice body punch from Longbird - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longbird.
Longbird lands an elbow inside.
Helenius blocks an uppercut.

Longbird breaks from the clinch.
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbird.
Helenius lands a body shot.
Longbird moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Longbird closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longbird lands a left hand.
Longbird lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbird with a knee to the head.
Longbird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Longbird digs a right hand underneath Helenius's ribcage. Helenius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Longbird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
Longbird tries to pull guard but Helenius holds him up against the cage and eventually Longbird drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Longbird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helenius smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helenius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longbirds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Longbird had his way with Rasmus Helenius in that round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Longbird's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Helenius swings widly with a right hand

and Longbird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helenius working hard to break the clinch.
Longbird is leaning against Helenius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Longbird throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Longbird throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longbird lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Longbird.
Longbird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longbird throws a punch but it's blocked by Helenius.
Longbird lands an elbow inside.
Longbird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helenius blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird lands a knee to the head.
Longbird tries to pull guard but Helenius holds him up against the cage and eventually Longbird drops back down to his feet.
Longbird taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longbird obliges.
Longbird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helenius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Longbird lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbird misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Longbird has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Helenius after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Longbird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbird is trying to pull guard but Helenius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Longbird misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbird is trying to drag Helenius to the mat but Helenius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Helenius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longbird tries to pull guard but Helenius won't allow it.
Longbird is trying to maintain a safe position but Helenius gets an underhook and turns Longbird into the cage.
Longbird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longbird obliges.
Longbird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longbird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Helenius wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius working hard to break the clinch.
Longbird misses with a punch to the body.
Longbird misses with the head strike.
Helenius tries to break free but Longbird pushes him back against the cage.
Longbird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longbird keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helenius's efforts to push away.
Longbird lands with a short shot to the head.
Longbird lands a knee to the body.
Longbird is working for takedown but Helenius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Longbird trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmus Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longbird.
Longbird is looking to take this one to the mat.
Longbird misses with the head strike.
Longbird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helenius blocks it with crossed arms.
Helenius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Helenius can't break the clinch.

Longbird has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Helenius uses from the top position.

Longbird looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Helenius passes into side control.
Hammer Longbird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longbird wants to control but Helenius postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hammer Longbird showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Longbird has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hammer Longbird!
Hammer Longbird retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Hammer Longbird thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gab Jay-ar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush Gab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gab Jay-ar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rush Gab's chin.

Jay-ar
vs
Gab

200 cm
21
290 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

ORANJE

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gab Jay-ar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rush Gab!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gab throws a big shot that misses.
Gab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gab swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Gab misses.
Gab lands with an uppercut that bounces Jay-ar off the cage and back into range.

Jay-ar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gab did well to prevent Jay-ar getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jay-ar in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gab tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jay-ar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gab Jay-ar!
Gab Jay-ar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ORANJE, into his post fight interview.