Battlefield 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Last Ones Left by 2PAC. 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.

Meyers
vs
Diaz

187 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A combination from Meyers does no damage.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.

Diaz feints and as Meyers raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meyers wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meyers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stops Meyers from standing up.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyers wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meyers's head.
Diaz stops Meyers from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meyers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz stops Meyers from standing up.
Meyers is looking to stand back up but Diaz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Meyers.
Diaz prevents Meyers from standing back up.
Meyers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meyers sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz 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. Meyers tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dewd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danger
vs
Dewd

189 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 Las Vegas, Duke Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Dewd!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Danger feints and as Dewd raises his hands in defense, Danger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dewd is looking to stand up but Danger isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Danger gets to his feet - Dewd follows without any prompting.
Danger slips a jab and a cross from Dewd.
Dewd shoots and misses

and Danger counters with a single leg into guard. Dewd didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danger wants to control from the top but Dewd keeps moving.
Danger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewd is keeping the position for now.
Danger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danger prevents Dewd from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danger throws a big right hand that misses.
Danger looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Danger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dewd has hold of Danger's hands but Danger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danger controlling the action here.

Danger decides to return to a standing position.
Dewd looks to land a right hand but Danger moved out of range.
Dewd misses with a looping left.
Dewd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewd throws a head kick that misses

and Danger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dewd looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danger controlling the pace.

Danger stands up and beckons Dewd to join him on the feet.
Danger tries to clinch but Dewd moves out of range.
Danger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dewd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danger.

Danger gets the takedown into side control.
Dewd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Danger asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Danger is trying to get an arm triangle but Dewd is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger lands a nice forearm strike.

Danger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dewd scores with a jab.
Danger lands with a nice combination. Dewd backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Tyler Dewd has been cut.
Dewd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Danger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danger slows the pace down in half guard.

Danger gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Danger tries for a takedown but Dewd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Danger duly obliges.
Danger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dewd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dewd throws a combination that misses
and Danger counters with a head kick. That will keep Dewd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Dewd is rocked!
Danger misses with a wild combination.
Dewd is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Danger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Danger.
Dewd seems to have recovered his senses.
Dewd tries to escape but Danger is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Danger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dewd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Danger stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Danger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Dewd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dewd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dewd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duke Danger is winning the standup battle so far.
Dewd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dewd can do to turn this around?

Danger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dewd's half guard.
Dewd is looking to escape.
Dewd trying to hold on to Danger's head to control him but Danger postures up.
Still in half guard, Danger seems content to control.
Danger throwing shots but Dewd is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Danger manages to move to mount!
Dewd is breathing heavily.
Danger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Danger wants to control the pace but Dewd is squirming around nicely.
Danger content just to control the position here.
Dewd squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Danger 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.
Danger is landing with some decent strikes but Dewd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Danger is working for a guillotine from mount but Dewd frees his head quite easily.
Danger controlling from the full mount.
Danger won't let Dewd get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger wants to control the pace but Dewd is squirming around nicely.
Dewd is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Danger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Danger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Danger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danger with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger scoring with strikes but Dewd is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger wants to control the pace but Dewd is squirming around nicely.
Danger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dewd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Danger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dewd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Danger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danger won't let Dewd get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Danger controlling the pace for now.
Danger looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dewd covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Danger!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes to the cage accompanied by Horn of the Rhino. Peter Crouch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keith Webb's chin.

Webb
vs
Crouch

190 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Crouch!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crouch lands a nice shot to the body.
Webb tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Webb crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crouch - the referee stops the clock and Webb gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crouch. Webb manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Webb is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crouch scores with a jab. Webb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Webb switches off momentarily and Crouch cracks him with a monster right hand! Webb topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Crouch dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Crouch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Crouch!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Crouch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
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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 Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Juicy as his entrance music. 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.

White
vs
Martinez

184 cm
26
199 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

196 cm
29
223 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150

Unique Wear and Custom Design
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with the takedown.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Rafael Martinez has been cut.
White misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on White's head and hops out.
White misses with a takedown

and Martinez counters by clinching up.
White is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.

Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
White is breathing heavily.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Martinez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White fails with the takedown
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a body shot.
Mr White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martinez dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.

Martinez drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into White's guard.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
White trying to strike off his back.

White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.

White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White trying to control the position.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working a defensive guard but Martinez manages to pass into side control anyway.

Martinez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is trying to improve his position.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinez off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Martinez right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White doesn't have the hooks in and Martinez manages to turn into his guard.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.

Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez wants to clinch.

Martinez gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White trying to control the position.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Martinez decides to stand up.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.

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

Martinez shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez slips nicely into half guard.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinez prevents White from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Rafael Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Rafael Martinez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

White gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez lands a left hand.

Martinez jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Martinez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Martinez has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Martinez on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Martinez!
Rafael Martinez made sure to mention his sponsor, Unique Wear and Custom Design in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cullen
vs
Bellic

175 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
31
172 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keat Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen thumps Bellic with a low kick.
Cullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Bellic is looking to clinch but Cullen is avoiding it.
Bellic doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.

Cullen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bellic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The strikes coming from Cullen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cullen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Cullen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cullen looks up at the clock and then as Bellic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cullen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is working Bellic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Cullen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bellic tries to escape but Cullen is in control.
Bellic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bellic is not content to let Cullen control the position.
Cullen controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen grinds an elbow into Bellic's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen cracks Bellic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cullen tries to score with some ground and pound. Bellic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cullen looks up at the clock and then as Bellic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cullen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cullen working the head and body with strikes.

Bellic is rocked!
Cullen scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bellic is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cullen can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keat Cullen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wood
vs
Garcia

170 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia to keep the fight standing.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Garcia lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Garcia darts in and clinches Wood up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Wood is rocked!
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Garcia unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wood! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garcia is unloading with more strikes now! Wood drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Garcia! Edson Garcia retains his featherweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harold Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac Ft.The Outlawz - Hit Em Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Price
vs
King

172 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King moves into the clinch.
King is trying to push Price away but Price has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King is trying to push Price away but Price has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King leaning against his opponent.
King wants to break free but Price has control.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Price fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Price looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Price looking to score a takedown here. King is defending well but Price drives through and ends up in King's guard.
Price cracks King with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King is looking to stand back up but Price counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by King.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Price.

Price is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
Price is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Price looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Price is working for a submission of some sort.

King is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.
Price working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Price's hands but Price slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Price slows the pace down in half guard.
Price throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Price seems to be looking for submissions.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Price is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price stops King from getting back to his feet.
Price takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Price thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Price wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Price works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

King looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Price shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from King as Price shoots in.
King looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
King lands a jab to the head.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Price. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King 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.

Price bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Price tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King tries to escape but Price is in control.
Price 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.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.

Price thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Price looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King pushes Price away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Price gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Price connects with a decent elbow.
Price 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.
King wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. King is trying to escape and Price transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and King is forced to tap! Nice work there by Price! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harold Price!
In his post fight interview, Harold Price started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Water (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sid Water has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Water
vs
Ehrmantraut

185 cm
19
201 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Water!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water stuffs the takedown attempt from Ehrmantraut. Ehrmantraut gets slowly back to his feet.
Water throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ehrmantraut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ehrmantraut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ehrmantraut is defended easily by Water.
Ehrmantraut fails with the takedown.
Sid Water has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ehrmantraut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Water fails with an attempt to clinch.
Water wants to clinch up but Ehrmantraut keeps it at a distance.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Water tries to clinch there but Ehrmantraut circles away.

Ehrmantraut closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Water's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ehrmantraut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Water is keeping the position for now.
Ehrmantraut with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut with a nice head shot there.
Ehrmantraut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Water is working from the bottom.
Water wants to control but Ehrmantraut passes easily into half guard.
Water keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ehrmantraut is pressing down on Water's thigh, looking to free his foot. Water is holding on for now.
Water taking some punishment here, with Ehrmantraut in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ehrmantraut lands with a punch from half guard.
Ehrmantraut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ehrmantraut is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Water!
Ehrmantraut lands a big elbow.
Water really wants to buck Ehrmantraut off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ehrmantraut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Water's face.
Water knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ehrmantraut on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Ehrmantraut.

It looks like Sid Water has been cut.
Ehrmantraut with the ground and pound from mount.
Ehrmantraut landing strikes from the mount and Water is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a big shot there that rocks Water but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ehrmantraut lands a big elbow.

Water is rocked!
Ehrmantraut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Water's face.
Oh Water is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ehrmantraut punishing his opponent with strikes.

Ehrmantraut has isolated one of Water's arms. Water looking to fight him off but Ehrmantraut twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Ehrmantraut!