BRFC8: 420 Sssmokin'!!! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diasaku Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arnold
vs
Machida

190 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diasaku Machida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Arnold instigates a clinch.
Arnold has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold blocks an elbow strike from Machida.
Arnold stalling.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.

Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Arnold really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold feints and then cracks Machida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machida down.
Machida throws a series of punches but Arnold avoids them all with ease.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination

and Arnold counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold slows down the pace here.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Arnold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Arnold is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnold.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Arnold rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.

It looks like Diasaku Machida has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnold.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida takes a shot to the head.

Machida is rocked!
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnold finish him?
Arnold stalling against the cage.
Arnold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Arnold pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Machida! Arnold unloads with more strikes and Machida sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Arnold!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Forsyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Forsyth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Forsyth
vs
Tully

178 cm
24
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Forsyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tully slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Forsyth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tully lands with a thumping leg kick.

Tully has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forsyth avoids it.
Tully digs a right hand underneath Forsyth's ribcage. Forsyth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forsyth goes for a takedown attempt but Tully pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Forsyth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tully paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Forsyth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tully avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forsyth.
Tully tries to roll over but Forsyth keeps him under control.
Forsyth thows a huge punch but Tully dodges it nicely.
Tully is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forsyth is thwarting Tully's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully gets back to full guard.
Tully preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tully working a defensive guard here.
Tully looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tully is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Forsyth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Forsyth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forsyth tries to free his leg and advance position but Tully is retaining full guard.
Forsyth postures up in Tully's guard and throws a big left but Tully blocks it.
Tully keeping moving, preventing Forsyth from controlling successfully.
Forsyth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tully looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forsyth is one step ahead there.
Forsyth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forsyth is looking to work some ground and pound but Tully has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tully is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Forsyth throws a strike but Tully rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tully wants to control from the top but Forsyth keeps moving.
Forsyth wants to hit a switch here but Tully passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Forsyth there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth is squirming around, avoiding Tully's attempts to control the action.
Tully controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tully looking to control but Forsyth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tully throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tully wants to control the pace but Forsyth is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tully there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forsyth is trying desperately to improve position.
Forsyth tries to hold on but Tully postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brynden Tully dominated that round.
That's time! Forsyth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Forsyth misses with a takedown
and Tully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forsyth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tully circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tully. No joy for Forsyth on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Forsyth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tully stuffs the takedown attempt from Forsyth. Forsyth gets slowly back to his feet.
Forsyth shoots in looking for a takedown but Tully manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Forsyth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Forsyth walks into a jab.
Forsyth shoots in for a takedown but Tully shows good takedown defense.
Tully throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bruce Forsyth has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forsyth dives in and grabs Tully's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tully pushes down on Forsyth's head and hops out.

Tully clinches up against the cage.
Forsyth wants to take the fight to the mat but Tully manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tully digs a right hand into Forsyth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Forsyth's gas tank.
Tully throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tully softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully cracks Forsyth with a nice body shot.
Tully lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tully.
Tully lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tully lands a left hand.
Tully lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forsyth.
Tully presses Forsyth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tully lands with a light punch inside.
Forsyth wants a takedown but no success here.
Forsyth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tully trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Tully - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully landing knees to the body.
Tully lands a body punch.
Tully lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tully is leaning against Forsyth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tully lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forsyth shoots for a double leg takedown but Tully sprawls well. He's pushed Forsyth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forsyth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Tully drops Forsyth with a beautiful combination! Forsyth stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tully is looking for the KO!

Forsyth is rocked!
Tully closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Forsyth! Tully dives in looking to finish! Forsyth is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brynden Tully!
After winning the bout, Brynden Tully thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dai Kyunkell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kyunkell
vs
Da Silva

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dai Kyunkell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch but Kyunkell moves away
and Kyunkell counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyunkell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyunkell.
Kyunkell has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kyunkell blocks an uppercut.
Kyunkell lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kyunkell lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Frank Da Silva has been cut.
Kyunkell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kyunkell.
Da Silva wants to break free but Kyunkell has control.
Kyunkell lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Da Silva is rocked!
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyunkell finish him?
Kyunkell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kyunkell drops Da Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Da Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva.
Nice body punch from Kyunkell.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kyunkell drops Da Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Da Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyunkell.
Kyunkell lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyunkell.
Kyunkell lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Da Silva to his knees! Kyunkell keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Kyunkell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veno Taufer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Cudi the Kid. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aoki
vs
Taufer

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taiki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Veno Taufer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Taufer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taufer has his takedown stuffed
and Aoki counters with a nice body shot.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taufer.
Taufer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taufer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veno Taufer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki is looking to clinch.

Aoki darts in and clinches Taufer up against the cage.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aoki lands a body punch.

Aoki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Taufer can't fight it off and eventually Aoki manages to take the fight to the floor. Taufer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taufer is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taufer wants to stand but Aoki is controlling the position.
Taufer is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.
Aoki won't allow Taufer to sweep him here.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Taufer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taufer tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taufer is not content to let Aoki control the position.

Aoki is working to tighten is grip on Taufer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Taufer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Aoki is really squeezing tight and eventually Taufer passes out! Aoki breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Taiki Aoki!
A very excited looking Taiki Aoki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Connor
vs
Stiglitz

183 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Stiglitz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Connor misses with a kick to the body.
Stiglitz walks into a left hand.
Connor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Hugo Stiglitz has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Connor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Connor.

Stiglitz is rocked!
Connor feints and then cracks Stiglitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stiglitz down.
Stiglitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor connects with a body shot that sends Stiglitz's belly button to the back.
Stiglitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connor.
Connor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stiglitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connor. Connor obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Stiglitz looks winded!
Stiglitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Connor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connor is looking to wear down Stiglitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Connor drops Stiglitz with a beautiful combination! Stiglitz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Connor is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Connor knocks Stiglitz out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Connor!
Matthew Connor retains his welterweight title!
Matthew Connor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.