B.F.D. 2 - Hazard PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tendaji Afolayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tendaji Afolayan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Afolayan
vs
Love

200 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tendaji Afolayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Love!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Afolayan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Afolayan tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Afolayan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
Afolayan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Afolayan wants it to stay on the feet.
Afolayan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Afolayan keeps the fight on the outside.
Afolayan wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Love closes this distance looking for a takedown but Afolayan circles away.
Afolayan doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Love will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tendaji Afolayan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Love.
Afolayan tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Afolayan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Afolayan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Love drives through with a takedown into Afolayan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Afolayan wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
Love scoring with some ground and pound.
Love slips nicely into half guard.
Love winds up and cracks Afolayan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Love lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan has hold of Love's hands but Love slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love controlling the action here.
Love scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Afolayan is looking to improve his position.
Love has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan is trying to control but can't.

Love decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.

Love shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Love controlling from the top position.
Love passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayne Love!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Beast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Beast Man has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Man
vs
Hadjiev

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hadjiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beast Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man feints a jab promting Hadjiev to slip. Man then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hadjiev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Alex Hadjiev has been cut.
Hadjiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadjiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is looking to clinch but Hadjiev is avoiding it.
Man is looking to clinch.

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadjiev postures up.
Hadjiev is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev postures up.
Hadjiev throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Hadjiev tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.

Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hadjiev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Hadjiev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man really wants to buck Hadjiev off and get back to his feet.
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Beast Man has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadjiev landing punches.
Man is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hadjiev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hadjiev controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev raining down hammerfists from mount.

Beast Man's cut is getting worse.
Hadjiev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
Man is bucking up trying to escape but Hadjiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Beast Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hadjiev punishing his opponent with strikes.

Jeez, Beast Man's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Hadjiev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Wholeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Whom Shall I Fear as his entrance music. Marc Wholeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wholeman
vs
Williams

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 Hilo, Marc Wholeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wholeman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wholeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wholeman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wholeman distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wholeman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to sweep here but Wholeman controlling him for the moment.
Wholeman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wholeman manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wholeman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wholeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wholeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Wholeman is working from the bottom.
Wholeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Wholeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wholeman keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dale Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wholeman's half guard.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams prevents Wholeman from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is thwarting Wholeman's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams trying to pass the guard but Wholeman defending well.
Wholeman is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wholeman is trying to control but can't.
Williams blocks the strikes from Wholeman.
Williams trying to control the action but Wholeman is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wholeman wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Wholeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dale Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Williams clinches up with Wholeman and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pushing Wholeman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Williams tightens his grip and picks Wholeman up, before dumping him to the ground. Wholeman manages to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wholeman holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Wholeman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wholeman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Wholeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Wholeman is working hard here to advance position.
Williams stands up out of Wholeman's guard for a moment - Wholeman manages to land a nice upkick.
Wholeman wants to hit a switch here but Williams passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wholeman there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wholeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wholeman tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Wholeman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wholeman because Williams loaded up on that one.

Williams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wholeman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams looks winded!
Wholeman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dale Williams will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wholeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wholeman counters by moving into the clinch.

Williams decides to pull guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Wholeman isn't so interested in that idea.
Wholeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wholeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wholeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.

Wholeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wholeman has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Marc Wholeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wholeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wholeman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wholeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Wholeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wholeman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wholeman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Wholeman slips an elbow through the middle.
Wholeman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wholeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Wholeman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wholeman throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams keeping full guard, as Wholeman tries to pass.
Wholeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wholeman.
Wholeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wholeman trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

Williams has his foot on Wholeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wholeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Wholeman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams keeping full guard, as Wholeman tries to pass.
Wholeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wholeman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wholeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wholeman 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wholeman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams looking to control.
Wholeman connects with a couple of short punches.
Wholeman with a nice head shot there.

Williams has his foot on Wholeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wholeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Wholeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wholeman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wholeman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wholeman trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Wholeman scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Williams has his foot on Wholeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wholeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Wholeman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wholeman is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wholeman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Wholeman dominated that second round.
That's time! Wholeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wholeman swinging wildly here.
Dale Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Wholeman moves out of range.

Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wholeman is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Wholeman tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Wholeman trying to control from the bottom.
Wholeman is looking to improve his position.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wholeman trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.

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

Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wholeman sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams is thwarting Wholeman's attempts to control the position.
Wholeman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wholeman tries to get out of the position.
Williams wants to control but Wholeman is keeping him busy.
Wholeman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams blocks the strikes from Wholeman.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Wholeman is working away.
Wholeman trying to control but Williams postures up.

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

Williams scores with a takedown into Wholeman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wholeman is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Wholeman seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Wholeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wholeman pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wholeman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Wholeman has wrist control.
Williams stands and throws Wholeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wholeman can't do much from the bottom here.

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Wholeman is defending well.
Wholeman is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams working away.
Wholeman is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wholeman tries to improve position but can't.
Wholeman struggling a bit here.
Wholeman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Wholeman is working away.
Wholeman is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wholeman is looking to escape.
Wholeman is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dale Williams!
A victorious Dale Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.