pit 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lisha Sure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Studebaker Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by silver hawk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sure
vs
Hawk

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

186 cm
28
194 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lisha Sure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Studebaker Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sure shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hawk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sure's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sure is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Sure keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.

Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Sure keeps moving.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Sure blocks nicely.
Sure working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk won't allow Sure to sweep him here.
Hawk sitting in guard here, content to control.

Hawk drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hawk seems to have locked his on tight now - Sure screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hawk, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Studebaker Hawk!
A victorious Studebaker Hawk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bobberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobberson
vs
Takashi

175 cm
33
184 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bobberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobberson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Takashi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bobberson is in Takashi's guard.
Bobberson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bobberson stands and throws Takashi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Takashi holds on to Bobberson's head and controls the position momentarily.
Takashi stops Bobberson from passing to mount.

Bobberson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Takashi wants to control but Bobberson postures up.

Bobberson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobberson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bobberson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takashi is trying to improve his position.

Bobberson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bobberson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bobberson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Takashi!
Takashi tries to hold on but Bobberson pushes him away.
Takashi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bobberson.
Takashi blocking the ground and pound.
Bobberson avoids the attempt from Takashi to control.
Bobberson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bobberson is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takashi wants to hold on but Bobberson pushes him away.
Bobberson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takashi wants to control but Bobberson is having none of it.
Bobberson punching from mount but Takashi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bobberson prevents Takashi from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobberson looking for a guillotine from mount but Takashi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bobberson has control of Takashi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Takashi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bobberson lands a couple of good shots and Takashi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Takashi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Takashi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takashi covering up well under a series of strikes from Bobberson.

Bobberson looking to break Takashi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Takashi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bobberson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Takashi wants to escape the position.

Bobberson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takashi is defending well though. Bobberson let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Takashi can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Takashi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bobberson gets his way!

Bobberson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Takashi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Takashi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Takashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobberson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bobberson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Bobberson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Takashi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Takashi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bobberson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobberson gets a takedown into half guard.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.
Bobberson wants to pass the guard but Takashi is defending well.

Bobberson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bobberson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bobberson drops an elbow to the side of Takashi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobberson is working for a submission of some sort.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.
Takashi is trying to control but can't.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.

Bobberson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.

Bobberson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takashi trying to control but Bobberson postures up.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bobberson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takashi defending well though.
Bobberson prevents Takashi from improving his position.
Takashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bobberson is working away from the top position though.

Bobberson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takashi is trying to control but can't.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura but Takashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bobberson to get the leverage.
Takashi won't allow Bobberson to pass to mount.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.

Bobberson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takashi sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson wants to pass to mount but Takashi is defending the position.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.
Bobberson is thwarting Takashi's attempts to control the position.

Bobberson wants to work for an arm triangle but Takashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bobberson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takashi's head.
Ground and pound from Bobberson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.
Takashi trying to hold on to Bobberson's head to control him but Bobberson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takashi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bobberson is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bobberson dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Takashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobberson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bobberson ducks under a wild hook from Takashi.
Bobberson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takashi's waist but Takashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobberson off to one side.
Takashi misses with a lunging right hand

and Bobberson counters with a takedown into side control.
Bobberson scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Takashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bobberson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bobberson drops an elbow to the side of Takashi's head.
Takashi moves into full guard.
Bobberson 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.
Bobberson is pushing down on Takashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Bobberson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bobberson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takashi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.
Takashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bobberson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bobberson's back!
Bobberson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
It looks like Takashi is going to stand back up.
Bobberson is holding on to half guard well.

Takashi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bobberson to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takashi thuds a left hand into Bobberson's body.
Takashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Bobberson or perhaps it was just good defense by Takashi which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bobberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Takashi throws a series of punches but Bobberson avoids them all with ease.
Bobberson slips a jab and a cross from Takashi.
Takashi lands with a straight right. Bobberson didn't see that one coming.
Bobberson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bobberson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bobberson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bobberson shoots in and gets a takedown into Takashi's guard.
Takashi controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bobberson wants to pass the guard but Takashi is keeping the position.
Bobberson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takashi can do to turn this around?
Takashi controls Bobberson momentarily but Bobberson frees himself.

Bobberson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Bobberson 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.
Billy Bobberson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bobberson won't allow Takashi to sweep him here.
Bobberson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobberson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
Bobberson controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Bobberson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobberson is just out of range.
Bobberson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takashi as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bobberson is defended easily by Takashi.
Takashi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takashi throws a hook but Bobberson blocks it.
Bobberson avoids the body shot from Takashi.
Lee Takashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Takashi takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bobberson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobberson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bobberson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Offerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offerson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't F with da South. Master Chief acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Offerson
vs
Chief

160 cm
29
144 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Offerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Chief!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Chief misses.
Offerson moves out of range as Chief throws a body kick.
Chief throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Chief misses its intended target.
A combination from Chief does no damage.
Chief turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chief throws a leg kick but Offerson moved away.
Chief misses with a body kick.
Chief throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chief misses with a low kick.
Offerson blocks the body kick.
Chief swats away the attempt to clinch by Offerson.
Offerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chief misses.
Offerson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chief goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jack Offerson has been cut.
Chief throws a head kick that misses.
Chief misses with a low kick.

Offerson clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Offerson is pushing Chief up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Offerson tries to pull guard but Chief won't allow it.
Offerson throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief dodges an elbow strike from Offerson.
A frustrated look appears on Offerson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Offerson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Offerson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Offerson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Chief prevents Offerson from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief has Offerson pushed against the cage.

Offerson successfully pulls guard.
Offerson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chief must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chief wants to pass the guard but Offerson is keeping the position.
Offerson is adopting a defensive guard.
Chief looking to sit in guard and control but Offerson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offerson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Chief wants to reverse the position here. Offerson has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Chief is forced to tap! Chief looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jack Offerson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Kaluma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Hossenfeffer has chosen Tik Tok as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kaluma
vs
Von Hossenfeffer

190 cm
28
140 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

183 cm
36
180 lbs
19 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiko Kaluma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaluma fails with the takedown
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a two punch combo.
Kaluma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Hossenfeffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaluma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a solid body kick.
Von Hossenfeffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaluma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiko Kaluma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaluma shoots in looking for a takedown. Von Hossenfeffer tries to sprawl out of it but Kaluma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Von Hossenfeffer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Von Hossenfeffer has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaluma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaluma tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Hossenfeffer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaluma is defending well for now.
Kaluma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Hossenfeffer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kaluma tries a knee to the head but Von Hossenfeffer blocks it.
Kaluma looking for a takedown.
Kaluma is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaluma is breathing heavily.
Von Hossenfeffer working Kaluma over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer gets underhooks to prevent Kaluma's takedown attempt.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaluma won't want to take too many of those.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaluma won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaluma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Hossenfeffer working the clinch nicely. Kaluma is working for position but Von Hossenfeffer cracks him with a big knee to the head! Kaluma crumples up against the cage and Von Hossenfeffer lands two more shots before the ref can save Kaluma! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalinski comes into the arena with We Don't Need Another Hero blaring out of the sound system. Ray Zalinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zalinski
vs
Smith

192 cm
31
245 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Zalinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
Smith looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zalinski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalinski is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.

Smith drives through and clinches with Zalinski against the cage.
Zalinski leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalinski's face.
Zalinski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith keeps control of Zalinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zalinski managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zalinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smith moves into the clinch.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zalinski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalinski won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Zalinski.
Zalinski is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zalinski up against the cage.
Zalinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Zalinski.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zalinski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zalinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.

Smith rushes Zalinski and presses him up against the cage.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zalinski up against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith letting Zalinski take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zalinski up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalinski avoids it.
Smith has Zalinski pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ray Zalinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalinski's defenses.
Zalinski managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith is trying to stall.
Zalinski leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zalinski has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zalinski is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Nuisance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo's entrance music is On The Darkside. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuisance's choice of entrance music: High Hopes by Frank Sinatra. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Flex Nuisance enters the cage!

Chimpo
vs
Nuisance

186 cm
33
198 lbs
31 - 27 - 0

197 cm
32
265 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chimpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flex Nuisance!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuisance takes a swing at Chimpo's ribcage but misses.
Nuisance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuisance.
Nuisance throws an off balance right hand
and Chimpo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nuisance swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chimpo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nuisance just misses with a punch to the body.
Nuisance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuisance misses with a left hand
and Chimpo counters with a right hand to the body.
Nuisance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chimpo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nuisance throws a right hand that misses
and Chimpo counters with an inside leg kick.
Nuisance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chimpo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nuisance's knee momentarily.
Nuisance throws a sloppy body shot
and Chimpo counters with a nice body shot.
Nuisance lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuisance throws a hook but Chimpo avoids it easily.
Nuisance throws an off balance right hand
and Chimpo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Nuisance.
Nuisance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chimpo under the eye.

It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Nuisance cracks Chimpo with an open hand slap.
Nuisance misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nuisance, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuisance misses with a left hand
and Chimpo counters with a three punch combo that has Nuisance backing up. Nuisance nods at Chimpo to acknowledge the strikes.
Nuisance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuisance.
Nuisance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuisance misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Chimpo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nuisance misses with a lunging right hand
and Chimpo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nuisance thinking.
Nuisance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chimpo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nuisance.
Nuisance cracks Chimpo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nuisance misses the shot to the body.
Chimpo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuisance lunges at Chimpo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chimpo's hand.

Chimpo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuisance lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Chimpo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Nuisance from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Chimpo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flex Nuisance!
Flex Nuisance thanked the fans post fight for their support.