QFC Tournament 223 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thunder
vs
Zhang

187 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zoe Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zhang moves into the clinch successfully.
Zhang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Zhang pulls Thunder into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhang trying to control the position here.
Thunder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zhang is proving hard to escape from.

Zhang has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thunder should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zhang has tightened it up now! Thunder should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zoe Zhang!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Reitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bear
vs
Reitman

180 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Reitman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bear has Reitman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bear has Reitman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reitman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Reitman pulls guard.
Bear wanted to stand there but Reitman had control of the position.
Bear being controlled here momentarily.

Reitman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bear as Reitman shoots in.

Reitman drives through with a takedown into Bear's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Reitman tries to stand but Bear is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reitman stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reitman has passed into side control.
Bear is trying to improve his position.
Bear struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Bear tries to buck Reitman off but Reitman is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reitman working away.
Reitman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet here but Reitman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bear's back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reitman looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Reitman is trying to stick to Bear's back but Bear is turning into Reitman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Reitman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bear.
Bear trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reitman's guard.
Reitman trying to control the position here.
Reitman wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Reitman looks winded!
Reitman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reitman wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear wants to control from the top but Reitman keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Bear wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reitman circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Reitman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Reitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bear clinches up against the cage.
Reitman wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Reitman will probably get the nod.
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.

Reitman with a poor takedown
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reitman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Reitman is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Bear as Reitman shoots in.
Matt Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Reitman.
Bear tries for a takedown but Reitman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bear dives in and grabs Reitman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reitman pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.

Bear takes the fight into the clinch.
Reitman tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Reitman drops back down to his feet.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reitman looks for a takedown but Bear sprawls well.

Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reitman, pushing him back against the cage.
Reitman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Reitman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bear trying to control from the bottom.
Bear gets full guard.
Bear manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bear controlling his opponent.
Reitman is looking to improve his position but Bear isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Reitman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matt Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bear get's back to his feet.

Bear feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Reitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reitman working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bear postures up in Reitman's guard and throws a big left but Reitman blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Bear.
Bear tries for a takedown but Reitman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control the pace.
Bear tries to stand and escape but Reitman is controlling the position.
Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear is keen to just control but Reitman is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Bear just wasn't active enough.
Reitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Bear dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reitman defending against the ground and pound.
Reitman stops Bear from passing to mount.

Bear decides to stand back up. Bear steps back and let's Reitman get back to his feet.
Reitman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bear drives through and clinches with Reitman against the cage.
Bear is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bear breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a takedown

and Reitman moves into the clinch.

Bear pulls guard.

Reitman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reitman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bear feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bear pushing down on Reitman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bear not doing much here.
Reitman is pressing down on Bear's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reitman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bear puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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!
Reitman wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reitman keeps working.
Bear tries to stand and escape but Reitman is controlling the position.
Reitman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reitman wants to control but Bear is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reitman tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bear decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bear lands with an overhand left.

Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bear is looking to advance position but Reitman won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reitman trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bear manages to pass to mount!
Bear controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Matt Bear!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Matt Bear!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Matt Bear!

Matt Bear wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudofier Gomiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomiel
vs
Boy

188 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dudofier Gomiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aldy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomiel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boy avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomiel shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomiel scores with a head kick.
Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomiel is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, Gomiel circles away and we're back to standing.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomiel as he avoids it easily.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomiel.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudofier Gomiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldy Boy.
Gomiel lands a nice looking body kick.
Gomiel shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Gomiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gomiel tries to sprawl but Boy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomiel keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomiel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gomiel is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boy passes to full mount!

Boy goes for an armbar but Gomiel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gomiel.
Boy is trying to keep Gomiel in close.
Gomiel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gomiel passes into side control.
Boy looks to move to half guard but instead Gomiel has passed into mount! Damn!
Boy tries to hold on but Gomiel pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomiel content just to control the position here.
Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomiel has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomiel controlling from mount.
Gomiel unloads with some shots from mount but Boy bucks and avoids them well.
Gomiel avoids the attempt from Boy to control.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Gomiel isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Gomiel wants to control the pace but Boy is squirming around nicely.
Gomiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomiel avoids the attempt from Boy to control.
Gomiel looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomiel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boy because Gomiel loaded up on that one.
Boy is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dudofier Gomiel will probably get the nod.
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.

Gomiel drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Gomiel gets underhooks to prevent Boy's takedown attempt.
Gomiel tries to pull guard but Boy won't allow it.
Boy tries to pull guard but Gomiel holds him up against the cage and eventually Boy drops back down to his feet.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomiel gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage.

Gomiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy avoids the head kick by Gomiel.

Boy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomiel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gomiel is controlling Boy's posture.

Gomiel is looking for a triangle here but Boy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to control but Gomiel is keeping him busy.
Boy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gomiel!
Gomiel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gomiel tries to roll over but Boy keeps him under control.

Boy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomiel defends it well.
Gomiel controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control from half guard but Gomiel is working away.
Gomiel trying to control but Boy postures up.
Gomiel is looking to improve his position.
Aldy Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomiel wants to get back to full guard.
Gomiel is looking to control Boy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gomiel avoid being mounted?
Gomiel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gomiel keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Gomiel is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy pushing down on Gomiel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gomiel wants to control but Boy passes into side.
The ground and pound from Boy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Boy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Boy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomiel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldy Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gomiel stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Gomiel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomiel.
Boy lands a body shot.
Boy tries to clinch up.

Boy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomiel tries to bench press Boy off him but Boy keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy working away.
Gomiel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boy off and has taken his back!
Boy is in bad spot here.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomiel is not going to allow Boy to sit and survive in this position.
Gomiel controlling well, preventing Boy from escaping the position.
Gomiel has good solid back control here.

Boy showing good submission defense here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Boy right now.

Gomiel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Boy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gomiel is hanging on to Boy's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomiel wants to control but Boy is keeping busy.

Gomiel looking to break Boy's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Boy remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gomiel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boy trying to control the hands but Gomiel breaks the grip.
Even with his hooks in, Gomiel manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Boy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gomiel thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Boy turns into Gomiel and is now in his guard.

Gomiel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomiel is keeping the position for now.

Gomiel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boy defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aldy Boy.
I think Boy 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Aldy Boy!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Aldy Boy!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Aldy Boy!

Aldy Boy wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarred Fawcett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Matrix- Clubbed to Death. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matrix
vs
Fawcett

178 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarred Fawcett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matrix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Matrix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matrix tries to move to mount but Fawcett blocks the move with his legs.
Fawcett tries to improve position but can't.
Fawcett tries to escape but Matrix is in control.
Matrix working the ground and pound from side control.

Matrix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matrix in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matrix working the ground and pound from side control.
Fawcett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fawcett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Matrix cracks Fawcett with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fawcett taking a bit of punishment here - Matrix scoring with strikes.
Matrix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fawcett some visible discomfort.
Fawcett taking a bit of punishment here - Matrix scoring with strikes.

Fawcett is rocked!

Matrix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matrix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fawcett is still in real trouble! Can Matrix finish him?
Matrix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fawcett some visible discomfort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matrix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fawcett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fawcett seems to have recovered his senses.
Matrix works to advance to full mount. Fawcett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Matrix cracks Fawcett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooh a big shot lands for Matrix! Fawcett is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rob Matrix!
An out of breath Rob Matrix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Rimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Fallout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rimba
vs
Fallout

175 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jhon Rimba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Fallout!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ben Fallout has been cut.

Rimba gets a double leg takedown into Fallout's guard.
Fallout wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rimba manages to pass to side control.
Fallout wants to control but Rimba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fallout is looking to escape.
Rimba wants to stand but Fallout has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rimba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rimba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fallout does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Rimba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fallout defends it well.
Rimba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fallout!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallout tries to reverse the position but Rimba maintains control.
Fallout reaches up and holds on to Rimba to control the position.
Fallout is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Fallout is squirming around, avoiding Rimba's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fallout is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rimba controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallout tries to reverse the position but Rimba maintains control.
Rimba wants to control the pace but Fallout is squirming around nicely.
Fallout is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rimba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fallout wants to hold on but Rimba pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallout is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fallout holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rimba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rimba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fallout looks a forlorn figure.
Rimba tries to control but Fallout wriggling away.
Fallout is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rimba trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallout tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fallout is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rimba trying to control but Fallout is having none of it.
Rimba avoids the attempt from Fallout to control.
Fallout is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rimba is staying active.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rimba punching from mount but Fallout doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhon Rimba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Fallout's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rimba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rimba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fallout defends well.
Fallout wants to control from the top but Rimba keeps moving.
Fallout stopping the sweep attempt from Rimba.
Fallout tries to free his leg and advance position but Rimba is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fallout's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallout controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Rimba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fallout trying to control but Rimba is working from the bottom.
Fallout wants to pass the guard but Rimba is keeping the position.
Fallout slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rimba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ben Fallout has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fallout slaps away a takedown attempt from Rimba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fallout shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rimba as he jumps to the side.
Fallout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Fallout. No joy for Rimba on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rimba moves out of range of the body kick from Fallout.
Rimba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rimba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fallout gets a takedown into half guard.
Rimba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rimba pushes Fallout off looking to stand but Fallout dives back in and keeps control.
Fallout thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rimba's head.
Fallout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rimba defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fallout is pressing down on Rimba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rimba is holding on for now.
Rimba wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallout slows the pace down in half guard.
Fallout is trying to control the action in half guard but Rimba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Fallout was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Fallout or perhaps it was just good defense by Rimba which made him look bad.

Fallout closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rimba did well to prevent Fallout getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fallout is looking to take a break and control but Rimba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fallout wants to free his trapped foot but Rimba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Fallout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Fallout's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fallout shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rimba is trying to control but can't.
Fallout trying to pass the guard but Rimba defending well.
Fallout tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rimba.
Fallout drops an elbow to the side of Rimba's head.
Rimba is looking to control Fallout's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rimba avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fallout throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fallout is thwarting Rimba's attempts to control the position.
Rimba is pressing down on Fallout's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fallout wants to stand and escape but instead Rimba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rimba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rimba is working hard here to advance position.
Fallout is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallout will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fallout controlling the position.
Fallout wants to control but Rimba passes easily into half guard.
Rimba uses his free foot to push down on Fallout's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fallout.
Fallout regains half guard.
Fallout works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rimba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rimba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fallout trying to control the position.
Fallout pulls Rimba in to control the position.
Fallout not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rimba wants to control from the top but Fallout keeps moving.
Fallout is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fallout uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fallout throws a body kick that misses.
Fallout tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rimba swivels and escapes.
Fallout throws a push kick but Rimba slaps the foot to one side.
Rimba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fallout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rimba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rimba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fallout tries to clinch but Rimba is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Fallout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fallout 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Ben Fallout!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Ben Fallout!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Ben Fallout!

Ben Fallout wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heniek Piorkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Piorkowski
vs
Jones

150 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heniek Piorkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piorkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Piorkowski really is a fat lump.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Piorkowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piorkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Piorkowski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Piorkowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piorkowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Piorkowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Piorkowski trying to control the pace.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piorkowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piorkowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piorkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Piorkowski there.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Piorkowski uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piorkowski lands with some strikes.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling from mount.
Piorkowski landing punches.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Piorkowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piorkowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piorkowski controlling from the full mount.
Piorkowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piorkowski content just to control the position here.
Piorkowski unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Piorkowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones wants to hold on but Piorkowski pushes him away.
Piorkowski content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piorkowski struggling a bit here.
Piorkowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Piorkowski tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Piorkowski's guard.
Piorkowski 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piorkowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piorkowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Piorkowski 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.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Piorkowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piorkowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heniek Piorkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Piorkowski with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones tries to buck Piorkowski off but he can't manage it.
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!
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Piorkowski keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Piorkowski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
Piorkowski avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Piorkowski lands a shot to the head.
Piorkowski lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jones hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks Piorkowski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Piorkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Piorkowski, not yet.
Piorkowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piorkowski is on top in guard.
Piorkowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Piorkowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piorkowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piorkowski is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Piorkowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heniek Piorkowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch up but Piorkowski circles away and keeps his distance.

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

Piorkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Piorkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Piorkowski controls his leg.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piorkowski is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Piorkowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling from mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.
Piorkowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Piorkowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Piorkowski cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski unloading with bombs!
Piorkowski landing punches.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piorkowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski dominating with strikes here.
Piorkowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piorkowski dominating with strikes here.
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Piorkowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Piorkowski lands a big elbow.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Piorkowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piorkowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piorkowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piorkowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Piorkowski lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Piorkowski.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heniek Piorkowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Piorkowski, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!

Heniek Piorkowski wins by unanimous decision!