sfc 2.5 class of titans 155 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Joe
vs
Martin

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe scores with a head kick.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joe. Martin shrugs it off though.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Martin connects with a single shot there.

Joe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trevon Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Joe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Martin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevon Martin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gradon
vs
Nikolaev

165 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flash Gradon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gradon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nikolaev dives in and scores a takedown into Gradon's guard.
Gradon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gradon is trying to control the position but Nikolaev postures up.
Gradon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev distracts Gradon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gradon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is fighting to break Gradon's control of his arms but Gradon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nikolaev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Flash Gradon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gradon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nikolaev counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gradon tries for a takedown but Nikolaev circles away easily

and Nikolaev moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gradon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nikolaev is trying to keep an underhook but Gradon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikolaev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nikolaev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev keeping moving, preventing Gradon from controlling successfully.
Gradon preventing the sweep.
Gradon trying to control but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nikolaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nikolaev lands a nice shot to the head.
Nikolaev with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev looking to control but Gradon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nikolaev raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nikolaev looking to finish Gradon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gradon!
Nikolaev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gradon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Gradon is rocked!
A big strike lands for Nikolaev! That's really hurt Gradon and he's turned his back - Nikolaev keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nikolaev jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volya Nikolaev!
Our winner, Volya Nikolaev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by None shall pass. Cock Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johnson
vs
Santana

188 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cock Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santana pinned against the cage. Santana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Santana cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Cock Johnson has been cut.

Santana lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Johnson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Santana closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana lands a body shot.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson is trying to drag Santana to the mat but Santana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana is struggling to control the position.
Santana unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santana obliges.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Santana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Santana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Santana.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Santana.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Santana.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santana lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Santana circles away easily

and Santana counters with a head kick that drops Johnson to the mat! Johnson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Santana forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Santana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Santana.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
Santana is stalling here.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santana scores with a shoulder strike.
Santana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santana connects with a knee to the head.
Santana lands a damaging elbow.
Santana taking a breather.
Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santana connects with a knee to the head.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Santana lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Santana.
Santana lands with a short shot to the head.
Santana lands a big knee to the head and Johnson goes down! Santana pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Santana!
Antonio Santana is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Antonio Santana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.