QFC Tournament 253 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirva Veyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauvi Bean (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.

Veyn
vs
Bean

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
24
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirva Veyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sauvi Bean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veyn throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Veyn is defended easily by Bean.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veyn moves away.

Veyn gets a clinch.
Bean prevents a body shot from Veyn.
Veyn lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Veyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Veyn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veyn presses Bean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veyn.
Bean tries to score a body lock takedown but Veyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Veyn stops a takedown attempt from Bean.
Mirva Veyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauvi Bean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veyn is struggling to control the position.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veyn up against the cage.
Veyn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bean smiles and moves away.
Veyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Veyn duly obliges.
Veyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bean gets a clinch.
Veyn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Veyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Veyn trying to stall but Bean improves his position.
Veyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veyn lands a shoulder strike.
Bean looking for a takedown.
Veyn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Veyn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bean slips a jab and a cross from Veyn.
Veyn lands with a slapping head kick.
Veyn is looking to clinch but Bean is avoiding it.

Bean manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Veyn on his heels. He'll look to pass Veyn's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean forces his way into half guard.
Bean working Veyn over with strikes.
Bean prevents Veyn from standing back up.
Veyn is breathing heavily.
Bean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veyn wants to get back to his feet.
Bean perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bean has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veyn?
Bean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Bean is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Mirva Veyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Veyn tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veyn takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veyn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bean breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veyn misses with a takedown

and Bean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Veyn's guard now.
Bean controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veyn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bean dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauvi Bean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bean working Veyn over with strikes.

Bean stands up out of the half guard.
Veyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Veyn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Veyn wants to get back to his feet but Bean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean passes Veyn's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bean in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Veyn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bean!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sauvi Bean!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Morgan (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.

Petrovic
vs
Morgan

182 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alec Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morgan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrovic tries to move to mount but Morgan blocks the move with his legs.
Morgan tries to buck Petrovic off but Petrovic is having none of it.
Petrovic wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan keeping his opponent close.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Petrovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Petrovic works his way into full mount!
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Petrovic is having none of it.

Petrovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morgan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morgan shrugs it off.

Petrovic is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Morgan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Morgan!
Petrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petrovic is controlling Morgan's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrovic wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovic is looking to stand back up but Morgan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Petrovic.
Petrovic is looking to escape.
Morgan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petrovic is breathing heavily.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
Petrovic is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan raining down shots from the mount!
Petrovic tries to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
Petrovic wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan lands a big elbow.
Morgan trying to control but Petrovic is having none of it.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan cracks Petrovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Petrovic avoids it well.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Petrovic successfully pulls guard.

Petrovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Petrovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrovic leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zoran Petrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alec Morgan.
Petrovic avoids the head kick by Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Petrovic as Morgan shoots in.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Petrovic moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Petrovic feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Petrovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petrovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Petrovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zoran Petrovic just wasn't active enough.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrovic.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook but Petrovic blocks it.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Petrovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.

Petrovic shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrovic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zoran Petrovic just wasn't active enough.

Morgan has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Petrovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Petrovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petrovic shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petrovic wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrovic which made him look bad.
Petrovic misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrovic on the side of the head.
Petrovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Zoran Petrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alec Morgan.

Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrovic is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petrovic is on top in guard.
Petrovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.

Petrovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Morgan won't allow Petrovic to get back to his feet.
Petrovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works over Petrovic with some ground and pound from guard.

Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Morgan stands up from Petrovic's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrovic moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Petrovic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morgan regains guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Petrovic postures up.
Petrovic is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan pulls Petrovic in close to prevent any damage.

Petrovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrovic has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Alec Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alec Morgan.
Well Morgan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Alec Morgan!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Alec Morgan!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Alec Morgan!

Alec Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
Alec Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reznov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staz Kill (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.

Reznov
vs
Kill

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Staz Kill!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kill gets caught flat footed, as Reznov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kill is on top in guard.

Kill is posturing up here but Reznov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kill tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kill has to tap! Slick submission there by Reznov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Reznov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Cambiasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambiasso comes to the cage accompanied by Whispers in the Dark. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cambiasso
vs
Jones

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Cambiasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambiasso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.

Jones moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Cambiasso tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Cambiasso is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cambiasso looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Cambiasso. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones gets control of Cambiasso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Cambiasso is having none of it.
Jones is pulling down on Cambiasso's head. It's preventing any offense from Cambiasso, at least for the moment.
Jones is looking to stand up but Cambiasso isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones pulls Cambiasso in close to his closed guard and prevents Cambiasso from doing any damage or advancing position.

Cambiasso is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cambiasso is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cambiasso is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justin Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breslin Stalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Hawkins (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.

Stalis
vs
Hawkins

200 cm
24
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Breslin Stalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawkins.
Hawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stalis keeps working.
Hawkins cracks Stalis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stalis wants to control but Hawkins postures up.
Stalis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stalis parries the strikes from Hawkins easily there. Hawkins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stalis to escape.

Hawkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hawkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stalis, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalis is pushing Hawkins's head away, looking to escape. Hawkins manages to hold on to the position though.
Stalis is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Stalis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hawkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stalis looks a forlorn figure.
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins breaks from Stalis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawkins looking to finish Stalis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stalis!
Stalis tries to hold on but Hawkins pushes him away.
Hawkins looking to control but Stalis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoids the attempt from Stalis to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hawkins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Stalis is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hawkins.
Hawkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stalis's face.
Hawkins controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hawkins has hold of Stalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stalis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalis tries to reverse the position but Hawkins maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Hawkins dominated that round.
That's time! Stalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stalis gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Stalis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stalis thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Stalis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Stalis has control of the leg.
Stalis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins is trying to maintain the position but Stalis is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stalis connects with a nice short shot to Hawkins's temple.
Stalis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Stalis is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hawkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stalis manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Stalis has wrist control.

Stalis working for submissions but it's allowed Hawkins to get to half guard.
Hawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stalis reverses the position - he's now on top in Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins trying to strike off his back.
Stalis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalis.
Stalis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stalis cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Hawkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.

Hawkins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stalis is on top in guard.
Stalis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawkins is proving hard to escape from.
Stalis with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stalis is one step ahead there.
Stalis chips away with some ground and pound.

Stalis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hawkins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hawkins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hawkins!
Hawkins wants to control but Stalis is keeping him busy.

Hawkins swings around for an armbar but Stalis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawkins's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalis throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Breslin Stalis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkins tries for a takedown but Stalis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins looks to land a combination but Stalis avoids it well.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyler Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Stalis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stalis circles away.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalis fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Stalis shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stalis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Breslin Stalis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Hawkins.
Stalis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.

Stalis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkins trying to control the position.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Stalis tries to pass.
Stalis trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Stalis slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkins is keeping the position for now.
Stalis preventing the sweep.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalis stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins is striking from the bottom but Stalis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hawkins won't allow Stalis to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stalis wants to stand up but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hawkins.

Stalis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stalis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stalis throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stalis wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Stalis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stalis cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Stalis trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Stalis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stalis is one step ahead there.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins lands a decent shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Breslin Stalis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stalis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!

Tyler Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Tyler Hawkins, 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
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Elias (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.

Carlin
vs
Elias

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Carlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaromir Elias!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elias decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Carlin is defending against the submission attempts here by Elias.

Elias is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Elias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Elias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Elias drops back looking for a leg! Carlin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carlin manages to kick Elias off! Elias jumps back into Carlin's guard.
Elias trying to control but Carlin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carlin's guard.

Elias has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Carlin defend it? Elias steps over the head and cranks it - Carlin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Elias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaromir Elias!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brigadir Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov has chosen Gyuro Kyumuro - Zodia Zheuezen as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McGraw
vs
Ivanov

193 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan McGraw!
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, Brigadir Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGraw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanov moves to clinch but McGraw breaks away
and McGraw counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivanov throws a series of strikes that have McGraw backpedaling.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.

McGraw moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGraw smiles and moves away.
McGraw tries for a takedown but Ivanov circles away easily
and Ivanov counters with a left and a right that stings McGraw.
McGraw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ivanov counters with a one-two to the body.

McGraw is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraw dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
McGraw leaves Ivanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGraw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan McGraw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a one two combo.
Oh McGraw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGraw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanov lands a brutal head kick. McGraw looks out on his feet and Ivanov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Brigadir Ivanov!
Brigadir Ivanov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.