Dynamite 5: Melendez vs Yuudai PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Walk by Pantera. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lorenz's choice of entrance music: Blurred Lines. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guy
vs
Lorenz

180 cm
27
205 lbs
15 - 22 - 0

170 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Lorenz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries to clinch but Lorenz is having none of it.
Guy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lorenz defends it nicely.
Lorenz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy shoots for a double leg takedown but Lorenz sprawls well. He's pushed Guy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lorenz moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guy pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lorenz throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Lorenz postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Lorenz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing Lorenz from standing up.

Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to strike from the bottom.
Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lorenz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guy. What's that going to do exactly?

Guy is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Guy extends the arm and Lorenz is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). That Guy!
Our winner, That Guy, 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Train
vs
Sampson

195 cm
24
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franky Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson throws an overhand right that lands on Train's shoulder, as Train tries to avoid the shot.
Train shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sampson pinned against the cage. Sampson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Train counters with a slapping leg kick.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
Train shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Train gets slowly back to his feet.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Train avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Train throws a series of punches but Sampson avoids them all with ease.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Train counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Train with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Train fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampson misses with a looping left.

Sampson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Train tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sampson smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Train manages to break the clinch.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
John Sampson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.

Sampson has Train up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sampson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Train changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sampson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Train swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson wants to clinch up but Train keeps it at a distance.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Train counters with an inside leg kick.
Train tries to score with a low kick but Sampson moves his leg out of the way.

Sampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Train tries to circle away but Sampson has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sampson.
Train is breathing heavily.
Train is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sampson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Train letting Sampson take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sampson gets underhooks to prevent Train's takedown attempt.
Sampson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Train wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sampson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Sampson keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Train shoots in looking for a takedown but Sampson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Train's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sampson tries to clinch up but Train circles away and keeps his distance.
Train keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Train circles away.

Sampson rushes Train and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sampson tries to avoid it but Train manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sampson to the ground. Sampson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Train shoots in for a takedown but Sampson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Train circles away.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Train looks to land a combination but Sampson avoids it well.
Train throws a hook but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Train shoots in for a double leg but Sampson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Train is avoiding it.
Franky Train is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sampson gets a clinch.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sampson darts in and clinches Train up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Sampson.
Come on Sampson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sampson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Sampson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sampson lands with a left to the head.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Train or not.
Sampson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sampson slowing the pace effectively.
Sampson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Train is rocked!

It looks like Franky Train has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampson digs a right hand into Train's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Train's gas tank.
Oh Train is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sampson stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sampson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Train seems to have got his legs back now.
Sampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Sampson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Train has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sampson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Train'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. This is the final round!

Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Train just misses with a punch to the body.
Train avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Train shoots in but Sampson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sampson slips a jab and a cross from Train.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Train counters with a body kick that stops Sampson in his tracks momentarily.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson tries to clinch but Train is having none of it.
Sampson tries to clinch there but Train circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Train manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sampson rushes Train and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sampson.
Sampson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sampson scores with a shot to the side of Train's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sampson.
John Sampson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Train has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson has Train pushed against the cage.
Sampson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Train is avoiding it.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampson.
Train dives in and grabs Sampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes down on Train's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Train is defended easily by Sampson.
Sampson looks to land a left hand but Train moved out of range nicely.
Franky Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson tries to clinch but Train moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sampson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sampson 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 Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Sampson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. Feilo Meloy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Meloy
vs
Ferreira

180 cm
29
172 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgulino Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meloy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Virgulino Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira moves to clinch but Meloy breaks away
and Meloy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meloy.
Ferreira wants to clinch
and Meloy counters with a nice uppercut.
Meloy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Meloy moves out of range.
Ferreira looks to clinch
letting Meloy counter with a right hand.
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!
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Meloy is avoiding it.
Meloy scores with a nice strike.
Meloy connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meloy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meloy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Meloy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meloy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meloy scores with a head kick. Ferreira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Meloy. That snapped Ferreira's head back.

Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meloy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Meloy's shoulder, as Meloy tries to avoid the shot.
Meloy throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Meloy lands with a straight right. Ferreira didn't see that one coming.
Ferreira tries to clinch up
and Meloy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy slips under a jab.
Meloy ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Meloy counters with a one-two to the body.
Meloy defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira looks to clinch
and Meloy counters with a left to the body.
Meloy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meloy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira with a nice cross.
Meloy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Meloy counters with a head kick.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Meloy finish him?
Ferreira throws a hook to the side of Meloy's head but Meloy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Meloy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Meloy.
Meloy slips a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a nice combination. Meloy backs away looking to recover.
Meloy sizes up Ferreira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meloy lands with a good body shot.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
Ferreira closes the distance but Meloy moves to the side
and Meloy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meloy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Meloy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meloy counters with a stiff right hand.

Oooooh!!! Meloy has knocked Ferreira down with a huge combo! Meloy steps away and waves a wobbly Ferreira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ferreira moves to clinch but Meloy breaks away
and Meloy counters with a huge right that knocks Ferreira out cold! Meloy is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feilo Meloy!
Feilo Meloy is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Feilo Meloy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brooklyn Zoo. Yuudai has chosen Fear of the dark - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Melendez
vs
Yuudai

190 cm
20
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

173 cm
32
170 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sex Panther Supplements!

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Melendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai lands a head kick!

It looks like Mauricio Melendez has been cut.

Yuudai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yuudai cracks Melendez with a solid left hand.
Yuudai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yuudai scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yuudai postures up and lands a big shot to Melendez's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuudai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melendez's head.

Melendez is rocked!
Yuudai is working Melendez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuudai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Yuudai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yuudai cracks Melendez with a solid left hand.
Yuudai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yuudai gets to his feet and stands over Melendez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Melendez felt that one! Yuudai unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Melendez from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Takeshi Yuudai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.