Insanity 1: The Madness Begins PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Laws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Laws had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Laws
vs
James

181 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Laws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Laws shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Laws sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laws goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
Laws drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Laws. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laws is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laws is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laws down to the mat. Laws avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laws defends it nicely.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laws tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laws to the ground. Laws escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laws tries to clinch but James moves away

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Laws thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laws tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Laws won't allow James to sweep him here.

Laws drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laws jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James wants to sweep here but Laws controlling him for the moment.
Laws trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James striking off his back but it's not causing Laws any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laws controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
James has Laws pulled in close to control his posture.

Laws thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laws wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laws won't allow James to sweep him here.
Laws trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacob Laws has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laws tries to clinch but James moves away

and James moves into the clinch.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Laws won't allow it.
Laws gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Laws struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laws.
Laws is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laws wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
James wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laws is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but James is defending well.
James tries to pull guard but Laws holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.

Laws is trying to trip James. He has hold of a leg but James is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Laws persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
James is adopting a defensive guard.
James trying to strike off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James wants to control but Laws passes easily into half guard.
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 Jacob Laws will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

James tries to work over Laws's front leg with a kick but Laws checks it.
Laws avoids the head kick by James.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacob Laws is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laws checks a low kick from James.
Laws stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laws wants it to stay on the feet.
Laws leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacob Laws has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian James.

Laws has managed to clinch.
Laws wants to break free but James has control.
Laws gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Laws gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laws breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laws tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Laws which made him look bad.

James clinches.
James displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laws up against the cage.

Laws jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laws is on top in guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Laws from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laws passes into side control.

Laws is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. James looks calm but he's in trouble here. Laws gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. James is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Laws lets go of the hold and James can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacob Laws!
Our winner, Jacob Laws, 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Perosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Maverick
vs
Perosh

200 cm
25
251 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Perosh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perosh closes the distance and pushes Maverick back into the cage.

Perosh manages to break the clinch.
Perosh throws a hook to the side of Maverick's head but Maverick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perosh dips to his left and cracks Maverick with an uppercut!
Maverick scores with a head kick.
Maverick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perosh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.

Perosh cracks Maverick with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perosh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maverick to stand back up!

Maverick is rocked!
Maverick slips under a jab.
Oh Maverick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maverick staying out of range there.
Perosh misses with a hook.
Perosh throws a shot from downtown. Maverick moves away and avoids it.
Maverick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
BAM! Perosh delivers a spinning backfist that drops Maverick like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jeremy Perosh!

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 Rich Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nagib Holgersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Van Winkle
vs
Holgersen

174 cm
23
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Van Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagib Holgersen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersen tries to clinch up but Van Winkle circles away and keeps his distance.
Holgersen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Winkle defends well and Holgersen ends up having to push Van Winkle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Holgersen jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holgersen is on top in guard.
Van Winkle is controlling Holgersen's posture.
Holgersen trying to control but Van Winkle is working from the bottom.
Holgersen wants to get up but he can't break Van Winkle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Winkle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Winkle tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holgersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holgersen on the ground.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nagib Holgersen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Winkle swinging wildly here.
Holgersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Winkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holgersen wants to clinch
and Van Winkle counters with a straight right hand.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.

Holgersen clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle gets through Holgersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Winkle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Winkle wants to get back to striking at distance but Holgersen won't allow it.
Holgersen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Winkle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rich Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nagib Holgersen.
Holgersen takes one to the chin there.
Holgersen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Winkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holgersen has time to react.
Van Winkle stuffs the takedown attempt from Holgersen. Holgersen gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holgersen fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Winkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holgersen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holgersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Winkle but Van Winkle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holgersen looks winded!
Van Winkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Holgersen.
Holgersen slips under a jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holgersen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Winkle throws an overhand right that lands on Holgersen's shoulder, as Holgersen tries to avoid the shot.
Van Winkle lands with an overhand left.
Van Winkle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holgersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holgersen just misses with a punch to the body.

Holgersen forces Van Winkle back against the cage and clinches.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle is trying to force a seperation but Holgersen has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holgersen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Winkle up against the cage.
Holgersen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Winkle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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 Rich Van Winkle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Winkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holgersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Van Winkle. No joy for Holgersen on that attempt.
Van Winkle cracks Holgersen with a good jab.
Holgersen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Winkle throws a series of punches but Holgersen avoids them all with ease.
Holgersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Winkle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Winkle wants it to stay on the feet.
Rich Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nagib Holgersen.
Holgersen scores with a body shot.
Rich Van Winkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Winkle, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a jab when Holgersen was well out of range.
Holgersen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Winkle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holgersen is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Van Winkle as Holgersen shoots in.
Van Winkle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Winkle blocks a head kick by Holgersen.
Van Winkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holgersen on the side of the head.
Van Winkle misses with the combination.
Van Winkle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Winkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Winkle looks to throw the jab but Holgersen is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Van Winkle. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holgersen is defended easily by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Winkle connects with a single shot there.
Holgersen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Winkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Holgersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holgersen takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holgersen.
Van Winkle looks to land a right hand but Holgersen moved out of range.

Holgersen has Van Winkle up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Winkle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Winkle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holgersen tries for a takedown but Van Winkle manages to get underhooks.
Van Winkle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holgersen up against the cage.
Holgersen lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is trying to push Holgersen away but Holgersen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Winkle has had enough of the clinch but Holgersen keeps him there for the moment.
Van Winkle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holgersen has him pressed against the cage.
Holgersen prevents Van Winkle from breaking the clinch.
Holgersen jumps guard but Van Winkle stands there with Holgersen around his waist. Holgersen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Winkle prevents a body shot from Holgersen.

Holgersen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Winkle uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Winkle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holgersen loads up on a big right hand but Van Winkle slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Van Winkle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Holgersen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been informed that Holgersen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Winkle scores with a jab.
Holgersen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Winkle missing with a left hand there. Holgersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holgersen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Winkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holgersen somewhat.
Nagib Holgersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holgersen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Winkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Winkle throws a shot from downtown. Holgersen moves away and avoids it.
Van Winkle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Winkle throws the left hand but Holgersen avoids the punch easily.
Holgersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rich Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nagib Holgersen.
Van Winkle swings widly with a right hand
and Holgersen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Winkle with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Winkle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holgersen on the side of the head.
Van Winkle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holgersen under the eye.
Holgersen tries to clinch
and Van Winkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holgersen slips a jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a jab when Holgersen was well out of range.
Holgersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Winkle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holgersens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
Holgersen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holgersen shoots in for a double leg but Van Winkle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Winkle feints a jab promting Holgersen to slip. Van Winkle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holgersen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Holgersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holgersen on the side of the head.
Rich Van Winkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holgersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rich Van Winkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holgersen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle cracks Holgersen with an open hand slap.
Van Winkle throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Winkle.
Holgersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Holgersen.
Holgersen slips under a jab.
Van Winkle lands a head shot.
Van Winkle throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Holgersen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holgersen moves out of range as Van Winkle strikes.
Van Winkle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holgersen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holgersen has time to react.
Van Winkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holgersen circles away quickly and effectively.
Holgersen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holgersen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the side of Holgersen's head but Holgersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Winkle throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle tries to bum rush Holgersen with a series of wild strikes but Holgersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holgersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Winkle swivels and escapes.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nagib Holgersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Van Winkle lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Van Winkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Winkle, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Van Winkle!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin Myers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rock
vs
Myers

180 cm
20
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Myers!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock shoots in and drives through. Myers sprawls well.

Rock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Myers gets back to full guard.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Myers blocks nicely.
Myers wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Myers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Myers controls Rock momentarily but Rock frees himself.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Myers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rock wants to control from the top but Myers keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rock stands and throws Myers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rock wants to stand but Myers has his arm trapped.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.
Rock is trying to ground and pound but Myers uses the momentary lack of control by Rock to regain half guard.
Rock 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.
Myers wants to improve his position but Rock is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Rock has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Myers sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Myers is pressing down on Rock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Myers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rock works over Myers with some ground and pound from guard.

Myers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Myers is trying to keep Rock in close.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Myers looking for a sweep. Not yet Myers, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Myers holds on and takes a little breather.
Rock chips away with some ground and pound.
Rock postures up.

Myers has an active guard here but Rock has managed to pass into half guard.

Rock seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Myers is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frankie Rock!
Frankie Rock thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McKilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul McKilly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pain
vs
McKilly

189 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McKilly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKilly tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
McKilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pain scores with a shot to the body.
McKilly cracks Pain with a good jab.
Pain lands with a hook. McKilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Paul McKilly has been cut.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pain misses the jab.
Pain swings for the body but McKilly moves out of range.
Johnny Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pain does no damage.
Pain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Pain.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pain lands a jab to the nose.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKilly moves away.
McKilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

McKilly is rocked!
McKilly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McKilly bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Pain comes at him with an uppercut from hell! McKilly falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! McKilly was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Pain!
A victorious Johnny Pain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Assambad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin MacOwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Assambad
vs
MacOwan

195 cm
25
283 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turk Assambad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin MacOwan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assambad throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacOwan lands with a right hand.
MacOwan looks to throw the jab but Assambad is out of range.
Assambad tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacOwan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assambad fails to land with a series of punches.
Assambad misses with the combination.
Assambad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assambad doesn't manage to clinch there - MacOwan circles away.
Decent striking displayed by MacOwan there.
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!
Jab by Assambad.
MacOwan scores with a hook.
Assambad throws a sloppy body shot
and MacOwan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Assambad throws a right hand that MacOwan ducks under and follows up with a left that MacOwan also avoids with ease.
Assambad doesn't manage to clinch there - MacOwan circles away.
Assambad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assambad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacOwan with a hook.
MacOwan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turk Assambad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assambad throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling MacOwan to counter with a crisp jab.
MacOwan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assambad.

Assambad closes the distance and pushes MacOwan back into the cage.

Assambad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assambad looks to score with a jab to the body but MacOwan is just out of range.
Assambad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Assambad closes the distance and clinches.
MacOwan tries to work over Assambad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assambad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacOwan's elbow.

Assambad breaks from the clinch.
A big left from MacOwan misses.
Assambad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Assambad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacOwan lands with an uppercut that bounces Assambad off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacOwan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assambad circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assambad closes the distance and clinches.
MacOwan working hard to break the clinch.
MacOwan trying to control the position but instead, Assambad has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacOwan into the cage.
Assambad stalling the fight.
MacOwan blocking some punches.
MacOwan wants to break free but Assambad has control.

Assambad manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Assambad does no damage.
Assambad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assambad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacOwan circles away quickly and effectively.
Assambad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assambad misses with a double jab
and MacOwan counters with a one-two to the body.
Assambad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Assambad is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assambad throws a combination. MacOwan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MacOwan scores with a nice head shot.
Assambad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacOwan.
Assambad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacOwan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Assambad does no damage.
MacOwan lands with an overhand left.
MacOwan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assambad.
MacOwan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacOwan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacOwan misses with a straight left.
MacOwan throws the left hand but Assambad avoids the punch easily.
Assambad misses with a wild combination.
Assambad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Assambad closes the distance and clinches.
Assambad is trying to stall.
MacOwan wants to break free but Assambad has control.
MacOwan tries to break free but Assambad pushes him back against the cage.
Assambad cracks MacOwan with a nice body shot.

Assambad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assambad fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacOwan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assambad tries to clinch there but MacOwan circles away.
MacOwan misses with an uppercut. Assambad saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacOwan misses with a straight right.
Assambad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
MacOwan lands a jab to the head.
Assambad misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin MacOwan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Assambad is looking to clinch.
MacOwan checks a low kick from Assambad.
Assambad fails to land with a series of punches.
MacOwan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assambad slips under a jab.

Assambad moves into the clinch.

Assambad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assambad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacOwan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Assambad falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacOwan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kevin MacOwan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacOwan tests Assambad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assambad fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Assambad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacOwan missing with a left hand there. Assambad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assambad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacOwan cracks Assambad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turk Assambad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

MacOwan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Assambad goes down! Can MacOwan finish him!?

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

MacOwan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Assambad, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assambad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacOwan circles away from the clinch attempt.

MacOwan throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Assambad tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Assambad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

MacOwan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
MacOwan throws a lazy right hand but Assambad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacOwan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Assambad's head, knocking him out cold! MacOwan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin MacOwan!
A victorious Kevin MacOwan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.