The Island Season 1, 205 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sergio Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Santos
vs
Silva

188 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
214 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is standing up over Santos. Santos looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.
Santos pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santos tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva working the ground and pound but Santos is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Santos is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santos to escape.
Santos is not content to let Silva control the position.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Santos bucks up and tries to throw Silva off but instead Silva has got his back!
Santos has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Santos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Santos covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Santos covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Santos has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Santos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Silva missing with punches from the back.
Silva punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Silva punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva misses with punches from the back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Santos covers up.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos avoids the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
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.

Silva lands a head shot.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva lands a head shot.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva prevents Santos from standing back up.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Santos pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva moves into full mount! Santos won't be happy about that!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Silva loaded up on that one.
Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Santos manages to avoid easily.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Silva loaded up on that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sergio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Santos trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Silva is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws an elbow but Santos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva working the strikes but Santos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to get back to is feet but Silva passes into side control.
Silva working the ground and pound but Santos is defending the strikes.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Santos's head but Santos avoids it well.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Sergio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Thiago Silva!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Thiago Silva!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Thiago Silva!

Thiago Silva wins by unanimous decision!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omi Yusura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mongo Jules's chin.

Yusura
vs
Jules

190 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mongo Jules!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jules forces Yusura back against the cage and clinches.
Jules landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yusura avoids it.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Jules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Jules is avoiding it.
Yusura closes the distance but Jules moves to the side

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura closes the distance but Jules moves to the side

and Jules counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Jules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yusura blocks it with crossed arms.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yusura avoids it.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Jules with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jules crunches a lovely knee into Yusura's ribcage.
Yusura lands an elbow inside.
Jules misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.
Jules looking to throw knees to the head but Yusura is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Knees to the body from Jules.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Jules clinches with his opponent.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Jules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.
Jules avoids a wild elbow strike from Yusura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.

Jules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jules pushes Yusura up against the cage in a clinch.
Jules avoids a wild elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but Yusura blocks with his arms.
Jules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yusura blocks it with crossed arms.
Jules looks winded!
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yusura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules crunches a lovely knee into Yusura's ribcage.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Jules.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jules throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules with a knee to the head.
Jules looking to throw knees to the head but Yusura is blocking nicely.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Jules.
Jules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yusura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yusura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jules's defenses.
Yusura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jules's defenses.
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Yusura lands an elbow just above Jules 's eye.
Jules avoids a wild elbow strike from Yusura.
Jules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jules blocks an elbow strike.
Yusura misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Jules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules blocks an elbow strike from Yusura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
Yusura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yusura lands an elbow that stopped Jules in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jules working Yusura over with knees to the body.
Jules tries a knee to the head but Yusura blocks it.
Yusura throws an elbow that misses.
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yusura lands a damaging elbow.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yusura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jules's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yusura.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yusura's face.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Yusura misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A clash of legs there as Yusura blocks the low kick.
Yusura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jules.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Jules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yusura wants to clinch up but Jules keeps it at a distance.

Jules takes the fight into the clinch.
Jules avoids the elbow strike from Yusura, against the cage.
Jules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yusura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jules tries a knee to the head but Yusura blocks it.
Yusura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yusura throws an elbow but misses.
Yusura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
Yusura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yusura throws an elbow but misses.
Mongo Jules seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jules tries to land knees in the clinch but Yusura avoids the damage to the body.
Yusura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jules smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jules swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura.
Omi Yusura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yusura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Jules darts in and clinches Yusura up against the cage.
Yusura avoids a wild elbow strike from Jules.
Yusura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jules with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jules is breathing heavily.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura lands an elbow inside that Jules shrugs off.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but Yusura blocks with his arms.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but Yusura blocks with his arms.
Yusura is trying to maintain a safe position but Jules gets an underhook and turns Yusura into the cage.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
Yusura managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.
Jules pushes off an throws an elbow but Yusura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yusura avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules blocks an elbow strike.
Jules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yusura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jules's brow.
Yusura is trying to maintain a safe position but Jules gets an underhook and turns Yusura into the cage.
Jules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.
Jules blocks an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusura avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.
Yusura avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.
Yusura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jules takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Yusura.
Yusura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jules misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yusura.
Yusura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jules is keeping busy.
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
Yusura wants to take the fight to the mat but Jules manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omi Yusura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jules wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yusura has him pressed against the cage.
Yusura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yusura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yusura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jules's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Yusura lands an elbow inside.
Yusura avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.

Jules breaks the clinch.
Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Jules circles away.

Jules closes the distance and pushes Yusura back into the cage.
Yusura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Jules misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Yusura misses with an elbow strike.
Yusura lands an elbow inside.
Yusura wants to stall.
Jules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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 Omi Yusura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Omi Yusura'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!

Jules lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yusura wants to clinch but Jules slips to the side

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yusura managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yusura blocks it with crossed arms.
Yusura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.
Yusura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yusura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Jules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yusura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yusura throws an elbow that misses.
Yusura lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mongo Jules has been cut.
Jules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yusura throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yusura throws an elbow but misses.
Jules takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yusura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura lands an elbow inside that Jules shrugs off.

Jules is rocked!
Yusura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jules is still on wobbly legs! Can Yusura finish him?
Yusura misses with an elbow over the top.
Jules dodges an elbow strike from Yusura.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yusura throws an elbow that misses.
Yusura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jules's efforts to push away.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura lands a damaging elbow.
Yusura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yusura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jules's brow.
Clinched against the cage, Yusura lands a big elbow that drops Jules! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jules is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omi Yusura!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Survivor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Survivor

183 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Survivor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Survivor.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Survivor scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rashad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes takes a swing at Survivor's ribcage but misses.
Barnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Survivor.
Survivor throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Survivor throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Survivor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Survivor gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Survivor is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.

Survivor breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Survivor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
A head kick by Survivor misses

and Barnes moves into the clinch.

Survivor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Survivor.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Pit in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes tries to clinch but Survivor moves out of range.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Survivor circles away.
Survivor slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Survivor checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Survivor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Barnes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Survivor throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Survivor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes tries to work over Survivor's front leg with a kick but Survivor checks it.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Survivor checks it
and Survivor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Survivor - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Survivor. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Survivor.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Survivor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes wants to slow Survivor down by chopping away at his legs.
Survivor lands a nice looking body kick.
Survivor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Survivor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Survivor cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Survivor throws a head kick that half lands.

Rashad Barnes's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Survivor lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Survivor takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Survivor.
Survivor throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Survivor.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Survivor.
Survivor thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Survivor. Survivor obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Survivor scores with a leg kick.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

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

Rashad Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Survivor and Barnes falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Survivor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Survivor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noongar Fella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fella comes to the cage accompanied by The Monster. The key to victory for Noongar Fella has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fella
vs
Farfy Iii

186 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noongar Fella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Farfy Iii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfy Iii shoots in for a takedown but Fella shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Farfy Iii throws a wild hook but Fella just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Farfy Iii gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Fella raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noongar Fella!
Noongar Fella seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Murda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Murda
vs
Ovaska

183 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Murda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murda fails with the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ovaska - the referee stops the clock and Murda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ovaska. Murda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murda is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ovaska cracks Murda with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murda looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ovaska finish him?

It looks like Uncle Murda has been cut.
Ovaska lands with a big right hook that stumbles Murda - he's out on his feet here! Ovaska follows up with another monster hook that separates Murda from consciousness! Murda falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ovaska stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kimo Ovaska!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Boev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley's entrance music is O Fortuna. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Bradley
vs
Boev

189 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimitar Boev!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Boev rushes Bradley and presses him up against the cage.
Boev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bradley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Boev's defenses.
Boev shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Boev darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Boev jumps guard but Bradley stands there with Boev around his waist. Boev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steve Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitar Boev.
Boev trying to land knees to the body.
Boev is trying to pull guard but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Boev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bradley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boev jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bradley is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boev goes for a takedown attempt but Bradley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bradley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradley.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Boev. Boev gets slowly back to his feet.
Boev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boev takes one to the side of the head.
Boev shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bradley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boev shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boev looks winded!
Bradley throws a right and a left that Boev avoids nicely.
Boev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boev somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradley but Bradley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Bradley.
Boev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boev checks a low kick from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boev on the side of the head.
Bradley leaves Boev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boev.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.

Boev is rocked!
Boev fails to land the takedown.
Boev is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bradley scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boev moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradley lands with a shot to the body.
Boev throws a wild hook but Bradley just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Boev gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Bradley raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Bradley!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Bradley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slevin Calevra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Calevra
vs
Silva

190 cm
26
201 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slevin Calevra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Silva.
Calevra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calevra tries a head kick but it misses.
Calevra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calevra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calevra's hands.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Calevra eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Calevra looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Calevra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calevra looks up at the clock. Bad move! Silva lands a right hand from hell, dropping Calevra. Silva pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Silva!
An out of breath Dante Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarah Jordan Two Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonova comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Lullaby. Jordan Two Delta has chosen Clone Birth as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sonova
vs
Jordan Two Delta

198 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
213 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Sonova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarah Jordan Two Delta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sonova shoots in and bounces Jordan Two Delta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Sonova thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sonova advances to half guard.

Sonova is working for a submission of some sort.
Sonova uses his free foot to push down on Jordan Two Delta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jordan Two Delta.

Sonova looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sonova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sonova looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sonova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jordan Two Delta is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonova cracks Jordan Two Delta with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Sonova!
A very excited looking Bruno Sonova rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.