EWB V: Semi-Finals PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Race Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Race Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyle Brown's chin.

Brown
vs
Williams

189 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Race Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams looks to move to half guard but instead Brown has passed into mount! Damn!
Brown prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Brown looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?

Brown is rocked!
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Williams breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Williams prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!

Williams goes for an armbar but Brown turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Brown.

Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Whack! Williams lands a heavy head kick that drops Brown. The ref tackles Williams to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Brown was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Race Williams!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Bouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouchard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Duality" by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrone Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Bouchard

190 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Juce Wear

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 Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Bouchard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson feints and as Bouchard raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bouchard trying to control the position here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bouchard is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up in Bouchard's guard and throws a big left but Bouchard blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouchard is retaining full guard.

Bouchard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bouchard cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson really is a fat lump.
A punch combination from Bouchard misses.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouchard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Good exchange - Bouchard coming out on top.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Bouchard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouchard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bouchard throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Bouchard throws a left and a right that both miss

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bouchard looks gassed!
Bouchard controlling the position.
Bouchard wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a solid left hand.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouchard is retaining full guard.
Bouchard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Bouchard's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is nestled in close to Bouchard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson prevents Bouchard from standing back up.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bouchard is looking to escape.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson wants to control but Bouchard is keeping him busy.
Jackson working over Bouchard with some ground and pound. Bouchard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bouchard is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bouchard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Bouchard drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bouchard is looking for the KO!
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!
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouchard.
Jacque Bouchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bouchard falls off balance throwing a combination

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bouchard uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bouchard avoids it well.
Bouchard throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bouchard!
Bouchard wants to get back to his feet.
Bouchard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.

Bouchard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bouchard is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bouchard seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Bouchard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bouchard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouchard looks a forlorn figure.
Bouchard is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bouchard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Bouchard is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws a combination. Bouchard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bouchard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bouchard misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson swings for the body but Bouchard moves out of range.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Bouchard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bouchard hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson breaks from Bouchard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bouchard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working Bouchard over with strikes here.
Bouchard is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Bouchard is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bouchard is staying in there.
Bouchard tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bouchard is working to get back to half guard.
Bouchard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bouchard tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
The referee warns Bouchard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyrone Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Bouchard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bouchard wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bouchard has worked his arm free - good work by Bouchard!
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bouchard some visible discomfort.
Bouchard struggling a bit here.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson trying to control the action but Bouchard is working from the bottom.
Bouchard tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jackson easily slips into full mount!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouchard can do to turn this around?
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Bouchard to control.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bouchard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bouchard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to control but Bouchard wriggling away.

Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bouchard is on top in guard.
Bouchard wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bouchard preventing the sweep.
Bouchard trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bouchard controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bouchard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bouchard manages to get himself to full guard.
Bouchard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Bouchard working a defensive guard here.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bouchard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson works over Bouchard with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jackson gets to his feet - Bouchard follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bouchard as he avoids it easily.
Bouchard misses with a two punch combination.
Bouchard throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Jackson thows a body kick. Bouchard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bouchard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouchard.
Bouchard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bouchard swings widly with a right hand

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bouchard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is nestled in close to Bouchard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bouchard is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Bouchard defends it.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Bouchard is working away.
Bouchard tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bouchard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bouchard!
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bouchard's face.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bouchard is staying in there.
Bouchard is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Bouchard bucks up and throws Jackson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jackson throws a push kick but Bouchard slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Bouchard sprawls well.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Bouchard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bouchard misses with a wild combination.
Bouchard lands a slapping body shot.
Bouchard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bouchard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouchard.
Bouchard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bouchard's guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bouchard keeps moving.
Bouchard keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bouchard is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bouchard down.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a big right hand but Bouchard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bouchard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bouchard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacque Bouchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish Bouchard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bouchard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Bouchard is in all sorts of trouble here.

Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bouchard is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Bouchard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouchard looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson looking to finish Bouchard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bouchard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bouchard?
Bouchard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bouchard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Jackson!

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 Gunner Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Payback" by Flaw. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Haze
vs
Black

170 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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 Montreal, Gunner Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Black!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Black's guard.
Black is looking to stand up but Haze isn't so interested in that idea.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
Haze stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Haze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Black's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Black is rocked!
Nice strikes from Haze there.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Haze finish him?
Black wants to sweep but Haze has passed to side control!
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
Haze working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Black down.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Haze keeps moving and retains side control.
Haze works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Haze's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Black takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haze working the head with strikes.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haze is chipping away with strikes.
Haze lands some shots froms side control.
Haze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Black is trying to improve his position.
Haze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
Haze connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Black some visible discomfort.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Haze has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haze grinds an elbow into Black's temple.
Haze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Haze keeps moving and retains side control.
Haze in side control lands a decent elbow.

Haze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haze working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Black is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Haze lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haze working the head and body with strikes.
Black avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haze.
Haze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haze misses with a double jab.
Black circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Haze. Black falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Haze!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Haze!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Vordorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Countdown to Insanity - H-Blockx. Travis Vordorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Zero's chin.

Vordorn
vs
Zero

176 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Vordorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Zero!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vordorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vordorn tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
Vordorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.

Zero has managed to clinch.

Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vordorn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zero tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Vordorn stands up.
Vordorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vordorn clinches but Zero breaks the clinch

and Zero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vordorn's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vordorn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vordorn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vordorn tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Vordorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vordorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Zero looks gassed!
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vordorn momentarily.
Vordorn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vordorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vordorn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Vordorn scores a takedown into full mount!
Zero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vordorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vordorn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero stopping the sweep attempt from Vordorn.
Vordorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vordorn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zero.
Zero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vordorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero throwing short punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero wants to sweep but no luck.
Vordorn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zero's head.
Vordorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vordorn preventing the sweep.
Vordorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vordorn scores with a punch to the head.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Vordorn saw that one coming.
Vordorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Zero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zero lands in his opponent's guard.
Vordorn punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vordorn is pulling down on Zero's head to control his posture.
Zero is looking to work some ground and pound but Vordorn has wrist control.
Vordorn working a defensive guard but Zero passes into half guard.

Zero decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zero cracks Vordorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vordorn lands a nice hook to Zero's body. Zero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vordorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vordorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vordorn counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vordorn gets underhooks to prevent Zero's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vordorn manages to break the clinch.
Vordorn moves out of range as Zero strikes.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vordorn misses with a takedown attempt
and Zero counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Travis Vordorn will probably get the nod.
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.

Vordorn moves in looking to clinch but Zero pushes him off.
Zero tries to clinch but Vordorn is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vordorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vordorn.
Zero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vordorn tries to clinch
and Zero counters with a one-two to the body.
Vordorn tries to clinch up
and Zero counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zero lands a jab to the head.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Vordorn wants to clinch
and Zero counters with a left to the body.
Vordorn shoots and misses
and Zero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vordorn cracks Zero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vordorn tests Zero's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vordorn fails to land the takedown.
Vordorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vordorn misses with a takedown attempt
and Vordorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Vordorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Vordorn misses

and Zero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vordorn wants to stand up but Zero is controlling him.
Zero stands and throws Vordorn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vordorn tries to buck Zero off but Zero is having none of it.
Zero tries to score with some ground and pound. Vordorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vordorn sneaks back into half guard.
Vordorn is trying to stand back up but Zero is controlling him
Vordorn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throwing strikes but missing.

Zero stands up from Vordorn's guard - Zero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vordorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zero but Zero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vordorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vordorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Zero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Vordorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zero controls Vordorn momentarily but Vordorn frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zero is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vordorn trying to keep a closed guard but Zero is proving a slippery customer.
Zero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vordorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dave Zero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zero prevents Vordorn from getting back to his feet.
Zero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vordorn looking to control but Zero passes into half guard.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vordorn is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vordorn swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vordorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zero digs a good body shot into Vordorn's ribs.
Vordorn tries for a takedown but Zero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Zero moves into the clinch.
Zero misses with the head strike.
Zero throws an elbow that misses.
Vordorn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zero keeps control of Vordorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vordorn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zero smiles and moves away.
Zero throws a head kick that misses.
Zero throws a combination that misses
and Vordorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Vordorn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vordorn walks into a straight right hand from Zero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vordorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vordorn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zero counters with a right hand to the body.
Vordorn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zero misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dave Zero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vordorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Zero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vordorn is looking to reverse the position.

Zero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vordorn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vordorn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zero off and has taken his back!
Vordorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zero on the ground.
Vordorn is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Vordorn gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Vordorn gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Vordorn apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Zero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zero.
Zero lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zero misses with a body shot
and Vordorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dave Zero has been cut.
Vordorn misses with a right hand

and Zero moves into the clinch.

Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis Vordorn is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vordorn misses with a lunging right hand
and Zero counters with a left and a right that stings Vordorn.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zero throws a head punch that misses.
Zero is trying to stall.
Vordorn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zero smiles and moves away.
Zero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vordorn backs up against the cage.
Vordorn closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Zero to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Zero does no damage.
Zero stuffs the takedown attempt from Vordorn. Vordorn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Vordorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vordorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zero scores with a jab. Vordorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vordorn on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Vordorn is rocked!
Vordorn misses with a takedown

and Zero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Vordorn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Zero gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vordorn throws a right hand that misses
and Zero counters with a straight right hand.
Vordorn looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
Vordorn seems to have got his legs back now.

Vordorn rushes Zero and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vordorn backwards.
Vordorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero trying to stall but Vordorn improves his position.
Zero throws a punch but it's blocked by Vordorn.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Zero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vordorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vordorn tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vordorn is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Zero swats away the attempt to clinch by Vordorn.
Vordorn throws a nice looking combination but Zero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vordorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Zero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zero misses with a combination

and Vordorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zero won't be happy with that.
Zero struggling a bit here.
Vordorn is chipping away with strikes.
Zero regains half guard.
Vordorn is tying to control. Zero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zero moves into full guard.
Vordorn preventing the sweep.
Zero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vordorn has passed into side control.
Zero wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vordorn off and has taken his back!
Zero trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zero lands a shot to the head.
Vordorn is trying to stand back up.
Zero is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Vordorn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zero's guard. Nice work there by Vordorn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vordorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zero can't keep his opponent in guard - Vordorn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Zero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Zero!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Machado struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Matt Machado looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Plude
vs
Machado

177 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Machado!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plude misses with a few strikes there.
Plude throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Plude tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Machado. No joy for Plude on that attempt.
Plude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Machado pushes Plude up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plude has him pressed against the cage.
Plude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machado has had enough of the clinch but Plude keeps him there for the moment.
Plude misses with a punch to the body.

Machado breaks from the clinch.
Plude shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Plude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plude looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plude misses with a jab, cross combination.

Plude feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Machado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plude's guard.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Plude is retaining full guard.
Plude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plude is on top in guard.
Plude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plude landing with the ground and pound.
Plude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plude postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.

Plude is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Plude is breathing heavily.
Machado keeping full guard, as Plude tries to pass.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plude fails with the takedown.
Plude shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machado wants to break the clinch but can't.

Machado breaks the clinch.
Plude misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plude at a distance.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plude throws a head kick but Machado moves out of range.
Plude shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machado as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude blocks a head kick by Machado.
Plude cracks the inside of Machado's front leg.
Plude feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Plude ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Plude throws a right hand that misses
and Machado counters with a good low kick that Plude was not able to check.

Plude scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Machado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plude.
Plude content to control rather than advance.
Plude's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plude lands a nice short elbow.
Plude not doing much here.

Plude seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Plude content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plude is keen to just control but Machado is a slippery customer.
Machado is in trouble now - Plude has advanced to mount!

Plude goes for an armbar but Machado turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Machado.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Plude looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Machado passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Plude dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Machado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado swinging wilding here.
Plude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machado's waist but Machado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plude off to one side.
Plude fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machado misses with a head kick.
Plude throws a leg kick
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Machado looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plude fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Plude. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machado throws a leg kick

and Plude counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Plude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plude tries to land a body kick
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Plude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plude explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Plude looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plude passes the guard and advances to mount!
Plude looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado!
Plude looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plude is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Machado is rocked!

It looks like Matt Machado has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Plude has control of Machado's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machado regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Machado is still in real trouble! Can Plude finish him?
Plude cracks Machado with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Plude with good strikes from the mount here!
Plude looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado!
Plude with a couple of short strikes.
Plude landing strikes, looking to finish!
Plude scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Plude lands a nice shot to the head.
Plude breaks from Machado's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Plude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plude connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plude has hold of Machado's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Machado manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Plude is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Machado is surviving well by controlling Plude's body position as best he can.
Plude lands a heavy elbow.
Plude lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Plude in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machado hang on?
Plude working the ground and pound effectively.
Plude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machado hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Plude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plude landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Plude.
Plude connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That has opened up Matt Machado's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plude with good strikes from the mount here!

Plude with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Plude lands a big shot there that rocks Machado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Matt Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Plude unloading with bombs!
Plude punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plude lands a big elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Plude!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackk Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele comes to the cage accompanied by Jump by Van Halen. Griffith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Before I forget" by Slipknot. Murilo Pele has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pele
vs
Griffith

191 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murilo Pele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackk Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pele tries for a takedown but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffith misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Pele.

It looks like Jackk Griffith has been cut.
Pele tries for a takedown but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pele tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffith swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Pele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pele tries for a takedown but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pele scores with the left hand. Griffith knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffith tries to land a leg kick but Pele saw it coming and moves away.
Pele lands with a kick to the temple. Griffith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Griffith is rocked!
Pele tries to clinch there but Griffith circles away.
Griffith is still on wobbly legs! Can Pele finish him?
Griffith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffith keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffith seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele throws a looping overhand right but Griffith ducks down to avoid it.
Pele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Griffith gets a takedown into half guard.
Griffith is trying to control the action in half guard but Pele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffith seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Griffith is looking to take a break and control but Pele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffith wants to take a breather but Pele is having none of it.
Griffith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pele is breathing heavily.

Griffith working for a guillotine from mount but Pele is in no mood to give up.
Griffith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackk Griffith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the cage accompanied by Granite By Pendulum. Chris Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Damon
vs
Davis

198 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

OdessieFIGHT

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Davis drives through and clinches with Damon against the cage.

Damon manages to break the clinch.
Damon shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Damon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis tries to clinch but Damon is having none of it.
Damon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Damon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries to bum rush Damon with a series of wild strikes but Damon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Damon gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damon.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Damon which made him look bad.
Damon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Damon which made him look bad.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damon swivels and escapes.
Davis looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with the combination.
Damon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davis.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Damon pulls Davis into guard.

Damon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis tries to stand but Damon is controlling from the bottom.

Damon is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis wanted to stand there but Damon had control of the position.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Damon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Damon!
Damon won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.

Damon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Davis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Damon is rocked!

Davis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Damon to his feet.
Oh Damon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Damon is looking to get to half guard.
Davis working Damon over with strikes here.
Damon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damon can't escape the position.
Damon tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Damon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis blocks Damon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Damon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damon is controlling him.
Damon seems to have got his legs back now.

Damon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Damon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis tries for a takedown but Damon circles away easily

and Damon counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Damon throws a big right hand that misses.
Damon won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis controlling Damon's posture.

Davis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damon prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damon manages to pull guard.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon is trying to keep Davis in close.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Damon, up you get!
Davis shoots for a takedown but Damon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damon, pushing him back against the cage.
Damon wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Davis feints and as Damon raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Damon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis wanted to stand there but Damon had control of the position.
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 Sean Damon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Damon misses with a takedown

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis trying to control but Damon is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damon is on top in guard.
Chris Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damon wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Damon postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Damon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Damon is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Damon working a defensive guard here.

Damon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Damon has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Damon on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Damon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Subatoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Subatoi comes to the cage accompanied by Like A Surgeon By Weird Al Yankovic. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Subatoi
vs
Albright

167 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Montreal, Julian Subatoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Albright!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Subatoi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Albright struggling a bit here.
Albright regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Albright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Albright seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Albright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Subatoi trying to control but Albright is working from the bottom.
Albright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Subatoi prevents Albright from taking his back.
Subatoi is looking to improve his position but Albright isn't that keen on the idea.

Subatoi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Albright locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Subatoi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Albright!