TFC 4 : Champs PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tipene Rawhiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rooney
vs
Rawhiti

192 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

186 cm
18
266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallas Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tipene Rawhiti!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rawhiti moves into the clinch.
Rooney is trying to break free.
Rawhiti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rawhiti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rooney wants to get back to striking at distance but Rawhiti won't allow it.

Rawhiti drags the fight down to the ground.
Rawhiti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rooney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rawhiti on the ground.

Rooney avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rooney wanted to stand there but Rawhiti had control of the position.
Rooney wants to stand and escape but instead Rawhiti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney wants to stand up but Rawhiti is controlling him.
Rawhiti is pushing down on Rooney's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rooney is fighting to maintain full guard but Rawhiti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rawhiti in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rawhiti is looking for a kimura here.
Rawhiti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rooney defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rooney's head.
Rawhiti wants to stand up but Rooney has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rooney is trying to stand back up but Rawhiti is controlling him
Rooney is breathing heavily.

Rawhiti is trying to work for a kimura but Rooney is defending well.
Rawhiti slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rawhiti is working for a submission of some sort.

Rawhiti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rooney has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawhiti manages to avoid it.
Rooney lands with an overhand left.
Dallas Rooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rooney throws a nice looking combination but Rawhiti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rooney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rawhiti counters with a takedown into side control.
Rooney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rawhiti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rawhiti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Tipene Rawhiti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Rooney misses its intended target.
Rooney misses with a double jab.

Rawhiti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rawhiti fails to pull guard.
Rooney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rawhiti has him pressed against the cage.
Rawhiti is stalling here.
Rooney managing to block the knees to the body from Rawhiti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rawhiti has him pressed against the cage.

Rawhiti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rooney throws a right hand that Rawhiti ducks under and follows up with a left that Rawhiti also avoids with ease.

Rawhiti feints and as Rooney raises his hands in defense, Rawhiti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rawhiti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Rawhiti from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tipene Rawhiti.
Rawhiti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rooney misses with a hook to the body

and Rawhiti counters with a single leg into guard. Rooney didn't expect that.
Rooney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rooney tries to get out of the position.
Rawhiti throwing strikes from guard but Rooney blocks nicely.
Rawhiti controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tipene Rawhiti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rooney throws a right and a left that Rawhiti avoids nicely.

Rawhiti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rooney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tipene Rawhiti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rawhiti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rooney!
Rawhiti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rawhiti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rawhiti advances nicely into full mount.

Rawhiti stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rawhiti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rawhiti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rooney, who protects the arm well.
Tipene Rawhiti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rawhiti wants to control but Rooney is keeping him busy.
Rawhiti landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti controlling the position from side mount.
Rooney pushes Rawhiti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rawhiti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rawhiti taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rawhiti asserts his dominance and retains side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tipene Rawhiti.
Rawhiti scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Dallas Rooney has been cut.
Rawhiti thows a body shot but no joy.
Rooney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawhiti was well out of range. Poor timing from Rooney.
Rooney wants to clinch.
Rooney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rawhiti under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney misses with a hook.

Rawhiti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rooney manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rawhiti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rooney's guard.
Rawhiti wants to take a breather but Rooney is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rooney won't allow Rawhiti to pass to mount.
Dallas Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tipene Rawhiti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rawhiti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tipene Rawhiti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rawhiti 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Tipene Rawhiti!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Tipene Rawhiti!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tipene Rawhiti!

Tipene Rawhiti wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos The Facebreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Da Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

The Facebreaker
vs
Da Silva

225 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amos The Facebreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Facebreaker is having none of it.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Facebreaker is having none of it.
Da Silva moves to clinch but The Facebreaker breaks away

and The Facebreaker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

The Facebreaker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

The Facebreaker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Facebreaker takes a little break here. Da Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The Facebreaker in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Facebreaker taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Facebreaker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Da Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Amos The Facebreaker.

The Facebreaker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but The Facebreaker keeps him there for the moment.
The Facebreaker can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.

The Facebreaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Facebreaker blocking some punches.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva working aggressively here.

Da Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Facebreaker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Da Silva to the mat. Da Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The Facebreaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Da Silva looking for a guillotine here but The Facebreaker defends easily.
The Facebreaker sitting in guard here, content to control.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Facebreaker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but The Facebreaker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Facebreaker counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
The Facebreaker shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Facebreaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.

Da Silva has The Facebreaker up against the cage in a clinch.
The Facebreaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alberto Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Facebreaker backwards.

The Facebreaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from The Facebreaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - The Facebreaker circles away.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but The Facebreaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Facebreaker tries to clinch up.
The Facebreaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.

The Facebreaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.

The Facebreaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberto Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Facebreaker defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Facebreaker lands a jab.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
The Facebreaker circles away from the clinch attempt

and The Facebreaker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Facebreaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos The Facebreaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Facebreaker counters with a low kick, right behind Da Silva 's knee.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - The Facebreaker circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch up

and The Facebreaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Da Silva working for submissions but it's allowed The Facebreaker to get to half guard.
The Facebreaker prevents Da Silva from standing back up.
The Facebreaker is looking to advance position but Da Silva won't allow it.
The Facebreaker works his way into side control.

The Facebreaker stands up and beckons Da Silva to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva looks to clinch

and The Facebreaker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Facebreaker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Facebreaker has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from The Facebreaker - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Facebreaker.

The Facebreaker breaks from the clinch.

The Facebreaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Facebreaker trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
The Facebreaker advances nicely into full mount.

Da Silva bucks The Facebreaker off and manages to get back to his feet!
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

Da Silva darts in and clinches The Facebreaker up against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but The Facebreaker is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Facebreaker pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Facebreaker 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.
The Facebreaker trying to strike off his back.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses. The Facebreaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Da Silva's guard. Nice move by The Facebreaker!
The Facebreaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Facebreaker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Da Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but The Facebreaker is keeping cool and he's managed to take Da Silva's back.
Da Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Facebreaker is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The Facebreaker is punishing Da Silva with strikes - can he finish him?!

The Facebreaker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Da Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Facebreaker biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Facebreaker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Facebreaker tries to get the hooks in deep but Da Silva pushed the leg off.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards The Facebreaker.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Da Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Facebreaker looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Da Silva taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amos The Facebreaker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Nikiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikiel comes to the cage accompanied by Krystian Pudzianowski - Slowianski wiatr. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nikiel
vs
Thompson

181 cm
28
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Nikiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikiel thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikiel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson misses with the combination.

Nikiel sends Thompson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nikiel is motioning to the referee to let Thompson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Benny Thompson has been cut.
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!
Nikiel dances in with a quick combination. Thompson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nikiel snaps Thompson's head back. Thompson stumbles backwards against the cage. Nikiel steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Thompson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Thompson just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mariusz Nikiel!
Mariusz Nikiel took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Burhani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Time Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Smooth Operator as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burhani
vs
Time Jones

194 cm
27
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
30
255 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osama Burhani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Game Time Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burhani.
Burhani throws a good cross that connects.
Burhani dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Burhani lands with a right hand.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burhani counters with a two punch combo.
Jones slips a jab from Burhani.
Burhani misses with the combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burhani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones working away.
Burhani is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burhani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones cracks Burhani with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Burhani is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Game Time Jones! Game Time Jones retains his heavyweight title!
Game Time Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.