The Island Season 2, 145 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico comes to the cage accompanied by Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade . Teuvo Teravainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johny Rico's chin.

Rico
vs
Teravainen

150 cm
27
152 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

170 cm
27
148 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teuvo Teravainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rico shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teravainen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Teravainen dodges the ground and pound from Rico.
Rico tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rico misses with the ground and pound.
Rico is working Teravainen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rico staying calm.
Teravainen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rico throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Teravainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teravainen is looking for a sweep.
Teravainen prevents Rico from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen tries to escape but Rico is in control.
Rico controlling the position from side mount.
Rico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Rico crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Rico crashes against the mat.
Rico scoring with punches and elbows.
Rico sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Teravainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rico tries to score with some ground and pound. Teravainen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico trying to control the action but Teravainen is working from the bottom.
Rico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teravainen keeps working.
Teravainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rico lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Teravainen down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Teravainen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rico connects with a decent elbow.
Rico tries to score with some ground and pound. Teravainen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rico throwing strikes but Teravainen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teravainen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rico is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Rico dominated that round.
That's time! Rico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rico takes a swing at Teravainen's ribcage but misses.
Teravainen's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Teravainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Teravainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rico fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Rico or perhaps it was just good defense by Teravainen which made him look bad.
Rico misses with an uppercut
and Teravainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teravainen.
Sloppy strikes from Teravainen. Those never looked like landing.
Teravainen catches Rico with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Johny Rico has been cut.
Rico misses with a hook to the body
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teravainen moves away.
Teravainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rico.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teravainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rico is defended easily by Teravainen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico swings widly with a right hand
and Teravainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Rico misses
and Teravainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rico is rocked!
Rico misses with an uppercut. Teravainen saw that one coming.
Teravainen lands with a good body shot.
Rico shoots in but Teravainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teravainen lands a nice hook to Rico's body. Rico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teravainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rico.
Rico drops his hands momentarily and Teravainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Rico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teravainen counters with a big left hand that crumples Rico! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teuvo Teravainen!
Teuvo Teravainen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Milpid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milpid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stupify. Jack Milpid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bravo
vs
Milpid

170 cm
20
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
26
150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Milpid!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Milpid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Milpid throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Milpid is in Bravo's guard.

Milpid is posturing up here but Bravo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Milpid tries to roll out but it's too tight and Milpid has to tap! Slick submission there by Bravo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bravo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silva
vs
Patton

168 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patton drops Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Patton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Patton!
After winning the bout, Rick Patton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fadden's choice of entrance music: God Of Thunder by KISS. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Berzins
vs
Fadden

170 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
149 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominic Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fadden connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fadden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fadden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzins.
Fadden tries to work over Berzins's front leg with a kick but Berzins checks it.
Fadden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berzins.
Berzins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadden tries a low kick but Berzins avoids it.
Fadden tries to clinch up.
Fadden throws a hook but Berzins blocks it.
Berzins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fadden.
Berzins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fadden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadden tries to work over Berzins's front leg with a kick but Berzins checks it.
Fadden tries to clinch but Berzins is having none of it.
Berzins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadden misses with a wild body shot.
Fadden swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Berzins looks to throw the jab but Fadden is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berzins gets tackled into the cage by Fadden. Fadden maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Berzins.
Fadden's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fadden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berzins lands a shot to the body.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins lands a right hand.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Berzins fails to land.
Fadden tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing Fadden back against the cage.
Fadden is trying to maintain a safe position but Berzins gets an underhook and turns Fadden into the cage.
Fadden blocking some punches.
Fadden trying to stall but Berzins improves his position.
Fadden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fadden takes a shot to the head.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Berzins avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Fadden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins pushes Fadden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fadden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins is leaning against Fadden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fadden trying to land knees to the body.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins lands a nice uppercut.
Fadden misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Berzins lands a right hand.
Berzins is working Fadden over against the cage.
Berzins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Fadden.
Berzins gets through Fadden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzins working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Fadden is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Berzins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fadden is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins has a couple of punches blocked by Fadden.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzins avoids it.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Fadden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Berzins.
Fadden seems to have recovered his senses.
Fadden looks winded!
Berzins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Berzins gets through Fadden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Fadden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Fadden.
A nice left hand lands by Fadden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berzins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berzins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fadden or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins effectively controlling the action here.
Berzins scores with a shoulder strike.
Berzins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fadden's elbow.
Berzins digs a right hand underneath Fadden's ribcage. Fadden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berzins.
Berzins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berzins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berzins taking a breather.
Berzins seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Fadden is pushing Berzins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzins avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berzins connects with a body shot that sends Fadden's belly button to the back.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadden was well out of range. Poor timing from Berzins.
Fadden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzins manages to avoid it.
Fadden tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
Fadden defending well as Berzins loads up on a big left hand.
Berzins connects with a looping right hand.
Fadden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fadden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berzins checks a leg kick.
Berzins misses with a hook. Fadden ducked under it nicely.
Berzins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fadden looks up at the clock. Bad move! Berzins lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fadden. Berzins pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Berzins!
An out of breath Dominic Berzins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Fadden was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to everyone here on the Island, all the fans, you're the best!!! '.