SFC#3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viper Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Don Trip-Feelin like mike. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Prince
vs
Young

188 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viper Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prince or perhaps it was just good defense by Young, which made it look bad.
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prince attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prince tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prince to the ground. Prince escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Prince thumps Young with a low kick.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a double jab.
Prince shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young tries to clinch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Prince manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Prince.
Prince tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Prince's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Young.
No luck for Prince with that takedown attempt.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young throws a series of punches but Prince moves out of range.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young misses with a double jab.
Prince looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.

Young pushes Prince up against the cage in a clinch.

Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prince uses from the top position.
Young controls Prince momentarily but Prince frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prince won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Prince throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Prince really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prince postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Prince 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.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prince is controlling him.
Prince throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Prince throwing strikes but missing.
Prince will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prince trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prince throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raymond Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Prince moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Young misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prince.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Prince throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Prince avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raymond Young will probably get the nod.
That's time! Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Prince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Young moves into the clinch.

Young manages to pull guard.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young is trying to keep Prince in close.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prince.
Prince in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Prince working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Prince throws a big right hand that misses.
Young has Prince pulled in close to control his posture.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince chips away with some ground and pound.
Young seems keen to control Prince's posture.
Prince wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Young is trying to keep Prince in close.
Young wants to stand up but Prince is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Raymond Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Raymond Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Prince misses with the combination.
Prince looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young throws a wild body kick that Prince sees coming a mile off.
Prince throws a combination that misses
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prince circles away.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Prince does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Prince darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Prince into the cage.

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

Young darts in and clinches Prince up against the cage.
Prince is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prince.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Prince shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prince blocks it with crossed arms.
Young is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Viper Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Prince gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Prince breaks the clinch.

Young closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Prince did well to prevent Young getting side control.
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!
Young trying to pass the guard but Prince defending well.
Young perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Young working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raymond Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prince or perhaps it was just good defense by Young, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Prince. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prince.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Young duly obliges.
Prince closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Prince pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Prince sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prince shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Prince blocks the leg kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Prince blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prince pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Prince settles back down.
Young lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Prince as Young shoots in.
Prince moves away from the strike by Young.
A combination from Prince does no damage.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prince wants to break free but Young has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prince uses from the top position.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viper Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
Prince throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Young looking for a guillotine here but Prince defends easily.
Prince tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Prince throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young tries to strike from the bottom.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young has Prince pulled in close to control his posture.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prince is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Prince is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raymond Young.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young looks to land a combination but Prince avoids it well.
Young goes for a double leg but Prince avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Prince continues to drive forward.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.

Prince breaks the clinch.

Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Young has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Prince has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Raymond Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viper Prince.
Well Young 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Young!
Raymond Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Viper Prince spoke after the fight, saying 'Guess the gods chose it to be the other guys night.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Get Down" by Nas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Omar Barnett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Noisewater
vs
Barnett

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Noisewater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noisewater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnett's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barnett wants to improve his position but instead Noisewater has moved into half guard.
Barnett is not content to let Noisewater control the position.
Noisewater trying to pass the guard but Barnett defending well.
Noisewater is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noisewater is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barnett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Noisewater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisewater is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Noisewater is keen to just control but Barnett is a slippery customer.

Kenneth Noisewater has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barnett throws a shot to the body.
Barnett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noisewater was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnett.

Barnett 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.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Noisewater blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Noisewater has wrist control.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noisewater is keeping the position for now.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisewater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noisewater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Noisewater is retaining full guard.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Noisewater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Noisewater looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working a defensive guard here.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Noisewater from controlling successfully.
Noisewater sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnett lands a nice hook to Noisewater's body. Noisewater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Noisewater scores with a takedown into Barnett's guard.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Noisewater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noisewater has managed to get both his arms back between Barnett's legs - danger averted.
Noisewater looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett won't allow Noisewater to sweep him here.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noisewater's head.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noisewater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnett controls the pace.

Barnett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Noisewater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnett has managed to get both his arms back between Noisewater's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnett trying to control but Noisewater is working from the bottom.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Omar Barnett wasn't active enough on the ground.

Noisewater manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnett on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnett's guard now, I'm sure.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is pulling down on Noisewater's head. It's preventing any offense from Noisewater, at least for the moment.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Omar Barnett was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Noisewater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noisewater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noisewater trying to control the action but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barnett closes the distance and pushes Noisewater back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Noisewater has Barnett pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Noisewater pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barnett tumbling to the mat - Noisewater dives into Barnett's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnett holds on and takes a little breather.
Noisewater trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett 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.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Noisewater looking to score a takedown here. Barnett is defending well but Noisewater drives through and ends up in Barnett's guard.
Noisewater wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Noisewater passes Barnett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Noisewater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to roll over but Noisewater keeps him under control.
Noisewater is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnett is looking to control Noisewater's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenneth Noisewater.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Noisewater does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noisewater pushes Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.

Barnett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Noisewater regains guard immediately.
Noisewater keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett throws a strike but Noisewater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noisewater trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Omar Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett has his hands on Noisewater's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noisewater's guard.
Noisewater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noisewater wants to control the position but Barnett says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Noisewater trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett is nestled in close to Noisewater, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenneth Noisewater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Barnett.
Well Barnett 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Barnett!
Omar Barnett thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neven Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic has chosen "Raining Blood" by Slayer as his entrance music. Makoto Nagano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nagano
vs
Petrovic

170 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Makoto Nagano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neven Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrovic scores with a one two! Nagano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nagano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nagano throws a lazy right hand but Petrovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagano misses with a wild body shot.
Petrovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nagano rushes Petrovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Petrovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Petrovic as the two fighters clinch.
Nagano blocking some punches.
Nagano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Petrovic.
Petrovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrovic lands with a left to the head.
Petrovic is working Nagano over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Petrovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naganos head.
Petrovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petrovic lands with a left to the head.
Petrovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrovic.
Petrovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagano.
Petrovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovic.
Petrovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrovic lands with a light punch inside.
Nagano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrovic cracks Nagano with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Petrovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrovic.
Petrovic stalls.
Nagano misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagano misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a left hand.
Nagano taking a breather.
Nagano takes a shot to the head.
Petrovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Petrovic.
Petrovic slowing the pace effectively.
Petrovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nagano misses with some punches.
Petrovic lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Petrovic.
Petrovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nagano fails to land.
Nagano is working for takedown but Petrovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrovic lands a shoulder strike.
Petrovic lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagano.
Petrovic lands a body punch.
Petrovic presses Nagano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nagano throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrovic lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Petrovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nagano swings widly with a right hand

and Petrovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrovic lands with a light punch inside.
Nagano throws a head punch that misses.
Petrovic stalls.
Nagano misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Petrovic.
Petrovic stalls.
Petrovic working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a shoulder strike.
Nagano blocking some punches.
Petrovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Nagano backwards.
Petrovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Nagano is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Nagano fails to land.
Oh Nagano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagano.
Nagano seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrovic lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagano backwards.
Petrovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nagano throws a head punch that misses.
Petrovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagano working hard to break the clinch.
Nagano is trying to drag Petrovic to the mat but Petrovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrovic.
Petrovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Petrovic - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Petrovic as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrovic.
Petrovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Petrovic on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrovic.
Neven Petrovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Petrovic fails to land.
Nagano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrovic is leaning against Nagano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Petrovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovic lands an uppercut.
Petrovic lands an uppercut.
Petrovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagano.
Petrovic misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrovic working aggressively here.
Petrovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petrovic has a couple of punches blocked by Nagano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neven Petrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Petrovic blocks a head kick by Nagano.
Petrovic moves away from the strike by Nagano.
Nagano throws an overhand right that lands on Petrovic's shoulder, as Petrovic tries to avoid the shot.

Nagano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrovic.
Petrovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagano.
Petrovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petrovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagano.
Nagano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petrovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Petrovic.
Petrovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naganos head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic pushes Nagano against the cage. Petrovic is working some dirty boxing. Petrovic pushes off with a quick right hook! Nagano goes down! Nagano tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Petrovic moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neven Petrovic!
After winning the bout, Neven Petrovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peace
vs
Napier

189 cm
17
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Napier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace jabs Napier right on the nose. Napier blinks but takes it well.
Peace stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Peace.
Napier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peace to score with a decent uppercut.
Peace connects with a jab.

It looks like Jack Napier has been cut.
Napier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Napier is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napier switches off momentarily and Peace cracks him with a monster right hand! Napier topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Peace dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Peace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Warren Peace!
Warren Peace decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

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

Diaz
vs
Ist

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Art Ist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Ist preventing the sweep.
Ist throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz looking to control.
Ist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ist 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Diaz has his foot on Ist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ist works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz looking to control.
Ist advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ist seems to be looking for submissions.

Ist looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Ist is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ist.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ist pulls his head out easily.
Ist is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.

Ist is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.

Ist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ist is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz's coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Ist.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz pushes Ist off looking to stand but Ist dives back in and keeps control.

Ist is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Ist is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz is in trouble now - Ist has advanced to mount!
Ist lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ist.
Ist 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.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ist working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Ist smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ist.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ist keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.

Ist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Ist keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.

Ist throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz works over Ist with some ground and pound from guard.
Ist doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ist lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ist postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Ist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Ist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a combination

and Ist counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diaz!

Ist has hold of Diaz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Diaz seems comfortable defending it but Ist has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Diaz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Diaz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ist couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Art Ist!