FNT 1: TBA PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Nacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestlers Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Nacine
vs
Rape

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Nacine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wrestlers Rape!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nacine dives in and grabs Rape's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rape pushes down on Nacine's head and hops out.

Rape closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nacine did well to prevent Rape getting side control.
Nacine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rape.
Nacine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rape.
Rape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nacine is trying to get back to full guard.
Rape looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rape throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rape looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nacine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nacine defending well though.
Rape is pressing down on Nacine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nacine is holding on for now.
Rape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nacine's head.
Rape is looking to take a break and control but Nacine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Rape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rape working over Nacine with some ground and pound. Nacine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nacine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Nacine is defending against the submission attempts here by Rape.
Nacine wants to improve his position but Rape is controlling well.

Rape is looking for a kimura but Nacine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rape to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rape scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nacine defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nacine is staying active underneath Rape, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Nacine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rape pulls his head out easily.
Rape is taking a breather. Nacine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rape has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rape wants to free his trapped foot but Nacine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rape trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape slips a nice elbow through Nacine's hands, connecting with Nacine's forehead.
Rape missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nacine wants to improve his position but Rape is controlling well.
Rape wants to control but Nacine is keeping him busy.
Rape lands a big elbow - Nacine is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rape!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestlers Rape!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jao Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Jammin´. Larry Goodman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ming
vs
Goodman

170 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ming shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ming showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ming seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Goodman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goodman.

Goodman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ming rolls with it to try and escape but Goodman cranks on the arm and Ming is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Goodman!
Post fight, an emotional Larry Goodman said 'I´ll Fight Anyone, Anytime....'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ford
vs
Hill

195 cm
16
271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Hill!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Ford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Hill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill jabs at Ford's body.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Hill punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill walks into a jab.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ford sprawls well. Ford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ford lands a left and a right that send Hill crashing to the mat, dazed. Ford thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hill is rocked!

It looks like Ron Hill has been cut.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Ford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ford's waist but Ford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Chevy Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Hill.
Hill fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hill out cold! Hill corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Gable
vs
Takahashi

182 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masami Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gable is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Cael Gable has been cut.
Gable lands the left hand.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but Gable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gable bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gable tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gable content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Takahashi is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
Gable controlling the position.
Gable tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gable landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gable is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takahashi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Takahashi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Takahashi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Takahashi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gable throwing shots but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
Gable scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Takahashi wants to get back to full guard.
Takahashi is holding on to half guard well.
Gable is pressing down on Takahashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takahashi is holding on for now.
Gable scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi trying to control here.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Nice strikes from Gable there.
Gable lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Takahashi quite badly. Takahashi pulls Gable in close trying to recover. Gable postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Takahashi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Takahashi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Gable!
Cael Gable 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
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rallo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Llewellyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gracie
vs
Llewellyn

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

203 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rallo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Llewellyn connects with a high kick.
Llewellyn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Llewellyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Llewellyn lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.

Llewellyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie has Llewellyn pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Llewellyn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Llewellyn pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Llewellyn shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Llewellyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Llewellyn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Llewellyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Llewellyn is looking to clinch.
Dylan Llewellyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Llewellyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie, which made it look bad.
Rallo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Llewellyn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Llewellyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Llewellyn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gracie defends well and Llewellyn ends up having to push Gracie into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Gracie pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Llewellyn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Llewellyn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rallo Gracie!
An out of breath Rallo Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto has chosen Samurai as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jay
vs
Soto

163 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Soto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
Soto shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jay throws a low kick but Soto avoids it.
Jay avoids the head kick by Soto.
Soto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto needs to keep his hands up - Jay had a free shot at his head there.

Jay forces Soto back against the ropes and clinches.
Soto wants a takedown.

Jay has hold of one of Soto's legs. Soto is fighting the takedown attempt but Jay gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soto looking to control.
Jay trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Jay.

Jay rushes Soto and presses him up against the ropes.

Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soto wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jay.
An inside leg kick from Soto misses.

Jay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soto's guard.
Soto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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!
Jay trying to control the position but Soto is working away.
Jay tries to score with some ground and pound. Soto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jay wants to control but Soto is keeping him busy.
Jay has control of an arm but Soto manages to advance to Jay's back!

Soto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jay knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jay for a finish.

Jay is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Soto off. It looks like it's working - Soto slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Jay displaying calm under pressure there.
Soto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jay defends well and Soto ends up having to push Jay into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Soto.

Jay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Soto!
Soto looks winded!
Jay unloads with some shots from mount but Soto bucks and avoids them well.
Jay controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soto hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bee Jay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jay defends it nicely.
Jay lands a really nice looking cross but Soto seems unphased.
Jay scores with a nice head shot.

Jay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Jay.
Soto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Soto.

Jay drives through with a takedown into Soto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Jay is really struggling to control Soto but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is fighting to break Soto's control of his arms but Soto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soto is looking to sweep but instead, Jay has passed into half guard.

Jay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soto is just riding it out for now. Jay eventually gives up the hold.
Jay wants to free his trapped foot but Soto is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jay in particular looking to stall.
Jay trying to control the action but Soto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jay working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Soto's thigh. Soto counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jay controls the pace.
Bee Jay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soto is trying to control but can't.
Jay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Soto trying to hold on to Jay's head to control him but Jay postures up.
Jay not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control here.

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

Jay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bee Jay dominated that second round.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jay moves into the clinch successfully.
Soto is working for takedown but Jay is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jay is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Jay is trying to trip Soto. He has hold of a leg but Soto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jay persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jay uses his free foot to push down on Soto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soto.
Jay controlling from mount.
Jay punching from mount but Soto doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay content just to control the position here.
Soto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Soto has left one of his arms exposed and Jay doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Soto screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bee Jay!
Bee Jay 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.