gc19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Llavicrep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bunce
vs
Llavicrep

192 cm
26
241 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
280 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Bunce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Llavicrep!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llavicrep shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bunce as he jumps to the side.
Llavicrep takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Bunce. No joy for Llavicrep on that attempt.

Bunce cracks Llavicrep with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Llavicrep looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bunce finish him?
Llavicrep dives in for a single leg takedown but Bunce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Phill Bunce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Llavicrep.

Bunce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Llavicrep has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Llavicrep avoids the body shot from Bunce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Llavicrep rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Bunce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Llavicrep doesn't seem phased though.
Llavicrep fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llavicrep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunce.
Bunce misses the shot to the body.
Llavicrep wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunce misses the target.
Bunce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Llavicrep's head.
Bunce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Llavicrep's head backwards.

Llavicrep is rocked!
Llavicrep misses with an uppercut. Bunce saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunce scores with a shot to the body.
Bunce misses with a hook to the body
and Llavicrep makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Llavicrep misses.
Bunce takes a swing at Llavicrep's ribcage but misses.
Llavicrep throws a jab when Bunce was well out of range.
Bunce connects with a body shot.
Llavicrep closes the distance and clinches up with Bunce, looking for a takedown. Llavicrep pushes Bunce against the cage but Bunce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Llavicrep walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llavicrep doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunce circles away.
Bunce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bunce.
Llavicrep pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bunce back to the cage. Llavicrep follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Phill Bunce has been cut.
Phill Bunce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Bunce. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Bunce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bunce sends Llavicrep crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bunce is motioning to the referee to let Llavicrep up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bunce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llavicrep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunce manages to avoid it.
Bunce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Llavicrep.
Bunce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Llavicrep counters with a crisp one two that drops Bunce! Llavicrep thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bunce to his feet! Bunce is in big trouble!

Bunce is rocked!
Nice shot by Bunce.
Bunce cracks Llavicrep with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Llavicrep falls to his knees and Bunce doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phill Bunce!
Phill Bunce decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Saadiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClelland has chosen Born And Raised In Lowell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saadiev
vs
McClelland

190 cm
27
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
204 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Saadiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan McClelland!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Saadiev. That snapped McClelland's head back.
McClelland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saadiev misses with an uppercut. McClelland saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Saadiev.
Dmitry Saadiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClelland misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Saadiev. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Saadiev blocks the low kick.
McClelland slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saadiev digs a good hook to McClelland's body.
Saadiev throws a series of punches but McClelland avoids them all with ease.
Saadiev works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McClelland shoots for a takedown but Saadiev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McClelland has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saadiev swings for the body but McClelland moves out of range.
Saadiev misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Saadiev. No joy for McClelland on that attempt.
A slow jab from Saadiev misses its intended target.
McClelland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saadiev.
Saadiev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decent striking displayed by Saadiev there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McClelland.
Saadiev lands a nice looking body shot.
McClelland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saadiev.
Saadiev throws a hook but McClelland blocks it.
McClelland shoots in for a double leg but Saadiev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dmitry Saadiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan McClelland.
No joy there for Saadiev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saadiev throws the left hand but McClelland avoids the punch easily.
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!
Saadiev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saadiev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saadiev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saadiev swings for the body but McClelland moves out of range.
Saadiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dmitry Saadiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McClelland tries to land a leg kick but Saadiev saw it coming and moves away.
Saadiev cracks McClelland with an open hand slap.
Saadiev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McClelland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saadiev but Saadiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McClelland takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Saadiev.
Saadiev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McClelland momentarily.
Saadiev misses with a hook.
Saadiev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saadiev misses with a double jab.
McClelland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saadiev misses with a series of wild punches.
McClelland misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McClelland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saadiev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McClelland might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saadiev has got the better of the exchanges.
McClelland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Saadiev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McClelland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McClelland motions for Saadiev to come forward. McClelland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saadiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McClelland can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClelland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saadiev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McClelland backs up against the cage.
Saadiev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McClelland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland is looking to clinch but Saadiev is avoiding it.
Saadiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McClelland counters with a thumping low kick.
Saadiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saadiev takes a swing at McClelland's ribcage but misses.
Saadiev tries to move into range but McClelland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dmitry Saadiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McClelland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saadiev loads up on a big right hand but McClelland slips the punch.
Saadiev tries to bum rush McClelland with a series of wild strikes but McClelland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saadiev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McClelland throws a leg kick but Saadiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
McClelland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Saadiev does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Saadiev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saadiev misses with a series of wild punches.
Saadiev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saadiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McClelland moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on McClelland's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Saadiev dives in looking to finish as McClelland flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Saadiev's strikes! Saadiev is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! McClelland's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but McClelland was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Saadiev!
Dmitry Saadiev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Bryan McClelland was interviewed post fight and said 'I think it's funny he knew I was going to do that!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Whitehope

175 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
184 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whitehope closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Whitehope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitehope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitehope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitehope lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Whitehope seems to be working for a kimura but Kane defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehope doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehope manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehope postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitehope working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kane's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehope lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitehope defends well.
Whitehope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitehope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane keeping full guard, as Whitehope tries to pass.
Whitehope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane has momentary wrist control but Whitehope slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehope connects with a couple of short punches.

Kane is rocked!
Whitehope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Kane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitehope defends it easily.
Whitehope is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Kane seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane working a defensive guard here.
Whitehope content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope scoring with punches to the head and body.

Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitehope defends well.
Whitehope scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitehope working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Whitehope with a nice head shot there.

Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitehope defends well.
Whitehope gets to his feet and stands over Kane, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kane felt that one! Whitehope unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kane from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Whitehope!
After the fight, Mark Whitehope was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hardon Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyes Badaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hardon Jr
vs
Badaoui

198 cm
23
284 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

202 cm
25
284 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyes Badaoui!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badaoui darts in trying to clinch
and Hardon Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.

Badaoui closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardon Jr did well to prevent Badaoui getting side control.
Hardon Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Badaoui.
Badaoui missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardon Jr trying to hold on to Badaoui's head to control him but Badaoui postures up.
Badaoui missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badaoui not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Badaoui lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaoui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Badaoui connects with a nice short shot to Hardon Jr's temple.
Badaoui throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardon Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Badaoui working the head and body with strikes.
Badaoui is pressing down on Hardon Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardon Jr is holding on for now.
Badaoui missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardon Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Badaoui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badaoui missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardon Jr throws a jab when Badaoui was well out of range.
Badaoui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardon Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardon Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badaoui in his tracks.
Badaoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardon Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badaoui tries to clinch up.
Hardon Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badaoui's sensitive parts.
Badaoui tests Hardon Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badaoui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardon Jr throws out the jab.

Badaoui moves into the clinch.
Hardon Jr can't get the takedown.
Badaoui misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon Jr is working for takedown but Badaoui is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Badaoui on the inside.
Hardon Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Badaoui won't allow it.
Hardon Jr tries to break free but Badaoui pushes him back against the cage.
Badaoui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardon Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badaoui.
Badaoui is pushing Hardon Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Badaoui working aggressively here.

Badaoui gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Badaoui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardon Jr's head.
Badaoui lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badaoui lands with a punch from half guard.

Badaoui seems to be working for a kimura but Hardon Jr defends the submission attempt.
Hardon Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badaoui.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardon Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardon Jr.
Badaoui throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardon Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hardon Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Badaoui to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Badaoui with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardon Jr keeping moving, preventing Badaoui from controlling successfully.
Badaoui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardon Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Badaoui is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badaoui trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardon Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaoui trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardon Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badaoui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardon Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lyes Badaoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badaoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardon Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Badaoui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hardon Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardon Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Badaoui is looking to control Hardon Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badaoui avoid being mounted?
Badaoui wants to improve his position but Hardon Jr is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badaoui actively working from the bottom here.

Badaoui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardon Jr works his way into side control.
Badaoui is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardon Jr connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardon Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Badaoui manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badaoui is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardon Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardon Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Badaoui working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badaoui postures up in Hardon Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hardon Jr blocks it.

Badaoui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardon Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Badaoui has managed to get both his arms back between Hardon Jr's legs - danger averted.
Badaoui throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardon Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Badaoui lands a couple of digs.
Badaoui trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardon Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badaoui chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardon Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badaoui is aware though and is defending well.

Badaoui stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hardon Jr has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Badaoui manages to get his head free but now Hardon Jr has transitioned to an armbar! Badaoui grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hardon Jr! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big Hardon Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Khan
vs
Pain

175 cm
26
187 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Pain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt

so Khan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pain trying to control the position.
Khan lands a couple of elbows.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.

Khan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Pain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.

Khan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Pain looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Khan has picked Pain up and slammed him! Pain can't keep hold of the triangle and Khan manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Khan is trying to get an arm triangle but Pain is defending well.
Pain 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.
Khan is putting a hurting on Pain here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pain taking a bit of punishment here - Khan scoring with strikes.

Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pain is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan tries for a kimura but Pain is defending well.
Pain manages to get back to half guard.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Pain is defending well.
Pain tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Pain trying to control but Khan postures up.
Pain is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Khan is staying active.
Pain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pain is doing well to control the position and prevent Khan from advancing to side control.
Khan prevents Pain from improving his position.

Khan is working for a submission of some sort.
Khan moves into full mount! Pain won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pain shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.

Pain gets a takedown into half guard.
Pain stalling away here and it's allowed Khan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Khan controls Pain momentarily but Pain frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pain defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Pain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Khan has an active guard here but Pain has managed to pass into half guard.
Pain trying to mount his opponent but Khan defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Pain is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.

Khan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pain's half guard.
Pain has hold of Khan's hands but Khan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pain tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pain trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Pain is defending well.

Khan is looking for a kimura but Pain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khan to get the leverage.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Genghis Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khan pulls his head out easily.
Khan wants to take a breather but Pain is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pain is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Pain looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Pain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pain doesn't seem bothered though.
Pain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Pain persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.

Khan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pain to the mat! Pain manages to get full guard.

Pain has an active guard here but Khan has managed to pass into half guard.
Khan is keen to just control but Pain is a slippery customer.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Khan trying to mount his opponent but Pain defends it.
Khan is trying to control. Pain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Khan slips a nice elbow through Pain's hands, connecting with Pain's forehead.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan working Pain over with strikes.
Khan prevents Pain from improving his position.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pain defending well though.
Khan is thwarting Pain's attempts to control the position.
Pain tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Khan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Khan working over Pain with some ground and pound. Pain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Pain is defending well.
Khan is trying to control the action in half guard but Pain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pain wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pain.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pain looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pain looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pain!

Khan is looking for a sweep.

Pain tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.

Pain swings around for an armbar but Khan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pain's guard.
Khan is working Pain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pain 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.

Pain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain working for a triangle but Khan defends it easily.
Khan wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pain's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pain looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pain's half guard.

Pain looking for submissions off his back.

Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Pain is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain gets full guard.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain is looking for a triangle here but Khan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pain wants to control but Khan postures up.
Pain is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan working away.
Pain is not content to let Khan control the position.

Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pain manages to get back to half guard.
Pain trying to control but Khan postures up.
Khan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pain!
Khan scoring with strikes but Pain is staying in there.
Pain is working to get back to half guard.
Khan lands a heavy elbow.
Khan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain can't escape the position.

Khan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pain turns into him and now he's in Khan's guard.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Khan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pain preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Pain trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Pain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan had his way with Tyson Pain in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Pain blocks the low kick.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pain was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Pain darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Pain into the cage.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Pain.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Pain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khan is defending well.
Genghis Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pain.

Khan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.

Pain is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Pain is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control. Pain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khan wants to take a breather but Pain is having none of it.
Pain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Khan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pain sees it coming and defends easily.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Pain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Khan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khan has Pain in his guard.

Pain wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pain has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khan struggling a bit here.

Pain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pain's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Khan tries to hold on but Pain postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Genghis Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Winnfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Winnfield
vs
Payne

194 cm
25
275 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
286 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Payne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield lands with a shot to the body.
Payne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Winnfield throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield cracks Payne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne drops his hands momentarily and Winnfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like John Payne has been cut.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Winnfield's shoulder, as Winnfield tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Winnfield walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a series of punches but Winnfield moves out of range.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Winnfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.

Winnfield lands a big right hand that sends Payne crashing to the mat! Winnfield stays standing though and waves Payne back to his feet!

Payne is rocked!
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnfield.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Winnfield punishes Payne's body with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Winnfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winnfield.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winnfield as he avoids it easily.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
Winnfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Winnfield has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Winnfield lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Payne falls backwards - clearly groggy! Winnfield dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jules Winnfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.