In Defence of the Throne PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Kappenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deathamphetamine by EXODUS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kappenen
vs
Riggs

192 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Kappenen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kappenen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.

It looks like Martin Riggs has been cut.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kappenen avoids it.
Kappenen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riggs misses with an elbow strike.
Kappenen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riggs up against the cage.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen landing knees to the head.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!

Riggs pulls Kappenen into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kappenen won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Riggs has control of Kappenen's left arm, preventing Kappenen from doing any damage.
Kappenen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riggs on the ground.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Kappenen from controlling successfully.
Riggs pulls Kappenen in close to his closed guard and prevents Kappenen from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Riggs slips a nice elbow through Kappenen's hands, connecting with Kappenen's forehead.
Kappenen is looking to escape.
Riggs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Riggs prevents Kappenen from standing back up.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Riggs seems to be looking for submissions.

Riggs is working for a kimura but Kappenen is defending it quite comfortably.

Riggs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kappenen is just riding it out for now. Riggs eventually gives up the hold.
Riggs prevents Kappenen from standing back up.
Riggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riggs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kappenen is just riding it out for now. Riggs eventually gives up the hold.
Riggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Kappenen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kappenen tries to kick Riggs off but Riggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kappenen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kappenen tries to get out of the position.
Kappenen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs trying to control from half guard but Kappenen is working away.
Riggs is looking to advance position but Kappenen won't allow it.
Riggs lands with a punch from half guard.
Riggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riggs prevents Kappenen from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Riggs lands a nice short elbow.
Kappenen is trying to stand up here but Riggs is controlling him well.
Riggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Riggs thows a huge punch but Kappenen dodges it nicely.
Riggs is looking to take a break and control but Kappenen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kappenen pushes Riggs off looking to stand but Riggs dives back in and keeps control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riggs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kappenen is looking to escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Kappenen throwing a counter right hand but Riggs manages to avoid it.

Riggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kappenen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kappenen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Riggs jumps guard but Kappenen stands there with Riggs around his waist. Riggs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is trying to drag Kappenen to the mat but Kappenen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kappenen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mikael Kappenen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kappenen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Kappenen.
Kappenen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kappenen landing knees to the head.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kappenen scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Kappenen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mikael Kappenen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Riggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kappenen forces Riggs back against the cage and clinches.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kappenen with a knee to the head.
Riggs avoiding damage as Kappenen throws knees to the body.

Riggs pulls guard successfully.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Kappenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kappenen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Kappenen from controlling successfully.
Riggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Riggs stops Kappenen from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappenen is not content to let Riggs control the position.
Kappenen tries to kick Riggs off but Riggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Riggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kappenen defends it well.
Still in half guard, Riggs seems content to control.
Kappenen tries to kick Riggs off but Riggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Riggs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kappenen!
Kappenen is squirming around, avoiding Riggs's attempts to control the action.
Kappenen is trying to stand.
Riggs dominating with strikes here.
Kappenen really wants to buck Riggs off and get back to his feet.
Kappenen is in a horrible position here. Riggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappenen is trying to stand.
Riggs landing strikes from the mount and Kappenen is in trouble!
Martin Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kappenen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Riggs breaks from Kappenen's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Riggs quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Riggs but it's paid off an Kappenen is forced to tap! Nice work by Riggs.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Riggs!
Martin Riggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
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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 Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Boudain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duane Stockton's chin.

Stockton
vs
Boudain

196 cm
29
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
282 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boudain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stockton wants to clinch up but Boudain keeps it at a distance.
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
Stockton misses with a wild body shot.
Boudain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stockton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stockton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stockton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stockton blocks a leg kick.
Boudain misses with a leg kick.
Boudain swats away the attempt to clinch by Stockton.
Stockton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boudain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudain.
Stockton avoids the head kick by Boudain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boudain!
Boudain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stockton.

It looks like Duane Stockton has been cut.
Stockton throws a right hand that Boudain ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudain also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stockton throws a body shot but no joy.
Boudain cracks the inside of Stockton's front leg.
Boudain fakes the leg kick and cracks Stockton in the body.
Stockton is breathing heavily.
Boudain feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Stockton collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dante Boudain!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survival. 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.

O Neill
vs
Nott

183 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
O Neill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nott to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neill slips a straight right by Nott.
O Neill blocks a low kick nicely.
Nott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nott slips a jab and a cross from O Neill.
O Neill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nott on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from O Neill.
Nott misses with a few strikes there.
O Neill throws the left hand but Nott avoids the punch easily.
O Neill throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Nott throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nott looks to land a combination. O Neill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Nott misses.
Sloppy strikes from O Neill. Those never looked like landing.
Nott missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Neill throws a right hand that Nott ducks under and follows up with a left that Nott also avoids with ease.
A big left from Nott misses.
O Neill takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. O Neill catches Nott right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill misses with the combination.
O Neill scores with a jab to the body.
O Neill moves out of range as Nott strikes.
O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from O Neill misses its target.
O Neill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Nott misses.
O Neill catches Nott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neill clobbers Nott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Nott looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from O Neill misses.
O Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nott was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nott.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott is looking to score with low kicks.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nott back to the cage. O Neill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Neill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
O Neill cracks Nott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neill.
Nott slips a jab and a cross from O Neill.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neill misses with a looping right.
Nott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nott blocks a jab.
Nott connects with a jab.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neill doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neill fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neill throws a combination. Nott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Nott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott lands a jab.
Nott scores with a hook.
Nott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Nott lands a body shot.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nott.
Nott misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nott finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neill's head.
Nott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nott.
Nott misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neill misses the target.
O Neill swinging wildly here.
A jab from Nott misses.
O Neill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neill is looking to counter punch.
O Neill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Nott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
O Neill looks to land a right hand but Nott moved out of range.
Nott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Neill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nott's head.
O Neill misses with a series of wild punches.
Nott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nott throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
O Neill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nott eats them both and turns towards O Neill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Neill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nott misses with an uppercut.
O Neill tries to move into range but Nott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neill throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Nott looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill misses with an uppercut. Nott saw that one coming.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Nott misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron Nott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nott looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Nott. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill digs a good body shot into Nott's ribs.
Nott with a hook.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Neill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
O Neill lands a jab to Nott's midsection.
Nott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nott looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill throwing a counter right hand but Nott manages to avoid it.
Nott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
Nott needs to keep his hands up - O Neill had a free shot at his head there.
O Neill looks to land a combination but Nott avoids it well.
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!
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like O Neill was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Nott.
O Neill works over Nott's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill throws a series of punches but Nott avoids them all with ease.
O Neill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nott.
Bosco O Neill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
O Neill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neill misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Nott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neill.
O Neill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
O Neill with a hook.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nott tries to work over O Neill's front leg with a kick but O Neill checks it.
Nott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nott avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nott throws out the jab.
Nott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
Nott lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. O Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neill on the side of the head.
O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott works over O Neill's head and body with a nice combination.
Nott takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
Nott throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it.
Nott lands with a shot to the body.
Aaron Nott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Nott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nott lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neill's head.
O Neill has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

O Neill is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from O Neill. Those never looked like landing.
Oh O Neill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Neill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nott throws a monster overhand right that drops O Neill! Nott follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Nott!
The defeated Bosco O Neill had this to say: 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Lamel has chosen Blk & Blu as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mallon
vs
Lamel

184 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

AnonymouS

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Lamel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamel misses with a body shot
and Mallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mallon misses with a two punch combination.
Mallon swinging wildly here.
Mallon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallon moves away.
Mallon misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Mallon misses its intended target.
Mallon lands a head shot.
Mallon works the jab nicely.
Mallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mallon misses with a hook. Lamel ducked under it nicely.
Mallon lunges at Lamel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamel's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallon throws a right and a left that Lamel avoids nicely.
Mallon takes one to the side of the head.
Lamel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mallon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lamel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John Mallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon misses with a double jab
and Lamel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mallon.
Lamel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mallon misses with a series of wild punches.
Mallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mallon swings for the body but Lamel moves out of range.
Mallon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mallon's head backwards.
A cross from Lamel lands.
A punch combination from Mallon misses.
Lamel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Lamel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamel scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamel.
Mallon misses with a wild combination.
Mallon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mallon throws a series of strikes that have Lamel backpedaling.
Lamel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mallon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mallon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamel throws out the jab.
Mallon moves out of range as Lamel strikes.
Mallon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mallon misses with a wild combination.
Lamel throws the left hand but Mallon avoids the punch easily.
Mallon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mallon misses with a two punch combination.
Lamel misses the shot to the body.
Mallon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good exchange - Lamel coming out on top.
Mallon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamel jabs Mallon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mallon throws a sloppy body shot
and Lamel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mallon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamel throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamel misses the shot to the body.
Mallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mallon.
Lamel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamel lands with an uppercut that bounces Mallon off the cage and back into range.
Lamel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamel throws a shot from downtown. Mallon moves away and avoids it.
Mallon staying out of range there.
Lamel slips a jab and a cross from Mallon.
Mallon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamel misses with a wild combination.
Mallon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mallon misses with a double jab.
Lamel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mallon at a distance.
Mallon needs to keep his hands up - Lamel had a free shot at his head there.
Mallon misses with a wild combination.
Mallon moves forwards but Lamel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Lamel avoids them all with ease.
Lamel misses with a looping right.
Mallon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Lamel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luther Lamel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Mallon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lamel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mallon.
Lamel moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallon throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mallon misses with a few strikes there.
Mallon moves forwards but Lamel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mallon slips a straight right by Lamel.
Mallon misses with a double jab.
Mallon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallon moves out of range as Lamel strikes.
Lamel thuds his right hand into Mallon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lamel scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamel. That snapped Mallon's head back.
Lamel misses with a wild body shot.
Lamel missing with a left hand there. Mallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamel throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mallon throwing a counter right hand but Lamel manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamel throws out the jab.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Lamel moves out of range.
Mallon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon throws out a loose jab but Lamel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamel takes a swing at Mallon's ribcage but misses.
Mallon throwing a counter right hand but Lamel manages to avoid it.
Lamel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamel.
Mallon lands a jab-cross combination.
Lamel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mallon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamel.
Mallon throws a jab when Lamel was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lamel.
Mallon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamel misses with an uppercut.
Mallon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Lamel avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mallon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Lamel misses.
Lamel looks to land a right hand but Mallon moved out of range.
Lamel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mallons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lamel counter with a right hand.
Luther Lamel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamel throws out the jab.
Lamel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lamel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Mallon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamel scores with a nice head shot.

Mallon is rocked!
Mallon misses with a two punch combination.
Mallon misses with the combination.
Mallon gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon misses with a looping right.
Lamel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mallon misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Mallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamel throws a hook but Mallon avoids it easily.
Lamel lands a nice hook to Mallon's body. Mallon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mallon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mallon misses with a jab, cross combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mallon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lamel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mallon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mallon is just out of range.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Lamel avoids them all with ease.
Mallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lamel.
Lamel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamel misses with a hook. Mallon ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Mallon misses its target.
Lamel throws a big shot that misses.
Lamel digs a good hook to Mallon's body.
Lamel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamel.
Mallon throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamel.
Mallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mallon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lamel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamel misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamel connects with a body shot that sends Mallon's belly button to the back.
Lamel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lamel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mallon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamel under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Lamel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Mallon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mallon slips a straight right by Lamel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamel. Mallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lamel missing with a left hand there. Mallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lamel looks to move away, Mallon throws a big counter combo bu Lamel just gets out of the way.
Mallon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamel.
Mallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamel fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Mallon.
Mallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamel.
Mallon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mallon.
Lamel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lamel lands with a good body shot.
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!
Lamel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mallon misses with a combination
and Lamel counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but Mallon slips the punch.
Mallon misses with a straight right.
Lamel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Lamel. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Lamel misses.
Lamel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Mallon does no damage.
Lamel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Lamel.
Lamel cracks Mallon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mallon misses with a hook. Lamel ducked under it nicely.
Lamel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mallon misses with a straight left.
Lamel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Lamel.
Luther Lamel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Mallon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamel counters with a two punch combo.
Mallon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mallon throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lamel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mallon tries to move into range but Lamel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lamel throws out a powerful jab.
Lamel scores with a body shot.
Mallon misses with a few strikes there.
Lamel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lamel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mallon on the side of the head.
John Mallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Mallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamel lands a jab to Mallon's midsection.
Lamel cracks Mallon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamel slips a straight right by Mallon.
Mallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamel.
Mallon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lamel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lamel throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamel thuds a left hand into Mallon's body.
Lamel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mallon.
Mallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamel. Mallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Lamel looks to move away, Mallon throws a big counter combo bu Lamel just gets out of the way.
Good shot there by Lamel.
Mallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mallon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lamel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamel lands with a shot to the body.
Mallon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lamel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallon is looking for a counter combo.
Lamel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mallon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lamel counters with a nice body shot.
Lamel takes a swing at Mallon's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mallon misses the target.
Mallon misses with a double jab
and Lamel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Lamel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Lamel moves out of range.
Lamel throws out a powerful jab.
Mallon misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Lamel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Lamel!
Luther Lamel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, John Mallon stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck it'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Headed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Browne
vs
Headed

205 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hard Headed!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headed takes one on the button.

It looks like Hard Headed has been cut.
Browne misses the jab.
Headed throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
Browne catches Headed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Headed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Browne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Headed lands but Browne takes it in his stride.

It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Browne, as that shot connected.
Headed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Headed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne throws a hook but Headed blocks it.
We've been told by Browne's head coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Headed pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Headed lands a big head kick that sends Browne tumbling to the mat! Headed takes a step backwards and waves Browne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Browne is rocked!
Browne digs a good body shot into Headed's ribs.
Oh Browne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Headed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Browne seems to have got his legs back now.

That has opened up Hard Headed's cut even more.
Browne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Headed counters with a good, hard body kick but Browne shrugs it off.
Headed slips under a jab from Browne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Headed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Browne.

Headed clinches with his opponent.
Headed stalling in the clinch.
Browne blocks the elbow strike.
Headed landing knees to the body.
Headed pushes off an throws an elbow but Browne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Headed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Headed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.

Headed manages to break the clinch.
Browne takes a kick to the side of the head.

Travis Browne's cut is getting worse.
Browne throws a hook to the side of Headed's head but Headed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Headed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Browne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headed tries to clinch but Browne moves out of range.
Headed lands a head kick. Browne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne throws a jab when Headed was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Headed.
Browne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Headed.
Headed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Browne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Headed looks to land a body kick but Browne moved away.
Headed throws a lazy head kick
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Headed.
Headed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne throws an overhand right that lands on Headed's shoulder, as Headed tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Browne catches Headed right on the button with a cross.
Browne throws an overhand right that drops Headed like a sack of potatoes! Browne dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Browne!
Travis Browne is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Travis Browne 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
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Big - Just a memory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mika
vs
Catchmaer

190 cm
27
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
246 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika wants to clinch up but Catchmaer keeps it at a distance.
Mika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mika.
Catchmaer with a nice cross.

It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Catchmaer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vaclav Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mika tries to clinch there but Catchmaer circles away.
Catchmaer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mika.
Nice jab there from Mika.
Mika avoids the body shot from Catchmaer.
Mika just misses with a punch to the body.
Catchmaer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mika throws a nice looking combination but Catchmaer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mika tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Catchmaer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mika missing with a left hand there. Catchmaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Catchmaer lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catchmaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Catchmaer throws a right hand that Mika ducks under and follows up with a left that Mika also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Mika on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mika slips under a jab from Catchmaer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Catchmaer.
A combination from Mika does no damage.
Catchmaer misses the jab.

Catchmaer gets a clinch.

Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mika misses with the combination.
Mika keeps the fight on the outside.
Mika misses with a series of wild punches.
Catchmaer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mika.
Mika scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mika missing with a left hand there. Catchmaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mika misses with the combination.
Catchmaer loads up on a big right hand but Mika slips the punch.
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!
Mika slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mika drops Catchmaer with a beautiful combination! Catchmaer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mika is looking for the KO!

It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
Mika lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Catchmaer falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vaclav Mika!
Vaclav Mika retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Vaclav Mika thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.