BFT-379 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kessler
vs
Williamson

181 cm
22
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
41
185 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler throws a front kick aimed at Williamson's knee but Williamson avoids it well.
Williamson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kessler wants to land a leg kick but Williamson is out of range.

Kessler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williamson is trying to defend but Kessler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson wants to get back to full guard.
Williamson is controlling Kessler's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kessler prevents Williamson from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson is still trying to improve position.
Williamson is trying to control but can't.
Williamson is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kessler thows a huge punch but Williamson dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
Williamson gets full guard.
Williamson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kessler with a nice head shot there.
Kessler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kessler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kessler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williamson has his hands on Kessler's head, controlling the position.

Williamson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kessler has his hands clasped together but Williamson extends and breaks Kessler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Williamson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Williamson!
Simon Williamson very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat comes into the arena with Seven Nation Army blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Whitecoat
vs
Moo

178 cm
43
186 lbs
24 - 31 - 1

178 cm
29
175 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 24 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo shoots in looking for a takedown but Whitecoat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitecoat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axel Whitecoat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
Whitecoat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Whitecoat. No joy for Moo on that attempt.
Whitecoat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitecoat counters with a crisp right that sends Moo to the canvas! Whitecoat follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Whitecoat!
Axel Whitecoat looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's four victims in a row now...I will fight whomever BFT puts in front of me next. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! Oi Oi Oi!!!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Until The End. Haverford has chosen Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stanson
vs
Haverford

174 cm
34
178 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

180 cm
37
185 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Stanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanson cracks the inside of Haverford 's front leg.

Stanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stanson showed some decent athleticism there.
Haverford tries to roll over but Stanson keeps him under control.
Haverford is trying to maintain the position but Stanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Haverford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stanson.
Haverford has hold of Stanson's hands but Stanson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haverford is trying to maintain the position but Stanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Haverford wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Haverford controls his leg.
Haverford regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson passes into half guard.
Stanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haverford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stanson is working away from the top position though.
Haverford is trying to get back to full guard.

Stanson is looking for a kimura but Haverford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stanson to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haverford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haverford is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haverford is on top in guard.

Stanson keeping moving, preventing Haverford from controlling successfully.
Haverford looking to pass the guard.
Stanson wants to stand but Haverford is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stanson is adopting a defensive guard.
Stanson keeping full guard, as Haverford tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Haverford wants to control from the top but Stanson keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haverford is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Haverford misses

and Stanson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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

Stanson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haverford 's guard.
Haverford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanson throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stanson throwing strikes from guard but Haverford blocks nicely.
Stanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanson is in close to Haverford 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haverford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haverford misses with a low kick.
Stanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haverford swivels and escapes.
Stanson closes the distance and clinches up with Haverford , looking for a takedown. Stanson pushes Haverford against the cage but Haverford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haverford throws a looping overhand right but Stanson ducks down to avoid it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stanson.
Haverford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stanson off and has taken his back!

Haverford looking for the choke but no joy.
Stanson avoids the strikes from Haverford .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford missing with strikes from the back.
Stanson is trying to stand back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Haverford 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Haverford looking to break Stanson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stanson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Haverford will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Haverford is persistently looking for the submission but Stanson is defending it well.
Will Haverford go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson turns into Haverford and is now in his guard.
Stanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haverford is trying to stand.
Stanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haverford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanson.
Haverford is trying to control but can't.
Stanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haverford can do to turn this around?
Stanson wants to stand up but Haverford is controlling the position.
Haverford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stanson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stanson's back!

Haverford has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stanson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stanson turns into Haverford and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson slips nicely into half guard.
Stanson works his way into full mount!
Haverford tries to hold on but Stanson postures up.
Stanson raining down shots from the mount!
Haverford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Haverford wants to improve his position but Stanson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stanson is nestled in close to Haverford , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haverford trying to hold on to Stanson's head to control him but Stanson postures up.
Haverford tries to roll over but Stanson keeps him under control.
Stanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haverford works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haverford working a defensive guard but Stanson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Haverford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stanson off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Stanson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haverford swivels and escapes.

Stanson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haverford is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haverford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haverford .
Haverford controls Stanson momentarily but Stanson frees himself.
Stanson works over Haverford with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haverford looking for a sweep. Not yet Haverford , not yet.
Stanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haverford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haverford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson lands a couple of elbows.
Stanson prevents Haverford from getting back to his feet.
Stanson postures up.
Haverford wants to control the position but Stanson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Haverford is controlling Stanson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stanson throwing shots but Haverford is blocking nicely.
Haverford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanson.
Stanson stalling.
Haverford trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haverford .

Stanson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haverford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Stanson swings around for an armbar but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stanson's guard.
Haverford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haverford working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haverford tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanson is retaining full guard.
Haverford won't allow Stanson to sweep him here.
Haverford tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanson is retaining full guard.
Brian Stanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is working Stanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stanson keeping moving, preventing Haverford from controlling successfully.
Haverford is looking to pass into half guard but Stanson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stanson is in guard.

Haverford wants to sweep but no luck.
Stanson trying to control but Haverford is working from the bottom.
Haverford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford has Stanson pulled in close to control his posture.
Haverford looking for a sweep. Not yet Haverford , not yet.
Stanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haverford is keeping the position for now.
Haverford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haverford lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Haverford gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stanson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tom Haverford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haverford looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Stanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Stanson!
An out of breath Brian Stanson 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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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Enki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kirijenko
vs
Enki

195 cm
36
220 lbs
25 - 26 - 1

189 cm
33
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

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 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirijenko misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Enki checks a leg kick.
Enki throws out a counter right but Kirijenko avoids it with no problem.
Kirijenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kirijenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Enki dodges the ground and pound from Kirijenko.
Enki is looking for a sweep.
Kirijenko has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Enki wants to control but Kirijenko postures up.
Kirijenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Enki sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kirijenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Enki, who protects the arm well.
Enki is looking for a sweep.
Kirijenko working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Enki's legs.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Enki keeps working.
Kirijenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Enki will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Kirijenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirijenko trying to control the position but Enki is working away.
Enki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Enki keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kirijenko is chipping away with strikes.
Kirijenko tries to advance to mount but Enki denies him.
Enki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kirijenko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kirijenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kirijenko blocks Enki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirijenko lands with some strikes.
Kirijenko unloading with bombs!
Enki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Kirijenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Enki defends well.
Enki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirijenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki postures up.
Enki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Enki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirijenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enki wants to get up but he can't break Kirijenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kirijenko keeping moving, preventing Enki from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Enki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Enki wants to control but Kirijenko is keeping him busy.
Enki trying to mount his opponent but Kirijenko defends it.
Enki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kirijenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kirijenko trying to control but Enki postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enki prevents Kirijenko from improving his position.
Enki works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyov Kirijenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kirijenko clobbers Enki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot.
Enki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirijenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirijenko throws a push kick but Enki slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Enki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kirijenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Enki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Enki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kirijenko on the side of the head.
Kirijenko staying out of range there.

Kirijenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Enki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kirijenko working away.
Enki tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kirijenko controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kirijenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Enki?
Kirijenko lands with some strikes.
Kirijenko unloading with bombs!
Kirijenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kirijenko working Enki over with strikes here.

Enki is rocked!
Kirijenko lands a heavy elbow.
Enki is still in real trouble! Can Kirijenko finish him?
Kirijenko landing strikes from the mount.
Enki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirijenko connects with a bit shot that sees Enki covering up! More strikes from Kirijenko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kirijenko is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyov Kirijenko!
A victorious Lyov Kirijenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatilo has chosen Black Sunshine as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Singh
vs
Chikatilo

190 cm
31
232 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
272 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Singh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Singh clinches with his opponent.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.

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

Chikatilo gets tackled into the cage by Singh. Singh maintains the clinch.

Chikatilo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Singh controls Chikatilo momentarily but Chikatilo frees himself.
Singh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chikatilo manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
Singh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Chikatilo is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chikatilo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chikatilo is looking to control Singh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chikatilo avoid being mounted?
Singh wants to take a breather but Chikatilo is having none of it.
Chikatilo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Singh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh working the head and body with strikes.
Singh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chikatilo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Singh is controlling the pace.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control but Chikatilo is keeping him busy.
Singh wants to stand but Chikatilo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Singh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chikatilo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Singh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chikatilo defending well though.

Chikatilo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chikatilo actively working from the bottom here.

Chikatilo is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Singh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chikatilo keeps working.
Singh throwing shots but Chikatilo is blocking nicely.

Singh seems to be working for a kimura but Chikatilo defends the submission attempt.
Chikatilo wants to get back to full guard.
Singh is trying to control. Chikatilo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chikatilo is trying to get back to full guard.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Singh scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh is trying to work for a kimura but Chikatilo is defending well.
Chikatilo trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chikatilo tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
Singh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chikatilo is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chikatilo manages to get to full guard.
Singh trying to control but Chikatilo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanjay Singh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chikatilo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh connects with a body shot.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chikatilo can do to turn this around?
Chikatilo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chikatilo dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Chikatilo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh takes a swing at Chikatilo's ribcage but misses.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanjay Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chikatilo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Chikatilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chikatilo throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chikatilo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Chikatilo.
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!
Chikatilo wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.

Singh sends Chikatilo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Singh is motioning to the referee to let Chikatilo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Singh pushes Chikatilo away with a front kick.
Chikatilo throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.

Singh rushes Chikatilo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chikatilo has Singh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Singh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chikatilo tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chikatilo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Sanjay Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Chikatilo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Chikatilo scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh connects with a right that clearly hurt Chikatilo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Singh proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Chikatilo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanjay Singh!
After winning the bout, Sanjay Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.