Prestige Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sai Yamanaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drogo
vs
Yamanaku

184 cm
21
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

173 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sai Yamanaku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamanaku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drogo counters with a three punch combo that has Yamanaku backing up. Yamanaku nods at Drogo to acknowledge the strikes.
Drogo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamanaku wants to counter with a clinch but Drogo pushes him away.
Yamanaku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamanaku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Drogo clinches.

Drogo gets control of Yamanaku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drogo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yamanaku is fighting to break Drogo's control of his arms but Drogo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yamanaku trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamanaku on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Drogo wants to stand up but Yamanaku is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo looking to control.

Yamanaku gets to his feet. Drogo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yamanaku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamanaku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drogo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khal Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Yamanaku.
Drogo stuffs the takedown.
Yamanaku slaps away a takedown attempt from Drogo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Drogo with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamanaku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yamanaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drogo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drogo tries to get out of the position.
Yamanaku wants to control from the top but Drogo keeps moving.
Drogo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamanaku won't allow Drogo to get back to his feet.
Yamanaku advances to half guard.
Yamanaku is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drogo is trying to stand up here but Yamanaku is controlling him well.
Yamanaku trying to control the action but Drogo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to stand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yamanaku shoots in for a takedown but Drogo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamanaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Yamanaku misses with a takedown attempt
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamanaku lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo tests Yamanaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Drogo. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drogo.

Yamanaku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaku drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yamanaku stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Drogo to get to his feet.
Drogo has a takedown stuffed.
Yamanaku misses with a takedown attempt - Drogo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drogo is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamanaku throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Drogo cracks Yamanaku with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yamanaku looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drogo finish him?
Yamanaku looks winded!
Drogo drops Yamanaku with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drogo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sero Onix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Cox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sero Onix's chin.

Cox
vs
Onix

182 cm
27
151 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sero Onix!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Onix with that takedown attempt.
Onix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cox connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Cox coming out on top.
Miles Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onix avoids the head kick by Cox.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Onix moves out of range easily.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cox misses with a double jab

and Onix decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cox's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onix wants to pass the guard but Cox is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onix cracks Cox with a solid left hand.
Onix stops Cox from standing up.
Cox has momentary wrist control but Onix slips an elbow through the middle.
Onix is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Onix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onix stops Cox from standing up.
Onix preventing the sweep.
Cox wants to stand but Onix is controlling the position.
Onix stands up over Cox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onix works over Cox with some ground and pound from guard.
Cox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onix.
Cox wants to sweep but no luck.
Onix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Onix tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.

Cox wriggles free and stands up.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Cox throws a leg kick

and Onix counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cox throws Onix to one side and escapes!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Onix.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Cox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cox lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Onix dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Onix's head and hops out.
Miles Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sero Onix.
Onix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cox. Cox obviously looking to wear him down.
Cox lands a jab.
Cox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Cox gets caught napping as Onix dives in and scores a takedown. Cox manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onix slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Onix's guard.

Onix is controlling Cox's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Onix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Onix can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox preventing the sweep.
Cox postures up.
Onix lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onix is working Cox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cox wants to stand up but Onix is controlling him.
Onix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onix tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.
Onix scoring with some ground and pound.
Onix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Onix has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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 Miles Cox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Cox misses

and Onix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cox won't be happy with that.
Cox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cox wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Onix is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onix in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox is trying to get back to half guard.
Onix landing strikes.
Cox is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Onix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cox regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onix trying to control the pace.
Onix wants to pass the guard but Cox is defending well.
Cox is looking for a sweep. Onix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cox has hold of Onix's hands but Onix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Onix perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Onix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cox pushes Onix off but Onix dives into side control.
Cox can't do much from the bottom here.
Onix in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Onix working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onix wants to control but Cox is keeping him busy.
Onix landing strikes.
Onix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cox keeps working.
Onix misses with the ground and pound.
Cox manages to get back to half guard.
Cox wants to stand back up but Onix manages to pass into side control.
Onix is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cox is trying to buck Onix off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking for a sweep.
Onix is putting a hurting on Cox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Onix is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onix fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Onix working the body and head with strikes.
Onix scoring with punches from side control.
Cox is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Onix asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Onix working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is not content to let Onix control the position.
Cox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Onix connects with a decent elbow.
Onix wants to control but Cox is keeping him busy.
Onix working the body and head with strikes.
Onix in side control lands a decent elbow.
Onix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cox to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox wants to control but Onix postures up.
Cox pushes Onix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Onix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Onix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cox to see if he's OK.
We've been informed that Onix has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Cox throws Onix to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Onix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Onix shoots in but no luck this time.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Onix moves out of range easily.
Cox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Onix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cox scores with a nice head shot.
Cox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cox lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Onix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Onix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cox cracks Onix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cox misses with a head kick.
Cox misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cox defends it nicely.
Miles Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sero Onix.
Onix shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Onix misses with a takedown attempt - Cox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Onix shoots in looking for a takedown but Cox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Onix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Onix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Cox misses

and Onix decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cox's guard.
Onix wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Cox wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Onix is controlling him.
Onix makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cox being controlled here, momentarily.
Onix scoring with some ground and pound.
Sero Onix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Onix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Onix chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onix chips away with some ground and pound.
Cox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Onix is controlling him.
Onix wants to pass the guard but Cox is keeping the position.
Cox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Onix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cox trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Onix tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miles Cox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox throws a series of strikes that have Onix backpedaling.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cox's waist but Cox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onix off to one side.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Onix blocks a head kick by Cox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Onix.
Cox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken 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!
Onix is working Cox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Onix controls the position.
Onix's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cox takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Onix tries to advance to mount but Cox denies him.
Cox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miles Cox.
I think Cox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Cox!
A victorious Miles Cox 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
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Song Samarprakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sairanix Lokren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lokren
vs
Samarprakat

183 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Song Samarprakat!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samarprakat throws a sloppy head kick and Lokren moves out of range easily.
It looked like Lokren was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Samarprakat wants to clinch.
Samarprakat tries to clinch up.
Lokren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samarprakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samarprakat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lokren lands a head shot.
Samarprakat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lokren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Samarprakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samarprakat has time to react.
Lokren definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Samarprakat throws a wild body kick that Lokren sees coming a mile off.
Lokren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Lokren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samarprakat.
Lokren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samarprakat.
Song Samarprakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samarprakat doesn't manage to clinch there - Lokren circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samarprakat misses with a head kick.
Lokren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samarprakat on the side of the head.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Samarprakat is rocked!
Samarprakat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lokren's calf.
Samarprakat is still on wobbly legs! Can Lokren finish him?
Samarprakat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lokren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samarprakat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samarprakat seems to have recovered his senses.
Samarprakat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Samarprakat.
Samarprakat is looking to clinch.
Samarprakat moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Samarprakat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samarprakat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samarprakat looks winded!
Samarprakat walks into a stiff left hand from Lokren.

Lokren cracks Samarprakat with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Samarprakat looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lokren finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samarprakat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lokren stuns Samarprakat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren drops Samarprakat with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Samarprakat! Lokren dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sairanix Lokren!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rallo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Horwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Horwat

170 cm
28
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rallo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Horwat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horwat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Horwat is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Horwat looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Horwat is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rallo Gracie!
After winning the bout, Rallo Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bk comes into the arena with celabration blaring out of the sound system. Lauren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy. This should be a great matchup!

bk
vs
Lauren

173 cm
37
135 lbs
18 - 19 - 1

158 cm
35
130 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lauren gets the takedown into side control.
Lauren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
bk wants to control but Lauren postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from bk's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
bk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lauren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with bk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lauren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
bk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lauren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Lauren is trying to escape the mount.
bk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bk lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Lauren that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lauren is working to get back to half guard.
bk cracks Lauren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauren is wriggling around trying to escape.
bk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lauren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Feeble punches landing from Lauren - he's mounted - they can't hurt.

bk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lauren has managed to escape the submission attempt.
bk lands a couple of good shots and Lauren has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from bk. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
bk is landing with strikes. Lauren can't take much more of this.

Lauren is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
bk punches Lauren on the ear.
Lauren is still in real trouble! Can bk finish him?
bk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
bk has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lauren.

bk is cranking Lauren's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Lauren! He's tightened the choke and Lauren is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bk bk!
A very excited looking Bk bk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemek Malecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Erschov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Erschov
vs
Malecki

170 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

185 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Przemek Malecki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erschov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erschov.

Malecki rushes Erschov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Malecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erschov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malecki.
Malecki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Erschov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Erschov avoids a kick to the body.
Erschov tries to clinch there but Malecki circles away.
Malecki misses with a wild combination.
Erschov lands a head kick. Malecki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erschov throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Malecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erschov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erschov shoots for a takedown but Malecki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malecki misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov tries to clinch there but Malecki circles away.
Erschov sets himself, and Malecki steps forward looking for the clinch! Erschov avoids it this time.
Erschov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malecki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erschov somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Erschov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Erschov.
Erschov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erschov circles away quickly and effectively.
Erschov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malecki defends well and Erschov ends up having to push Malecki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malecki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Erschov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malecki did well to prevent Erschov getting side control.
Erschov is trying to control. Malecki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Erschov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Erschov is looking for a kimura here.
Malecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Erschov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Erschov is trying to control the action in half guard but Malecki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malecki wants to control but Erschov is keeping busy.

Malecki is defending against the submission attempts here by Erschov.

Erschov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malecki is just riding it out for now. Erschov eventually gives up the hold.

Erschov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov passes to side control.

Erschov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Malecki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Erschov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Malecki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Erschov lets go of the hold and Malecki can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexei Erschov!