Rise Above Hate #3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mitrovic
vs
Simpson

198 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
34
280 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Mitrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Simpson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Simpson has closed the distance and engaged Mitrovic in a clinch.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Ivan Mitrovic has been cut.
Simpson keeps control of Mitrovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitrovic backwards.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitrovic is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Simpson lands a right hand.

Simpson drops Mitrovic onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mitrovic is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Mitrovic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Mitrovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitrovic or not.
Mitrovic is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself, with Mitrovic pressed up against the cage and cracks Mitrovic with a massive uppercut! Mitrovic goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Simpson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Morris
vs
Wilson

173 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.

Morris moves into the clinch successfully.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is looking for a takedown.
Bill Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Wilson.
Morris working hard to break the clinch.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.

Wilson clinches.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morris wants a takedown.
Wilson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Morris fails to pull guard.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Morris has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Morris tries to tie him up.
Wilson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Morris drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Morris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson with a poor takedown

and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Morris cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Morris is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.

Wilson jumps guard and drags Morris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bill Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Wilson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morris defends well and Wilson ends up having to push Morris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bill Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Wilson.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morris but Morris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Morris tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Wilson.
Wilson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morris defends it well.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Morris, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Morris against the cage but Morris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Morris lands an overhand right.
Morris clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Morris rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Morris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Morris.
Bill Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Wilson.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Morris sprawls well.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Morris gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris, which made it look bad.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morris pinned against the cage. Morris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilson checks a low kick from Morris.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morris clinches.
Morris is trying to stall.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Morris has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Morris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Morris rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris, which made it look bad.
Morris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wilson sprawls and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morris 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Morris!
Bill Morris very nearly forgot to thank Instinct 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriquez's choice of entrance music: Pistol Grip Pump-Rage Against The Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mitchell
vs
Rodriquez

190 cm
37
220 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriquez misses with a jab to the body

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

Rodriquez is rocked!
Rodriquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Rodriquez looks winded!
Crack! Mitchell connects with the perfect overhand right and Rodriquez falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Mitchell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Logan Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Logan Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Al Rodriquez spoke after the fight, saying '"Wonder how much he paid the ref."'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rodriguez
vs
Pugh

185 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Instinct

KaotiK

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Pugh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Pugh blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Pugh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.

Rodriguez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pugh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pugh walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Pugh counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick

and Pugh counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pugh working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pugh cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Pugh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pugh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pugh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Pugh working some strikes from top position.
Pugh works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Pugh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Pugh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pugh trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pugh working some strikes from top position.
Pugh prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Pugh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Pugh connects with a couple of short punches.
Pugh is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pugh connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh 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.
Pugh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pugh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Pugh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Rodriguez coming out on top.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.

Pugh dives in and scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pugh manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pugh working Rodriguez over with strikes.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Pugh winds up and cracks Rodriguez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Pugh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Pugh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pugh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pugh wants to pass to mount but Rodriguez is defending the position.
Pugh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodriguez wants to control but Pugh is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pugh there.
Rodriguez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pugh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pugh trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez tries to kick Pugh off but Pugh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodriguez trying to get back to full guard but Pugh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pugh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pugh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rodriguez's face.
Pugh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pugh breaks from Rodriguez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pugh throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pugh blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pugh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pugh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Pugh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pugh is in Rodriguez's guard.
Pugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pugh works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Pugh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pugh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Pugh with a nice head shot there.
Pugh arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rodriguez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Pugh!
Paul Pugh gave a mention to KaotiK in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).