BRFC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitris Pilikidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Pearson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pearson
vs
Pilikidis

199 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

170 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitris Pilikidis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilikidis slaps away a takedown attempt from Pearson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pearson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Pilikidis pushes him off.

Pilikidis rushes Pearson and presses him up against the ropes.
Pearson tries to circle away but Pilikidis has him pinned against the ropes.

Pilikidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pilikidis stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearson. Pearson gets slowly back to his feet.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilikidis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pilikidis wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilikidis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pilikidis checks a leg kick.
Pilikidis tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.

Pilikidis scores with a takedown into Pearson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilikidis passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Pilikidis stands up and beckons Pearson to his feet.

Pilikidis clinches.

Pilikidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pilikidis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pearson shoots and misses
and Pilikidis counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson misses with a double jab

and Pilikidis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pearson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pearson wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Pilikidis seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Pearson is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Dimitris Pilikidis!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Zadarozhni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Zadarozhni
vs
Ludo

171 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Zadarozhni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ludo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ludo gets caught flat footed, as Zadarozhni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zadarozhni trying to control but Ludo is working from the bottom.
Zadarozhni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ludo holds on and takes a little breather.
Zadarozhni throwing strikes from guard but Ludo blocks nicely.
Zadarozhni content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zadarozhni distracts Ludo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludo keeping moving, preventing Zadarozhni from controlling successfully.
Zadarozhni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ludo working a defensive guard but Zadarozhni passes into half guard.
Zadarozhni drops an elbow to the side of Ludo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadarozhni wants to take a breather but Ludo is having none of it.
Zadarozhni 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.
Ludo has hold of Zadarozhni's hands but Zadarozhni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zadarozhni lands strikes from half guard.
Zadarozhni lands strikes from half guard.
Zadarozhni is nestled in close to Ludo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zadarozhni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zadarozhni lands with a punch from half guard.
Ludo wants to control but Zadarozhni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zadarozhni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ludo's head.
Zadarozhni drops an elbow to the side of Ludo's head.
Zadarozhni is nestled in close to Ludo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludo is staying active underneath Zadarozhni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ludo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zadarozhni is working away from the top position though.
Zadarozhni lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zadarozhni lands a nice short elbow.
Ludo taking some punishment here, with Zadarozhni in his half guard.
Ludo is looking to escape.
Zadarozhni is thwarting Ludo's attempts to control the position.
Zadarozhni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ludo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ludo is looking to control Zadarozhni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ludo avoid being mounted?
Zadarozhni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ludo pushes Zadarozhni off looking to stand but Zadarozhni dives back in and keeps control.
Zadarozhni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Ludo is rocked!
Zadarozhni working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ludo is still in real trouble! Can Zadarozhni finish him?
Ludo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zadarozhni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ludo wants to control but Zadarozhni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zadarozhni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zadarozhni connects with a bit shot that sees Ludo covering up! More strikes from Zadarozhni and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zadarozhni is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Zadarozhni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyanne Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinka Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio comes to the ring accompanied by see you again chris brown. Pinka Omar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ignacio
vs
Omar

173 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reyanne Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pinka Omar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Omar shoots in but Ignacio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
Ignacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignacio misses with a wild body shot.
Omar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Omar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ignacio misses with a body kick.
Omar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ignacio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio wants to clinch but Omar slips to the side

and Omar counters with a shoot takedown. Ignacio fights it but they end up in guard.
Ignacio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Omar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omar won't allow Ignacio to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ignacio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Omar.
Omar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ignacio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ignacio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Omar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ignacio kicks Omar off and gets to his feet.
Reyanne Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ignacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignacio is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a hook but Omar avoids it easily.
Ignacio throws a right hand that Omar ducks under and follows up with a left that Omar also avoids with ease.
As Ignacio backs off Omar throws a huge counter combo but Ignacio manages to avoid it all.
Omar slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Omar shoots in but no luck this time.
Ignacio misses with a combination

and Omar counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omar throws a strike aimed at the side of Ignacio's head but Ignacio avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Omar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ignacio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Omar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ignacio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Omar.
Omar working the ground and pound from side control.
Omar throws an elbow but Ignacio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Omar prevents Ignacio from escaping the position.

Omar tries for a kimura but Ignacio is defending well.
Omar throws a strike aimed at the side of Ignacio's head but Ignacio avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ignacio bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ignacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Omar with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.
Reyanne Ignacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignacio tries to clinch up but Omar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignacio takes a swing at Omar's ribcage but misses.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Omar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ignacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Omar circles away.
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Ignacio tries to bum rush Omar with a series of wild strikes but Omar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar blocks a head kick by Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a body punch but Omar moves out of range.
Ignacio sets himself, and Omar steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignacio avoids it this time.
Ignacio is looking to wear down Omar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ignacio misses with a double jab
and Omar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ignacio takes a swing at Omar's ribcage but misses.
Omar feints the counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignacio misses with an uppercut

and Omar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Omar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignacio defending well though.
Omar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Omar with good strikes from the mount here!
Omar thowing shots but they're missing.
Omar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reyanne Ignacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Omar slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
And Omar tries to counter it with a takedown but Ignacio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ignacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Omar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ignacio misses with a body shot.
Omar with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.
Ignacio misses with a low kick.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses.
Omar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ignacio defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignacio. Omar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignacio throws a nice looking combination but Omar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Ignacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ignacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ignacio throws a right hand that Omar ducks under and follows up with a left that Omar also avoids with ease.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ignacio throws a body punch but Omar moves out of range.
Ignacio throws a head kick but Omar moves out of range.
Ignacio throws a lazy head kick

and Omar counters with a takedown into side control.
Omar tries to score with some ground and pound. Ignacio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Omar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Omar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ignacio, who protects the arm well.
Omar working the ground and pound but Ignacio is defending the strikes.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omar can do to turn this around?
Omar trying to control the action but Ignacio is working from the bottom.

Omar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ignacio has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar tries to score with some ground and pound. Ignacio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Omar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Omar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ignacio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ignacio is looking for a sweep.
Omar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Omar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ignacio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ignacio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Omar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ignacio.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
Omar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ignacio defends it well.
Ignacio stuffs the takedown.
Ignacio throws a body punch but Omar moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Omar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Omar moves out of range of the body kick.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Omar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reyanne Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinka Omar.
Ignacio misses with a few strikes there.
Omar feints the counter takedown.
Omar slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Ignacio throws a series of punches but Omar avoids them all with ease.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reyanne Ignacio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ignacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Omar is just out of range.
Ignacio tries to clinch but Omar moves out of range.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Omar avoids it well.
Reyanne Ignacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Omar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Omar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ignacio sprawls well. He's pushed Omar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignacio. Omar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Omar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ignacio defends it well.
Ignacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reyanne Ignacio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Ignacio throws a series of punches but Omar moves out of range.
Omar with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.
Ignacio misses the shot to the body.
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Omar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignacio defends well and Omar ends up having to push Ignacio into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio misses with a wild combination.
Ignacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ignacio.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ignacio misses with a body shot.
Omar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignacio sets himself, and Omar steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignacio avoids it this time.

Omar shoots in and bounces Ignacio off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Omar postures up in Ignacio's guard and throws a big left but Ignacio blocks it.
Omar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Omar throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Omar.
Omar is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignacio has wrist control.
Omar wants to control from the top but Ignacio keeps moving.
Omar postures up in Ignacio's guard and throws a big left but Ignacio blocks it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Omar preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Omar slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
No joy there for Ignacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ignacio's waist but Ignacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Omar off to one side.
Reyanne Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinka Omar.
Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ignacio.
Omar with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio misses with a few strikes there.
Ignacio throws a nice looking combination but Omar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick

and Omar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Omar.
Ignacio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Omar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omar postures up in Ignacio's guard and throws a big left but Ignacio blocks it.
Ignacio keeping moving, preventing Omar from controlling successfully.
Ignacio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Omar throws a big right hand that misses.
Omar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ignacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ignacio misses with a head kick.
Omar with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.
Ignacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ignacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Omar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ignacio misses with the combination.
Omar feints the counter takedown.
Reyanne Ignacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ignacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
Pinka Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reyanne Ignacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ignacio, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!

Reyanne Ignacio wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Reyanne Ignacio stared into the camera and said 'i love kicking peoples ass,. thank you people for having me here,.,. and to the MMATycoon thanks for this opportunity'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruby The Rancid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Su looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

The Rancid
vs
Su

178 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruby The Rancid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Su!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Su both land. Nice combination.
Su looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Rancid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Rancid throws a powerful right kick. Su tried to block low but the kick was high! Su was taken right off of his feet! The Rancid jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruby The Rancid!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Leanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemo Nozume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nozume has chosen Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Calling as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Leanar
vs
Nozume

190 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

196 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Leanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemo Nozume!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nozume shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nozume showed some decent athleticism there.
Nozume wants to pass the guard but Leanar is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nozume in particular looking to stall.
Nozume trying to control from half guard but Leanar is working away.
Nozume takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leanar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Leanar won't allow Nozume to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nozume in particular looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leanar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nozume circles away.
Leanar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nozume swivels and escapes.

Nozume shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leanar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nozume with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leanar is trying to get back to full guard.
Nozume tries to pass to full mount but Leanar defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nozume in particular looking to stall.
Leanar is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Leanar tries to sprawl but Nozume drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leanar is trying to stand.
Well, if Nozume is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nozume stops Leanar from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leanar wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nozume in particular looking to stall.
Leanar gets full guard.
Leanar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nozume.
Nozume engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nozume trying to control the position from guard on top but Leanar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nozume throws a right hand that misses
and Leanar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Nozume scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leanar bucks up and tries to throw Nozume off but instead Nozume has got his back!
Nozume biding his time, controlling Leanar.
Can Leanar hold on?! Nozume is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leanar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nozume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nozume shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leanar's guard.
Nozume slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leanar struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Leanar's face as Nozume controls the position.
Nozume trying to control the action but Leanar is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leanar is letting Nozume control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leanar keeps working.
Nozume is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leanar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Leanar can't do much from the bottom here.
Leanar stops Nozume from passing to mount.
Nozume trying to control the position but Leanar is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leanar keeps Nozume under control for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Leanar gets a clinch.
Leanar can't find room to land a body shot as Nozume controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nozume fails to land.
Nozume has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leanar lands a damaging elbow.
Leanar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nozume throws a punch but it's blocked by Leanar.
Leanar stalling in the clinch but Nozume improves position.
Nozume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leanar tries to circle away but Nozume has him pinned against the ropes.
Leanar can't get the takedown.
Nozume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leanar's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nozume tightens his grip and picks Leanar up, before dumping him to the ground. Leanar manages to land in guard.
Nozume scoring with some ground and pound.
Nozume is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nozume trying to control but Leanar is working from the bottom.
Nozume lands a couple of elbows.
Nozume sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leanar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leanar tries to get out of the position.
Nozume loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozume controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Nozume gets a takedown into half guard.
Nozume keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nozume has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nozume looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kemo Nozume showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leanar fails with a takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Leanar enables Nozume to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leanar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nozume is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nozume wants to control from the top but Leanar keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leanar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leanar looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nozume advances position into side control!

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

Nozume shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leanar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kemo Nozume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozume is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leanar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leanar regains half guard.
Well, if Nozume is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nozume working Leanar over with strikes.
Nozume keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Well,Leanar is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leanar is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nozume looking to score a takedown here. Leanar is defending well but Nozume drives through and ends up in Leanar's guard.
Leanar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nozume dives into side control.
Leanar is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nozume remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brock Leanar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nozume passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Leanar!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kemo Nozume comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nozume winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!

Kemo Nozume wins by unanimous decision!
As Kemo Nozume got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Auvers blue'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's always sunny. The key to victory for Piere De Crote has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

De Crote
vs
Reynolds

170 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 Montreal, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
De Crote changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown attempt from De Crote. De Crote gets slowly back to his feet.
Reynolds misses with a takedown
and De Crote counters with a straight right hand.
De Crote looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynolds is fending him off so far but De Crote persists. Nope, Reynolds circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynolds leaves De Crote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piere De Crote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds misses with a combination

and De Crote counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.

De Crote wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reynolds, who protects the arm well.

De Crote is trying to get an arm triangle but Reynolds is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.

De Crote working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Crote is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

De Crote goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reynolds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Crote but great work by Reynolds.
De Crote can't do much from the bottom here.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Crote has escaped the position, nice work there.

Reynolds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Crote is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Crote manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
De Crote is looking to improve his position.
De Crote moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Crote has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

De Crote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but De Crote is tightening it up a little... Reynolds has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Reynolds reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Reynolds taps out! Nice BJJ there by De Crote!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Piere De Crote!
An out of breath Piere De Crote thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Hanes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

SissyPants
vs
Hanes

194 cm
19
282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sun-Tzu

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, FannyPack SissyPants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SissyPants cracks Hanes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanes wants to clinch but SissyPants slips to the side
and SissyPants counters with a left and a right that stings Hanes.
Hanes with a lazy takedown attempt
and SissyPants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hanes misses with a takedown
and SissyPants counters with a nice uppercut.

Hanes is rocked!
Hanes moves to clinch but SissyPants breaks away
and SissyPants counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hanes thinking.
Hanes darts in trying to clinch

and SissyPants counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hanes! SissyPants lets Hanes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hanes is still on wobbly legs! Can SissyPants finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

SissyPants feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hanes sprawling to the canvas! Hanes rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can SissyPants finish him?!
Hanes closes the distance but SissyPants moves to the side
letting SissyPants counter with a right hand.
Hanes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanes looks to clinch
and SissyPants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and SissyPants cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
SissyPants definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SissyPants cracks Hanes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hanes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but SissyPants pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hanes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). FannyPack SissyPants!
FannyPack SissyPants decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Maknamera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce The Dragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Maknamera's chin.

The Dragon
vs
Maknamera

173 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes musicals

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce The Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Maknamera!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for The Dragon.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
Maknamera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Dragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Dragon is looking to counter with head kicks.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maknamera thuds his right hand into The Dragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Dragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maknamera looks to throw the jab but The Dragon is out of range.
The Dragon throws a quick counter head kick but Maknamera was just out of range.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce The Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Maknamera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maknamera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon lands with a nice body kick.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
Maknamera tries a head kick but it misses.
Maknamera blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
Maknamera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Dragon.

It looks like Bruce The Dragon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maknamera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Dragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maknamera throws a sloppy head kick and The Dragon moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maknamera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maknamera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maknamera looks winded!
The Dragon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maknamera's head.
Maknamera misses with a head kick.
Maknamera fails with a takedown attempt.
Whack! The Dragon lands a heavy head kick that drops Maknamera. The ref tackles The Dragon to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Maknamera was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bruce The Dragon!
Bruce The Dragon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.