Highland Challenge 39 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ghivur Thadee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ghivur Thadee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Thadee
vs
Davis

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghivur Thadee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacks Davis!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thadee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thadee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis controlling from the top position.

Davis drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Davis as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Thadee screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Davis! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jacks Davis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd has chosen Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Ft. Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Venczel
vs
Shepherd

192 cm
17
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Highland Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Shepherd !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Venczel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shepherd is trying to push Venczel away but Venczel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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

Shepherd clinches up with Venczel and pushes him back against the cage.
Shepherd gets underhooks to prevent Venczel's takedown attempt.

Shepherd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Venczel uses from the top position.
Shepherd is trying to control the position but Venczel postures up.
Shepherd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Venczel.
Venczel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Venczel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Venczel trying to control but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Venczel throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Venczel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venczel tries to free his leg and advance position but Shepherd is retaining full guard.
Shepherd has his hands on Venczel's head, controlling the position.
Venczel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venczel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Venczel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venczel trying to control but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Venczel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Venczel trying to control the position but Shepherd is working away.
Venczel tries to move to mount but Shepherd blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel landing strikes.
Venczel is staying tight to Shepherd 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shepherd is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shepherd stops Venczel from passing to mount.
Shepherd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Venczel.
Venczel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Venczel wants to control but Shepherd is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Venczel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is looking for a sweep.
Shepherd keeps trying to improve his position.
Venczel taking a breather here.
Venczel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shepherd is trying to control Venczel's posture but Venczel avoids it.
Venczel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shepherd some visible discomfort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shepherd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venczel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Venczel controlling from the full mount.
Venczel lands a big shot there that rocks Shepherd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zsiga Venczel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Venczel waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Shepherd . Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Shepherd to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Shepherd is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Venczel loads up on a big left hand. Shepherd felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Venczel looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Shepherd can't hide his disappointment, as Venczel celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zsiga Venczel!
Our winner, Zsiga Venczel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jason Shepherd was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm disappointed in myself, the opponent outclassed me. There's no one to blame but me, only thing to do is head back to the gym and get ready for the next fight.'.

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 Bman Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Mandana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends?. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bman
vs
Mandana

179 cm
19
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bman Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Mandana!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bman rushes Mandana and presses him up against the cage.
Mandana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mandana blocks the elbow strike.
Mandana is looking for a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mandana has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Mandana has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bman is trying to keep an underhook but Mandana manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Mandana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mandana works his way into side control.
Bman struggling a bit here.
Bman is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandana advances to full mount.
Bman is working to get back to half guard.
Bman's coaches at Storm Mtn Fighting Studios have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bman is squirming around, avoiding Mandana's attempts to control the action.
Bman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bman is squirming around, avoiding Mandana's attempts to control the action.
Bman is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman is working hard here to advance position.

Mandana looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bman is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mandana looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bman tries to hold on but Mandana postures up.
Bman is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bman looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mandana pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bman is looking to escape.

Mandana is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bman is surviving well by controlling Mandana's body position as best he can.
Mandana looking to control but Bman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Mandana goes for an armbar but Bman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bman.
Bman wants to pass the guard but Mandana is keeping the position.
Mandana keeping moving, preventing Bman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bman throws a strike but Mandana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mandana preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Mandana 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.

Mandana rushes Bman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mandana avoids the elbow strike from Bman, against the cage.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Bman.
Bman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mandana goes for a takedown attempt but Bman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandana, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bman has a couple of punches blocked by Mandana.
Mandana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mandana misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandana blocks an elbow strike from Bman.
Bman misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mandana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bman uses from the top position.
Bman is looking to advance position but Mandana has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Bman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joey Mandana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mandana controlling from mount.

Mandana wants to finish this one by submission but Bman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mandana.

Mandana has hold of Bman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bman is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mandana looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bman can't escape the position.
Bman regains half guard.
Bman is looking to improve his position.

Bman with the active half guard here but Mandana passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandana has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mandana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mandana tries to control but Bman wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bman is trying desperately to improve position.
Bman tries to lock up and control but Mandana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mandana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Mandana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Mandana prevents a body shot from Bman.
Bman tries to throw a body punch but Mandana avoids it by throwing Bman back against the cage.
Mandana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bman trying to land knees to the body.
Mandana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bman looking to stall.
Mandana wants a takedown but no success here.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mandana.
Bman Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Mandana.
Bman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman tries a body shot but Mandana blocks it.
Bman blocks an uppercut.
Mandana is looking to take this one to the mat.

Mandana is trying to trip Bman. He has hold of a leg but Bman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mandana persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mandana has passed into side control.

Mandana tries for a kimura but Bman is defending well.
Bman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandana trying to control the position but Bman is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mandana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bman tries to improve position but can't.

Mandana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mandana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mandana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bman moves into full guard.
Bman trying to keep a closed guard but Mandana is proving a slippery customer.
Mandana pushes down on Bman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bman is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandana wants to free his trapped foot but Bman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bman wants to improve his position but Mandana is controlling well.
Bman wants to control but Mandana is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bman wants to get back to full guard.
Bman Bman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Mandana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mandana blocks the strikes from Bman.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Mandana.
I've got Mandana 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Mandana!
In defeat, Bman Bman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Forgiveness, please!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Hate Family (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Tow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hate Family
vs
Tow

197 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

198 cm
27
276 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Highland Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, I Hate Family!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Tow!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Family knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tow throwing shots but Family is blocking nicely.
Tow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Family avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tow lands a big elbow - Family is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Tow!
Big Tow 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Munney
vs
Aaron

195 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

203 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Highland Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Munney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Aaron!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaron swats away the attempt to clinch by Munney.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aaron! But no joy.
Munney moves in looking to clinch but Aaron pushes him off.
Aaron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Munney.
Aaron throws a body shot but no joy.
Munney shoots in and drives through. Aaron sprawls well.
Aaron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Munney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aaron defends well and Munney ends up having to push Aaron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Munney shoots in for a takedown but Aaron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aaron as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Aaron's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munney looks for a takedown but Aaron sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Munney's head coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Munney avoids the head kick by Aaron.
Munney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aaron defends well and Munney ends up having to push Aaron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Munney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Munney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aaron but Aaron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from Aaron misses.
Aaron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aaron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aaron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aaron has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munney.
A quick step to the side and Munney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Munney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Munney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Aaron decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Munney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munney misses with a double jab.
Munney moves out of range of the leg kick from Aaron.
Munney throws a big counter combination but Aaron scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munney manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munney is defended easily by Aaron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aaron cracks Munney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Munney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Aaron finish him?
Aaron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aaron attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Munney clinches up with Aaron and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Aaron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aaron working aggressively here.
Aaron gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munney.
Aaron is trying to push Munney away but Munney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aaron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aaron is trying to force a seperation but Munney has the dominant position.
Munney looking for a takedown.
Aaron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munney's elbow.
Aaron wants to break free but Munney has control.
Aaron working hard to break the clinch.

Munney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aaron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William Munney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Munney moves into the clinch.
Aaron is trying to break the clinch but Munney is controlling him.
Aaron is trying to break free.
Munney is struggling to control the position.

Aaron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munney checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Aaron dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Munney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munney has his takedown stuffed
and Aaron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aaron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munney.
It seemed like Aaron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Munney misses with the combination.
Aaron lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaron avoids the body shot from Munney.
Munney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aaron back to the cage. Munney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Munney lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munney clinches with his opponent.
Munney can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munney tries to pull guard but Aaron won't allow it.
Munney prevents Aaron from breaking the clinch.
Aaron struggles to land a body shot inside as Munney controls his hands.

Aaron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munney shoots in looking for a takedown. Aaron tries to sprawl out of it but Munney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aaron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aaron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aaron tries to avoid it but Munney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aaron to the ground. Aaron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aaron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munney is out of range and Aaron settles back down.
Munney shoots in for a takedown but Aaron shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney shoots in for a double leg but Aaron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aaron lands a big right hook! Munney looks hurt but is still standing! Aaron lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Munney falls down and Aaron dives in with a huge hammer fist! Munney's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Aaron runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hank Aaron!
After winning the bout, Hank Aaron 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Elisterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Alsop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Elisterio
vs
Alsop

170 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Elisterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Alsop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elisterio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Elisterio misses its intended target.
Alsop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elisterio throws a jab but it's blocked by Alsop.
Elisterio misses with a double jab.
Elisterio misses with a double jab.
Alsop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Elisterio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alsop prevents Elisterio from breaking the clinch.
Alsop's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alsop's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alsop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Alsop pulls Elisterio into guard.
Elisterio wants to stand and escape but instead Alsop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Alsop prevents Elisterio from getting back to his feet.
Alsop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elisterio is looking to stand up but Alsop isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alsop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alsop trying to control but Elisterio is working from the bottom.
Alsop is pushing down on Elisterio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elisterio is fighting to maintain full guard but Alsop has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alsop is keen to just control but Elisterio is a slippery customer.
Alsop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Elisterio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alsop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Elisterio!
Elisterio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alsop wants to finish this one by submission but Elisterio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alsop.
Alsop controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Alsop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alsop looking to ground and pound but Elisterio is blocking nicely.
Elisterio is trying to stand up.

Alsop working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Alsop looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alsop throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alsop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Alsop is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elisterio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elisterio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Alsop there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Elisterio is squirming around, avoiding Alsop's attempts to control the action.

Alsop is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Alsop extends the arm and Elisterio is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Alsop!
Fred Alsop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dang Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dang Sai has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Seery
vs
Sai

175 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dang Sai!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sai misses with a jab to the body
and Seery counters with a left to the body.
Sai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
Sai takes a swing at Seery's ribcage but misses.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sai.
Seery stuns Sai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Seery as he connects with a hook.
Seery misses with a body shot.
Seery misses with a wild body shot.
Sai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sai misses with an uppercut
and Seery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sai misses with a straight left.
Seery just misses with a punch to the body.
Seery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seery is looking to wear down Sai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sai tries to clinch but Seery moves out of range.
We've been informed that Sai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Seery swings for the body but Sai moves out of range.
It seemed like Sai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seery blocks a jab.
Sai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seery to score with a decent uppercut.
Sai throws a hook but Seery blocks it.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Sai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seery blocks an elbow strike.
Seery misses with some punches.
Seery controlling the action here for a moment.
Seery avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seery's defenses.
Sai lands an elbow inside that Seery shrugs off.
Seery lands a hook that snaps the head of Sai backwards.
Seery wants to get back to striking at distance but Sai won't allow it.
Seery takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Patrick Seery has been cut.
Seery lands a shot to the body.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Seery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Seery struggles to land a body shot inside as Sai controls his hands.
Sai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seery struggles to land a body shot inside as Sai controls his hands.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sai lands an elbow just above Seery 's eye.
Sai lands an elbow that stopped Seery in his tracks for a moment.
Seery scores with a hook to the body.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seery's defenses.
Come on Seery - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seery blocks the elbow strike.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Seery.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
Seery avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seery's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
Seery wants to break free but Sai has control.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seery lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seery dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Seery lands a hook that snaps the head of Sai backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sai as Seery tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seery lands a shoulder strike.
Seery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sai backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai lands an elbow just above Seery 's eye.
Sai has Seery pressed against the cage, preventing Seery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seery's brow.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seery trying to control the position but instead, Sai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seery into the cage.
Sai lands an elbow just above Seery 's eye.
Seery blocks an elbow strike.
Seery avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.

Patrick Seery's cut is getting worse.
Seery avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Seery tries to work over Sai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Seery wants to stall.
Seery blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dang Sai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Seery works the jab nicely.
Patrick Seery is winning the standup battle so far.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sai manages to avoid it.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sai.
Seery throws a body shot but no joy.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Sai.
Seery throws a series of punches but Sai moves out of range.
Seery takes a swing at Sai's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seery.
Seery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sai misses with an uppercut. Seery saw that one coming.
Seery swings for the body but Sai moves out of range.
Sai throws a jab when Seery was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery defending well as Sai loads up on a big left hand.
Sai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sai misses with an uppercut. Seery saw that one coming.
Seery connects with a nice looking jab.
Sai tries to clinch but Seery is having none of it.
Sai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seery was well out of range. Poor timing from Sai.
Seery digs a good body shot into Sai's ribs.
Seery throws a lazy right hand but Sai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sai scores with a nice head shot.
Sai misses with an uppercut
and Seery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sai tries to clinch up.
Seery lands a jab to the nose.
Sai throws a body shot but no joy.
Sai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seery lands a jab to the head.
Sai throws a body shot but no joy.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sai swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Seery misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Seery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sai doesn't seem phased though.
Seery misses the shot to the body.
Sai misses with a wild body shot.
Sai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sai moves away.
Sai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seery.
Sai throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Seery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seery stuns Sai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seery throws out a powerful jab.
Sai moves to clinch but Seery breaks away

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

Sai is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Seery has cracked Sai with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Seery lands another huge swinging hook and Sai tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Sai, before Seery can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Seery!
Patrick Seery retains his featherweight title!
Patrick Seery seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cheeky Nandos. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ysengrin
vs
Holmes

193 cm
27
238 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Holmes or perhaps it was just good defense by Ysengrin, which made it look bad.
Ysengrin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes on the side of the head.

It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ysengrin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes fails with the takedown.

Ysengrin drops Holmes with a beautiful combination! Holmes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ysengrin is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Ysengrin.
Holmes jumps guard but Ysengrin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dave Ysengrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Holmes.

Ysengrin breaks the clinch.
Ysengrin with a nice cross.
Holmes has a takedown stuffed.
Hank Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Holmes shoots in and gets a takedown into Ysengrin's guard.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ysengrin is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Ysengrin is keeping the position.

Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Ysengrin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ysengrin manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Ysengrin's guard.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ysengrin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holmes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Ysengrin keeps moving.

Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Ysengrin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ysengrin manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Ysengrin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ysengrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin controls Holmes momentarily but Holmes frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Ysengrin is keeping the position.
Holmes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hut - $50. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ysengrin looking to control.

Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holmes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ysengrin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ysengrin tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ysengrin keeps working.

Holmes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ysengrin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Holmes yanks on the arm and Ysengrin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Holmes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hank Holmes!
Hank Holmes is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Hank Holmes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Dave Ysengrin had this to say: 'Lads, lets gang rape this poor scum. No one cheap shots me and gets away with it.'.