HFL #15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pippo Buennaventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Erickson
vs
Buennaventura

175 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Instinct [out of stock until Feb 03 2016]

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pippo Buennaventura!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buennaventura defending well as Erickson loads up on a big left hand.
Erickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erickson misses with the combination.
Buennaventura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Erickson defends it well.
Erickson fails to land with a series of punches.
And Buennaventura tries to counter it with a takedown but Erickson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erickson jabs at Buennaventura's body.
Buennaventura's coach down at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buennaventura's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Erickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buennaventura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erickson.
Buennaventura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erickson throws an overhand right that lands on Buennaventura's shoulder, as Buennaventura tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buennaventura with the counter takedown but Erickson avoids it easily.
Erickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buennaventura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Erickson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buennaventura circles away quickly and effectively.
Erickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Buennaventura tries to move into range but Erickson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juan Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson misses with a combination

and Buennaventura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buennaventura.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Buennaventura with a nice head shot there.

Erickson is rocked!
Buennaventura scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Erickson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buennaventura postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Erickson covers up, he's hurt! Buennaventura keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Buennaventura and the ref steps in to end the fight! Buennaventura can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pippo Buennaventura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Seffu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Citlali Vosgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seffu
vs
Vosgi

191 cm
19
219 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Ray Seffu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Citlali Vosgi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vosgi moves out of range of the strikes.
Vosgi wants to counter with a clinch but Seffu pushes him away.
A big left from Seffu misses.
Vosgi wants to counter the offense by Seffu and move into the clinch position.
Vosgi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seffu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seffu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vosgi doesn't seem bothered though.
Seffu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vosgi slips a straight right by Seffu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Seffu moves into the clinch successfully.
Seffu looking to throw knees to the head but Vosgi is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vosgi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seffu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seffu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seffu landing knees to the head.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Vosgi blocks with his arms.
Seffu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seffu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Seffu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seffu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vosgi's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vosgi blocks it with crossed arms.
Seffu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vosgi.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Vosgi avoids the damage to the body.
Seffu is trying to maintain a safe position but Vosgi gets an underhook and turns Seffu into the cage.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vosgi can't break the clinch.
Seffu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seffu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seffu has Vosgi pushed against the cage.
Seffu misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Seffu fails to land.
Seffu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Citlali Vosgi has been cut.
Vosgi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vosgi blocks it with crossed arms.

Seffu drops Vosgi with a big knee straight up the middle! Vosgi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Vosgi is rocked!
Seffu misses with an uppercut.

Seffu has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seffu connects with a knee to the head.
Seffu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Seffu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seffu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seffu misses with a knee to the head.
Seffu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vosgi tries to break the clinch but Seffu is controlling the position.
Seffu can't find room to land a body shot as Vosgi controls the action.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vosgi blocks it with crossed arms.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vosgi avoids it.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vosgi blocks it with crossed arms.
Vosgi tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Seffu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Citlali Vosgi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice cross by Seffu.
Vosgi slips under a jab from Seffu.
Vosgi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Seffu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seffu throws a hook but Vosgi blocks it.
Seffu lands a head shot.
Seffu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vosgi tries to counter with a clinch but Seffu shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vosgi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seffu misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seffu looks to throw the jab but Vosgi is out of range.
Vosgi moves away from the strike by Seffu.
Seffu loads up on a big right hand but Vosgi slips the punch.
Seffu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vosgi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seffu wants to clinch up but Vosgi keeps it at a distance.
Vosgi tries to counter with a clinch but Seffu shakes him off and moves away.
Vosgi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Seffu clinches with his opponent.
Seffu content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seffu obliges.
Seffu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seffu scores with a knee to the head.
Seffu lands a nice uppercut.
Ray Seffu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seffu has Vosgi pressed against the cage, preventing Vosgi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seffu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vosgi blocks it with crossed arms.
Vosgi avoiding damage as Seffu throws knees to the body.
Seffu misses with the head strike.
Seffu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vosgi is trying to break the clinch but Seffu is controlling him.
Seffu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vosgi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seffu keeps control of Vosgi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seffu lands a nice knee to the body.
Vosgi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vosgi is trying to break the clinch but Seffu is controlling him.
Seffu with a knee to the head.
Seffu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vosgi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Seffu.
Seffu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vosgi tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Seffu connects with a knee to the head.
Seffu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vosgi's efforts to push away.
Seffu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vosgi is defending well for now.
Vosgi wants to get back to striking at distance but Seffu won't allow it.
Seffu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vosgi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seffu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Seffu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Citlali Vosgi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Seffu throws out a loose jab but Vosgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vosgi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vosgi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ray Seffu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vosgi avoids the body shot from Seffu.
Vosgi wants to counter with a clinch but Seffu pushes him away.
Vosgi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray Seffu is winning the standup battle so far.
Vosgi swats away the attempt to clinch by Seffu.
Vosgi wants to counter with a clinch but Seffu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seffu just misses with a punch to the body.
Vosgi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seffu.
Vosgi wants to counter with a clinch but Seffu pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Seffu misses.
Vosgi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Seffu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seffu lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Seffu as he connects with a hook.
Seffu tries to clinch there but Vosgi circles away.
Vosgi wants to counter with a clinch but Seffu pushes him away.
Seffu misses with a hook. Vosgi ducked under it nicely.
Seffu missing with a left hand there. Vosgi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vosgi takes one to the chin there.

Seffu moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seffu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vosgi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seffu misses with a knee to the head.
Vosgi is trying to force a seperation but Seffu has the dominant position.
Seffu lands a knee to the head.
Vosgi is trying to break the clinch but Seffu has him pressed against the cage.
Seffu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vosgi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seffu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vosgi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vosgi blocking some punches.
Seffu missing with knees to the body.
Seffu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seffu lands a knee to the body.
Seffu connects with a knee to the head.
Seffu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seffu landing knees to the head.
Vosgi is still on wobbly legs! Can Seffu finish him?
Vosgi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seffu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seffu misses with a knee to the head.
Vosgi seems to have recovered his senses.
Seffu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vosgi can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seffu avoiding damage.
Seffu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but Vosgi blocks it.
Seffu looking to throw knees to the head but Vosgi is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seffu tries to stall but Vosgi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seffu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Seffu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seffu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Seffu!
Ray Seffu thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorgas Borgas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenkka Kahva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kryptonite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zorgas Borgas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Borgas
vs
Kahva

189 cm
25
235 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
30
280 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorgas Borgas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jenkka Kahva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Borgas.

Kahva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borgas's guard.
Borgas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borgas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kahva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgas is looking to stand up but Kahva isn't so interested in that idea.
Borgas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kahva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
My spies in Amstadam MMA traning center inform me that Kahva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Borgas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahva on the ground.
Kahva prevents Borgas from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahva is working Borgas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borgas is trying to control the position but Kahva postures up.
Borgas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borgas tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahva lands a couple of decent looking shots.

It looks like Zorgas Borgas has been cut.
Kahva trying to control but Borgas is working from the bottom.
Kahva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kahva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Zorgas Borgas's cut is getting worse.

Kahva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kahva postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Borgas covers up, he's hurt! Kahva keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kahva and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kahva can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jenkka Kahva!
An out of breath Jenkka Kahva 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
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Heimolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skayias
vs
Heimolainen

182 cm
29
171 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
168 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonis Skayias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Heimolainen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimolainen misses with a straight right.

Skayias fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heimolainen, pushing him back against the cage.

Skayias breaks the clinch.

Skayias has managed to clinch.

Heimolainen manages to break the clinch.
Skayias tries to clinch but Heimolainen is having none of it.
Heimolainen misses with a looping left.
Skayias fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Heimolainen misses.
Skayias lands a leg kick that knocks Heimolainen off balance momentarily.

Skayias clinches.
Skayias lands with a left to the head.
Skayias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Heimolainen manages to break the clinch.
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!
A swing and a miss from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skayias.
Skayias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimolainen.
Skayias moves away from the strike by Heimolainen.
A slow jab from Heimolainen misses its intended target.
Heimolainen misses with a hook. Skayias ducked under it nicely.

Skayias gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimolainen as Skayias tries to tie him up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skayias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Skayias misses the target.
Heimolainen misses with a hook
and Skayias counters with a one-two to the body.

Skayias moves into the clinch.
Skayias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Heimolainen is rocked!
Skayias is leaning against Heimolainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heimolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Skayias finish him?

Heimolainen breaks the clinch.

Heimolainen tries to keep at a distance but Skayias has taken the fight into the clinch.

Heimolainen breaks the clinch.

Skayias drops Heimolainen with a beautiful combination! Heimolainen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skayias is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Skayias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Skayias forces Heimolainen back against the cage and clinches.
Skayias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skayias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skayias lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Heimolainen to his knees! Skayias keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonis Skayias!
Antonis Skayias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law has chosen K.C.S. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Law

175 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

179 cm
27
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Law jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson moves out of range as Law strikes.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Law counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Law's side.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

Law clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Law lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Law scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Law scores with a nice hook to the head.
Law lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Law prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Johnson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Law manages to get underhooks.
Law tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Law tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Law.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Law pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Law.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Law is on top in guard.

Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Law is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Law pushes Johnson off but Johnson dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Law told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Johnson cracks Law with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Law's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law stops Johnson from passing to mount.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Law is looking for a sweep.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Law regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Law pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Law wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from Law's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Law is trying desperately to improve position.
You get the feeling that Law really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Law working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson throwing strikes but Law uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Law's head.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Law's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Law throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Law fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Law misses with a straight right.

Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Law on his heels. He'll look to pass Law's guard now, I'm sure.
Law is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dave Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Law uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Law!

Law preventing the sweep.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Law sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Law manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson wants to sweep but Law has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Law wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson prevents Law from moving into mount.
Johnson tries to control but Law manages to take his back.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
Johnson is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson holding both Law 's hands and preventing any damage.
Law struggling to keep hold of the position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Law's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Johnson trying to control the position but Law manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Johnson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marshall Law will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Law checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Law sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson cracks Law with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Law taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Law is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Law is avoiding damage well.
Law regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
Law moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Law wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Law must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Law controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two 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.
Johnson pulls Law in close to prevent any damage.
Law stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Law tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Law looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Law controlling him for the moment.
Law stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Law's waist but Law gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Law tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Law misses with a body shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

Law clinches.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Law lands an uppercut.
Law misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Law gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Law shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Law lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Law working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Law scores with a shoulder strike.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Law fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Law.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Law works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Law lands a body shot.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Law has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marshall Law!
Marshall Law took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brazil War House (Laundry 90%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Its a Fight as his entrance music. Mo Frazier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Frazier
vs
Steel

180 cm
30
170 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

190 cm
44
181 lbs
30 - 25 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
As Steel looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Steel lands with a hook. Frazier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.

Frazier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Frazier is controlling him well.
Frazier is controlling the pace.
Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier working the head and body with strikes.
Steel is trying to stand.
Frazier wants to take a breather but Steel is having none of it.
Frazier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frazier connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Frazier decides to stand and escape the position.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Frazier throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Frazier looks to land a combination. Steel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Frazier.
Frazier lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Frazier 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.
Frazier trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Frazier works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Steel tries to bench press Frazier off him but Frazier keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steel to see if he's OK.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frazier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Frazier drags him back down.
Steel tries to bench press Frazier off him but Frazier keeps the position.

Frazier is trying to get an arm triangle but Steel is defending well.

Frazier decides to stand back up. Frazier steps back and let's Steel get back to his feet.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel thows a leg kick but Frazier checks it
and Frazier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel tried to score with a low kick but Frazier checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Frazier stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel lands a head shot.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with a one-two to the body.
Frazier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Steel wants to land a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frazier clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Frazier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steel.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Steel sees coming a mile off.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frazier.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.

Frazier scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Frazier manages to pass to side control.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frazier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frazier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel trying to control but Frazier postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frazier winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frazier 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.
Frazier lands with a punch from half guard.
Frazier is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frazier content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frazier connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frazier scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steel is not content to let Frazier control the position.
Frazier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frazier is working away from the top position though.
Frazier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel is staying active underneath Frazier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frazier slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier working Steel over with strikes.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Frazier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frazier working Steel over with strikes.
Frazier working over Steel with some ground and pound. Steel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frazier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frazier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frazier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steel sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frazier not doing much here.

Frazier decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Frazier gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.

Steel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Frazier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Frazier dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Steel takes it in his stride.
Frazier moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Frazier.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frazier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel scores with the left hand. Frazier knows he should have avoided that one.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Frazier is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Frazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Frazier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Frazier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frazier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.

Steel looking for a guillotine here but Frazier defends easily.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frazier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frazier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Frazier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steel, up you get!

Frazier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frazier showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frazier wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel has hold of Frazier's hands but Frazier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frazier controlling the pace.
Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Frazier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steel!
Frazier with good strikes from the mount here!
Frazier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Frazier.
Frazier landing strikes from the mount.
Frazier unloading with bombs!
Frazier looking to finish Steel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steel!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier working Steel over with strikes here.

Steel is rocked!
Steel is in a horrible position here. Frazier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier connects with a bit shot that sees Steel covering up! More strikes from Frazier and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Frazier is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Frazier!
During a confident post fight interview, Mo Frazier thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.