BBP 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Oddwekk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Face The Pain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bottura
vs
Oddwekk

173 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Oddwekk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura thuds his right hand into Oddwekk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Oddwekk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oddwekk lands in his opponent's guard.

Oddwekk has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bottura to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Oddwekk is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bottura pulls down on the head and he's put Oddwekk to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Bottura!
An out of breath Caio Bottura 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jackson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jackson
vs
Vivas

198 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Vivas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson rushes Vivas and presses him up against the ropes.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vivas.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vivas is keeping busy.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vivas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vivas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vivas is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steve Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vivas.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vivas's face.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Vivas gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the ropes.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Vivas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vivas looks winded!
Vivas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.

Vivas is rocked!
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Vivas is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vivas's face.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson has Vivas pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Vivas is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jackson - that's hurt Vivas badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vivas is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vivas doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Steve Jackson!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Smultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Smultz
vs
Striker

195 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Smultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Striker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Smultz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Striker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smultz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Striker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smultz is controlling him well.

Striker sneaks out the side door and pushes Smultz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Smultz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Striker but Striker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker throws a combination. Smultz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jon Smultz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smultz shoots in but Striker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Oooooh!!! Striker has knocked Smultz down with a huge combo! Striker steps away and waves a wobbly Smultz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Oooooh!!! Striker has knocked Smultz down with a huge combo! Striker steps away and waves a wobbly Smultz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Smultz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker lands an uppercut, right on the button! Smultz tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Striker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Domman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Domman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bells
vs
Domman

169 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stringer Bells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Domman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bells.
Despite the aggression on Domman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bells throws a head kick that misses

and Domman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Domman is looking for a kimura here.

Domman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bells is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Domman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dada Buckeye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg has chosen At The Gates - The Book of Sand as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Buckeye
vs
Lindberg

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dada Buckeye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckeye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Lindberg scores with a four punch combination!
Buckeye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buckeye lands a jab to the head.
Buckeye just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Lindberg misses.
Buckeye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Buckeye.
Lindberg lands a right hook to the body.
Lindberg blocks a head kick by Buckeye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckeye is just out of range.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Buckeye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lindberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lindberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckeye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buckeye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buckeye tried to score with a low kick but Lindberg checks it.
Lindberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buckeyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Buckeye is rocked!
Lindberg drops Buckeye with a huge uppercut! Buckeye drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lindberg is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Lindberg!
Tomas Lindberg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lose Yourself. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ryan
vs
The Machine

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt The Machine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan dives in and scores a takedown into The Machine's guard.
The Machine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryan's guard.

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

The Machine drops back looking for a leg! Ryan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryan manages to kick The Machine off! The Machine jumps back into Ryan's guard.
Ryan is trying to keep The Machine in close.
The Machine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
The Machine preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Machine throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan keeping full guard, as The Machine tries to pass.

The Machine 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine advances position into side control!
Ryan is not content to let The Machine control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ryan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

The Machine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryan wants to sweep here but The Machine controlling him for the moment.
The Machine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Machine scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The Machine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ryan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Machine has Ryan in his guard.

The Machine is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryan wanted to stand there but The Machine had control of the position.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan preventing the sweep.
The Machine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan slips nicely into half guard.
The Machine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Ryan trying to advance position but The Machine counters by regaining guard.

Ryan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Machine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Machine has escaped and now he's on top!

We've been informed that The Machine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The Machine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Machine drops back looking for a leg! Ryan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryan manages to kick The Machine off! The Machine jumps back into Ryan's guard.
The Machine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

The Machine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The Machine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Machine working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Machine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ryan napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ryan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Ryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ryan works to advance to full mount. The Machine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Ryan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But The Machine has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from The Machine!
The Machine lands a couple of digs.
The Machine wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.
The Machine slips nicely into half guard.
The Machine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryan is not content to let The Machine control the position.
Ryan trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Machine maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ryan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but The Machine has cracked it and Ryan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by The Machine!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt The Machine!
Chip Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I'll come back, stronger, faster and better and show the world that Chip Ryan doesn't stay down'.