FH-1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cain
vs
Mack

193 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Mack!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.

Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Joe Cain has been cut.
Mack lands an elbow inside that Cain shrugs off.
Mack lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Mack.

Joe Cain's cut is getting worse.
Mack lands a big knee to the head and Cain goes down! Mack pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvin Mack!

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 Jimmy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ryan
vs
Ware

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Ware!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ware moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ware tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ware goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Ware takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ware counters by clinching up.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ware tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ware misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan presses Ware against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan wants to break free but Ware has control.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ware looking for a takedown.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ware misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware blocks an uppercut.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ware blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ware has double underhooks.
Ware keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Ware has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimmy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ware.

Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ware takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ware's head backwards.

Ware is rocked!
Ware tries to get into range but Ryan steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ware! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ryan scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Ryan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hellson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hellson
vs
Winnfield

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Hellson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winnfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Hellson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnfield tries to clinch up.
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellson.
Winnfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hellson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winnfield scores with a one two! Hellson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Winnfield has Hellson up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Hellson has him pressed against the cage.
Hellson blocking some punches.
Winnfield lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Winnfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hellson.

Hellson has managed to clinch.
Winnfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hellson is trying to break the clinch but Winnfield has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellson can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnfield tries to clinch

and Hellson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winnfield's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hellson postures up in Winnfield's guard and throws a big left but Winnfield blocks it.

Hellson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Winnfield is trying to control the position but Hellson postures up.
Hellson is stalling in the full guard.
Winnfield tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellson is stalling in the full guard.
Winnfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hellson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hellson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Winnfield for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winnfield looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Hellson is having none of it.
Hellson throws a big counter combination but Winnfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Hellson gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hunter Hellson.
I think Hellson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Hunter Hellson!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Hunter Hellson!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Hunter Hellson!

Hunter Hellson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gggg Fffff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hhhh Hhhh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fffff
vs
Hhhh

172 cm
18
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gggg Fffff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hhhh Hhhh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hhhh misses.
Fffff misses with a two punch combination.
Fffff throws a right hand that Hhhh ducks under and follows up with a left that Hhhh also avoids with ease.
Fffff misses with an uppercut. Hhhh saw that one coming.
Fffff throws a big shot that misses.
Hhhh throws a jab but it's blocked by Fffff.
Hhhh throws a hook but Fffff avoids it easily.
Fffff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hhhh looks to throw the jab but Fffff is out of range.
Fffff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fffff. Those never looked like landing.
Hhhh throws a looping overhand right but Fffff ducks down to avoid it.
Fffff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hhhh.
Hhhh takes a swing at Fffff's ribcage but misses.
Hhhh slips a straight right by Fffff.
Fffff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hhhh moves out of range of the strikes.
Hhhh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fffff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hhhh.
Fffff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hhhh slips under a jab.
Fffff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hhhh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hhhh looks to throw the jab but Fffff is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hhhh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fffff misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hhhh misses with a looping right.
Hhhh throws a jab but it's blocked by Fffff.
Fffff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hhhh throws a shot from downtown. Fffff moves away and avoids it.
Fffff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fffff lands a body shot.
Hhhh misses with a hook.
Fffff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fffff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hhhh.
Fffff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hhhh.
Hhhh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fffff.
Fffff throws a big shot that misses.
Hhhh throws a hook to the side of Fffff's head but Fffff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fffff looks to score with a jab to the body but Hhhh is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fffff.
Fffff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hhhh.
Fffff missing with a left hand there. Hhhh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hhhh misses with a hook. Fffff ducked under it nicely.
Fffff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hhhh.
Hhhh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hhhh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Fffff misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hhhh misses with a wild combination.
Hhhh Hhhh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gggg Fffff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fffff.
Fffff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hhhh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hhhh misses with an uppercut.
Fffff throws a series of punches but Hhhh avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Fffff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fffff tries to bum rush Hhhh with a series of wild strikes but Hhhh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hhhh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fffff.

Hhhh sends Fffff crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hhhh is motioning to the referee to let Fffff up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Gggg Fffff has been cut.
Hhhh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hhhh throws a jab when Fffff was well out of range.
Hhhh throws a lazy right hand but Fffff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hhhh throws a hook but Fffff blocks it.
Fffff looks to score with a jab to the body but Hhhh is just out of range.
Hhhh throws a body punch but Fffff moves out of range.
It looked like Fffff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hhhh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hhhh avoids the body shot from Fffff.
Hhhh looks to land a left hand but Fffff moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hhhh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hhhh misses with a straight left.
Fffff slips a jab and a cross from Hhhh.
Hhhh dodges the punch combination from Fffff.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hhhh Hhhh.
Well Hhhh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Hhhh Hhhh!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Hhhh Hhhh!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Hhhh Hhhh!

Hhhh Hhhh wins by unanimous decision!