LFC 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khesar Dorje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hein
vs
Dorje

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KAISER
Conviction

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 New York, Nick Hein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khesar Dorje!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hein cracks Dorje with a good jab.
Dorje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dorje counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorje tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorje is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Dorje. Those never looked like landing.
Hein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dorje counters with a body kick that stops Hein in his tracks momentarily.
Dorje throws a hook but Hein avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dorje.
Dorje connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hein's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Dorje finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dorje fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dorje fakes the leg kick and cracks Hein in the body.
Dorje takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorje circles away quickly and effectively.
Hein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Dorje is rocked!
Hein fakes the body blow, causing Dorje to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dorje goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Hein!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Decosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Galanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Decosta
vs
Galanos

189 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

KAISER
Conviction

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 Hilo, Jimmy Decosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decosta swings for the body but Galanos moves out of range.
Galanos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Hero Galanos has been cut.
Galanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decosta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Decosta misses its intended target.
Galanos throws a shot from downtown. Decosta moves away and avoids it.
Galanos avoids the body shot from Decosta.
Galanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Decosta.
Decosta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
Galanos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Galanos closes the distance and pushes Decosta back into the cage.

Galanos jumps into guard, dragging Decosta to the mat.

Galanos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hero Galanos!
An out of breath Hero Galanos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Silva
vs
Richards

195 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
284 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Richards!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Richards throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richards shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Richards tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a big right hand! Oh Richards is in trouble here! Silva follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Niche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Niche

184 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Niche!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niche throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Niche takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Niche shoots in.
Niche fails to land the takedown.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Niche slips the punch.
Niche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niche tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Niche.
Lee blocks a head kick by Niche.
Niche closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Niche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Niche has a takedown stuffed.
Mario Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niche shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Niche shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Niche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul Niche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings for the body but Niche moves out of range.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee sets himself, and Niche steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Niche looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Niche persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Niche moved out of range nicely.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Niche counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niche slips under a jab.

Lee lands a left and a right that send Niche crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Paul Niche has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niche closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a big right hand! Oh Niche is in trouble here! Lee follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Lee!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

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

Velvet
vs
Bean

169 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percival Velvet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toga Bean!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velvet gets caught napping as Bean dives in and scores a takedown. Velvet manages to retain guard.
Bean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Bean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velvet's head.
Velvet wants to sweep but no luck.
Bean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet working a defensive guard here.
Velvet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bean tries to get to full guard but Velvet has control of the leg.
Velvet is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean trying to control but Velvet postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Velvet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Velvet's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Velvet trying to control the action but Bean just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Velvet showing good submission defense here.
Bean doesn't have the hooks in and Velvet manages to turn into his guard.
Velvet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velvet wants to stand but Bean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velvet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bean, up you get!
Velvet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Velvet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velvet throws a right hand that misses

and Bean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bean.

Bean tightens his grip and picks Velvet up, before dumping him to the ground. Velvet manages to land in guard.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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

Bean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velvet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean stopping the sweep attempt from Velvet.
Velvet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bean is controlling him.
Bean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velvet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Velvet is looking for a triangle but Bean pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Velvet controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velvet is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Bean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Velvet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bean gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Bean is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Velvet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean trying to control the pace.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bean working Velvet over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bean uses his free foot to push down on Velvet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Velvet.
Bean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bean controlling his opponent.
Velvet is trying to escape the mount.
Velvet wants to control but Bean is having none of it.
Bean scoring with strikes but Velvet is staying in there.
Bean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bean has hold of Velvet's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Velvet manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Velvet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Bean stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Bean closes the distance and clinches.

Bean lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velvet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bean is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Velvet pulls his head out easily.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Velvet wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Velvet pulls his head out easily.
Bean is trying to get back to full guard.
Bean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bean.
Velvet trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velvet is really struggling to control Bean but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Toga Bean has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We've been informed that Bean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Bean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velvet wants to get up but he can't break Bean's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Velvet throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Velvet stalks Bean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bean's face. Bean staggers backwards, shaken.

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

Bean gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Velvet regains guard.
Velvet scores with a nice shot.
Bean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Velvet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bean is one step ahead there.
Bean wants to pass the guard but Velvet is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean stopping the sweep attempt from Velvet.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Velvet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velvet looking for a guillotine here but Bean defends easily.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
Velvet being controlled here, momentarily.
Bean is working Velvet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Velvet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bean defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velvet is keeping the position for now.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Velvet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bean lands a couple of elbows.
Bean cracks Velvet with a solid left hand.
Velvet working a defensive guard here.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bean is working Velvet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velvet's head.

Bean 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velvet's head.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velvet is keeping the position for now.
Velvet 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.

Velvet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bean is aware though and is defending well.
Bean stands up over Velvet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velvet is trying to keep Bean in close.
Velvet wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bean is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velvet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bean.

Bean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Velvet is just riding it out for now. Bean eventually gives up the hold.
Toga Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Percival Velvet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Velvet actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toga Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Bean!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Curbstomp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurtis Curbstomp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curbstomp
vs
Hamburger

172 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

KAISER

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 Los Angeles, Kurtis Curbstomp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holton Hamburger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curbstomp shoots in and gets a takedown into Hamburger's guard.

Hamburger looking for a guillotine here but Curbstomp defends easily.
Curbstomp postures up.
Hamburger wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamburger keeping moving, preventing Curbstomp from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hamburger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Curbstomp is sitting in close to Hamburger's body. Hamburger has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Curbstomp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Curbstomp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hamburger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Holton Hamburger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bagrat Arsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomy Faspred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomy Faspred has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arsen
vs
Faspred

165 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

KAISER

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bagrat Arsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faspred closes the distance but Arsen moves to the side

and Arsen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Faspred!

Faspred sneaks out the side door and pushes Arsen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Arsen has a takedown stuffed.
Faspred throws an off balance right hand

and Arsen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Faspred!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Arsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Faspred rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Arsen's guard! Nice work there by Faspred!

Arsen is looking for a triangle here but Faspred uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Arsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faspred wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faspred is looking to take a break and control but Arsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faspred creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Arsen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Arsen tries to control but Faspred manages to take his back.

Arsen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Faspred's arms.
Faspred avoiding Arsen 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faspred is riding his opponent, not letting Arsen buck him off.
Faspred tries to keep control of the position but Arsen is staying busy.
Arsen tries to escape the position.
Will Faspred go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Faspred slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Faspred trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Arsen is looking to control the hands but Faspred breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomy Faspred!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Ochrymiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Rockhold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iwan Ochrymiuk's chin.

Ochrymiuk
vs
Rockhold

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iwan Ochrymiuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramsey Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochrymiuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochrymiuk misses with a looping right.
Ochrymiuk leaves Rockhold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rockhold wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rockhold. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ochrymiuk.
Ochrymiuk throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rockhold! But no joy.
Rockhold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rockhold stalks Ochrymiuk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ochrymiuk's face. Ochrymiuk staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice shot by Rockhold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockhold throws a hook but Ochrymiuk avoids it easily.
Rockhold throws a hook but Ochrymiuk avoids it easily.
Ochrymiuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ochrymiuk jabs Rockhold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramsey Rockhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockhold looks winded!
Ochrymiuk dives in and grabs Rockhold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rockhold pushes down on Ochrymiuk's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwan Ochrymiuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochrymiuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockhold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochrymiuk.
Ochrymiuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochrymiuk.
Ochrymiuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochrymiuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rockhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rockhold ducks straight into an uppercut from Ochrymiuk and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Rockhold manages to regain guard straight away.

It looks like Ramsey Rockhold has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochrymiuk trying to control but Rockhold is working from the bottom.
Ochrymiuk advances to half guard.

Ochrymiuk stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rockhold to get to his feet.
Rockhold leaves his chin hanging out and Ochrymiuk seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rockhold crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iwan Ochrymiuk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yavor Stanchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McPunchface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanchev comes to the cage accompanied by BT feat The Roots - Tao Of The Machine. Yavor Stanchev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stanchev
vs
McPunchface

192 cm
25
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Urban Fighter
KAISER

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yavor Stanchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren McPunchface!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McPunchface clinches.
Stanchev misses with the head strike.
Stanchev lands a body shot in the clinch.
McPunchface lands a good knee to the midsection. Stanchev won't want to take too many of those.
McPunchface with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanchev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McPunchface taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stanchev working hard to break the clinch.
Stanchev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanchev tries to circle away but McPunchface has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McPunchface.
Stanchev trying to control the position but instead, McPunchface has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stanchev into the cage.
McPunchface lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanchev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stanchev has had enough of the clinch but McPunchface keeps him there for the moment.
Stanchev tries to break the clinch but McPunchface is controlling the position.
McPunchface throws a head punch that misses.
McPunchface misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on McPunchface - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McPunchface presses Stanchev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McPunchface keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanchev's efforts to push away.
Stanchev trying to stall but McPunchface improves his position.
McPunchface landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for McPunchface to work.
McPunchface slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for McPunchface.
Stanchev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPunchface up against the cage.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McPunchface takes a shot to the head.
Stanchev blocks a body shot from McPunchface.
Stanchev throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stanchev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McPunchface.
Stanchev taking a breather.
Stanchev is looking to break free of the clinch but McPunchface has double underhooks.
McPunchface has a couple of punches blocked by Stanchev.
McPunchface fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanchev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanchev.
McPunchface misses with the head strike.

McPunchface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPunchface missing with a left hand there. Stanchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanchev is looking to counter punch.
Darren McPunchface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Stanchev misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanchev takes a swing at McPunchface's ribcage but misses.
McPunchface slips under a jab.
McPunchface misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanchev counters with a nice body shot.
McPunchface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanchev sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanchev lands a right hook to the body.
McPunchface takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McPunchface looks to land a combination but Stanchev avoids it well.
Stanchev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McPunchface throws a poor cross that misses
and Stanchev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanchev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McPunchface momentarily.
No joy there for McPunchface, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McPunchface wants to clinch.
Stanchev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPunchface takes one to the chin there.

McPunchface is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanchev looks to land a left hand but McPunchface moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanchev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanchev misses with a wild body shot.
McPunchface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanchev scores with a nice strike.
Stanchev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanchev. McPunchface does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPunchface throws out a counter right but Stanchev avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Stanchev.
McPunchface is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanchev finish him?
Stanchev throws an overhand right that lands on McPunchface's shoulder, as McPunchface tries to avoid the shot.
Stanchev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcPunchface.
McPunchface seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanchev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McPunchface.
McPunchface looks to throw the jab but Stanchev is out of range.
We've been informed that McPunchface has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for McPunchface.
Stanchev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McPunchface walks into a jab.
Stanchev just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanchev sets himself, and McPunchface steps forward looking for the clinch! Stanchev avoids it this time.
McPunchface misses with an uppercut
and Stanchev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McPunchface swings widly with a right hand
letting Stanchev counter with a right hand.
McPunchface misses with an uppercut

and Stanchev counters with a crisp right hand that drops McPunchface! Stanchev lets McPunchface back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stanchev with a body punch. A glancing blow.

McPunchface moves into the clinch.
McPunchface swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPunchface misses with a hook from the clinch.

McPunchface manages to break the clinch.

McPunchface gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stanchev - that landed with a thud.
McPunchface throws a head punch that misses.
McPunchface lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanchev backwards.
McPunchface lands a left hand.

McPunchface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McPunchface closes the distance but Stanchev moves to the side
and Stanchev counters with a straight right hand.
Stanchev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yavor Stanchev is winning the standup battle so far.
McPunchface takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanchev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McPunchface manages to avoid it.
Stanchev lands with a nice body punch.

Stanchev cracks McPunchface with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stanchev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McPunchface to stand back up!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McPunchface has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stanchev can't find room to land a body shot as McPunchface controls the action.

Stanchev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanchev missing with a left hand there. McPunchface was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPunchface moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPunchface throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanchev scores with a counter punch that sends McPunchface to the canvas! Stanchev smells blood - he's punishing McPunchface with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McPunchface has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yavor Stanchev!
A determined Yavor Stanchev didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!