Alliance Wars R3: Group B PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ThreehundredK Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ThreehundredK Steel Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rutherford
vs
Steel Penn

186 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ThreehundredK Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body. Steel Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
Steel Penn slips under a jab.
Rutherford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSteel Penn.
Rutherford cracks Steel Penn with a good jab.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Rutherford.

Rutherford rushes Steel Penn and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Steel Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn should have avoided that one.
Rutherford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutherford finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel Penn's head.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Steel Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel Penn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body. Steel Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford misses with a right hand
and Steel Penn counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel Penn's waist but Steel Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutherford off to one side.
Steel Penn with the counter takedown but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Penn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rutherford defends it well.
ThreehundredK Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Steel Penn saw that one coming.
Rutherford throws a hook but Steel Penn avoids it easily.
Steel Penn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rutherford looks for a takedown but Steel Penn sprawls well.
Steel Penn feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn should have avoided that one.

Rutherford moves into range and clinches up with Steel Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to work over Steel Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford pushes Steel Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel Penn or not.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford keeps control of Steel Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Rutherford.
Steel Penn blocking some punches.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Penn.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rutherford takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rutherford wants to clinch up but Steel Penn keeps it at a distance.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Steel Penn defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.

Rutherford clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Steel Penn blocking some punches.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Steel Penn avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow.
Steel Penn is trying to break the clinch but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage.

Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn can do to turn this around?
Rutherford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Steel Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
And Steel Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Rutherford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Penn tries to counter with a clinch but Rutherford shakes him off and moves away.
Rutherford defending well as Steel Penn loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rocco Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Rutherford misses.
Steel Penn with the counter takedown but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Steel Penn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.

Rutherford gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rutherford slows the pace down.
Rutherford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rutherford fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel Penn is not content to let Rutherford control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford lands with a good body shot.
Steel Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rocco Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.

Rutherford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutherford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rutherford works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Rutherford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rutherford throws a hook but Steel Penn blocks it.
Steel Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutherford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford stuns Steel Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
Steel Penn moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Steel Penn feints a counter leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Rutherford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel Penn motions for Rutherford to come forward. Steel Penn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel Penn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Steel Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutherford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steel Penn loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Steel Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutherford forces Steel Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rutherford.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ThreehundredK Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Penn blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch but Rutherford keeps him there for the moment.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Steel Penn prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rocco Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
And Steel Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Rutherford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steel Penn walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutherford as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn wants to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch position.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.

Steel Penn tries to keep at a distance but Rutherford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Steel Penn blocks it.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel Penn tries to break the clinch but Rutherford is controlling the position.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.

Steel Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutherford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Steel Penn avoids the punch easily.
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!
Rutherford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Penn's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Rutherford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutherford 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Rutherford!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Firmino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjit Babatunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Firmino
vs
Babatunde

183 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Roberto Firmino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanjit Babatunde!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firmino cracks the inside of Babatunde's front leg.
Babatunde blocks the body kick.
Firmino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Firmino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babatunde throws out the jab.
Babatunde keeps the fight on the outside.
Babatunde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babatunde throws a hook but Firmino avoids it easily.
Firmino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Firmino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Firmino. That's going to slow Babatunde down.
Babatunde misses with a hook.
Firmino doesn't manage to clinch there - Babatunde circles away.
Firmino is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde goes for a double leg but Firmino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Firmino continues to drive forward.
Babatunde misses with a straight left.

Firmino clinches up against the cage.
Babatunde managing to block the knees to the body from Firmino.
Babatunde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Firmino fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Firmino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Firmino misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firmino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babatunde.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Firmino.
Firmino has a couple of punches blocked by Babatunde.
Firmino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babatunde.
Firmino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babatunde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Firmino prevents it.
Roberto Firmino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanjit Babatunde.
Firmino lands a left hand.
Firmino has a couple of punches blocked by Babatunde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firmino.
Babatunde blocks an uppercut.
Babatunde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Firmino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babatunde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Firmino prevents it.
Firmino swings wildly with an uppercut but Babatunde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firmino pushes Babatunde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firmino.

Firmino is fighting off a takedown attempt but Babatunde is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Firmino to the mat. Firmino regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Babatunde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Firmino controls Babatunde momentarily but Babatunde frees himself.
Babatunde controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Babatunde advances position into side control!
Babatunde creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Babatunde taking a breather here.

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.
Babatunde working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Babatunde politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Babatunde prefers to stall for the moment though.
Firmino struggling a bit here.
Babatunde scores with punches from side control.
Babatunde controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sloppy strikes there by Babatunde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Firmino dominated that round.
That's time! Firmino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Firmino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Firmino throws a low kick, looking for Babatunde's leg but Babatunde calmly moves out of range.
Firmino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babatunde can do to turn this around?
Babatunde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Firmino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babatunde momentarily.

Firmino has managed to clinch.

Babatunde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Firmino is trying to keep an underhook but Babatunde manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Babatunde there.
Babatunde slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Babatunde has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Babatunde landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babatunde trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Firmino wants to clinch.
Babatunde with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firmino.
Firmino scores with a kick to the body.
Firmino throws a quick inside leg kick.

Firmino instigates a clinch.
Firmino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Firmino is pressed up against the cage. Babatunde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Firmino down to the mat. Firmino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Firmino misses with a looping left.
Firmino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babatunde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firmino wants to clinch

and Babatunde counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Babatunde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babatunde throwing shots but Firmino is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Babatunde connects with a nice short shot to Firmino's temple.
Babatunde passes into side control, despite Firmino's attempt to control the position.
Sanjit Babatunde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babatunde advances nicely into full mount.
Firmino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Babatunde looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babatunde is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanjit Babatunde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Firmino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Firmino throws a body kick that misses

and Babatunde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Babatunde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
More stalling from Babatunde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Babatunde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babatunde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roberto Firmino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firmino throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Babatunde counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Firmino!
Babatunde controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firmino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Babatunde scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Firmino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Firmino tries to get out of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Firmino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babatunde at a distance.
Firmino tries to clinch up.
Firmino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firmino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Firmino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Firmino throws a lazy body kick

and Babatunde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babatunde.
Babatunde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjit Babatunde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babatunde 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjit Babatunde!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

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

Smoke
vs
Force

178 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 New York, Big Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Major Force!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Force or perhaps it was just good defense by Smoke, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Smoke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Force gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smoke counters with a series of strikes. Force will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smoke with a hook.
We've been told by Smoke's head coaches at *****MY YARD***** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smoke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Force shoots and misses
and Smoke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Force is rocked!
Big Smoke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Force.
Force drops his hands momentarily. Smoke doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Force staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Force doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Smoke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dravezesdi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac feat Outlawz World Wide Mob Figgaz.. Austin Braga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dravezesdi
vs
Braga

165 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Braga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dravezesdi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dravezesdi trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.

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

Dravezesdi drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Dravezesdi off! Dravezesdi jumps back into Braga's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dravezesdi pushing down on Braga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravezesdi slows the pace down in half guard.

Braga is kicking away at Dravezesdi from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Dravezesdi grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Braga trying to push Dravezesdi off... Braga taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
Vulcahn Dravezesdi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.