CEFC Fight Night 81 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konner McKregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jag
vs
McKregor

165 cm
48
130 lbs
40 - 77 - 2

182 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 40 - 77 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jaromir Jag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konner McKregor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by McKregor - just one landing.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but McKregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKregor keeps the fight on the outside.
McKregor unleashes a big counter combination but Jag bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McKregor misses with a double jab.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from McKregor.
McKregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Jag is rocked!

It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKregor throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Jag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKregor is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Jag flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jag is out cold! McKregor holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konner McKregor!

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 Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Beau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Schwarzeneg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Schwarzeneg
vs
Beau

181 cm
48
190 lbs
36 - 62 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 36 - 62 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gus Beau!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beau lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Roger Schwarzeneg has been cut.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beau as he avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.
Beau is trying to force a seperation but Schwarzeneg has the dominant position.

Schwarzeneg gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Schwarzeneg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beau tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Beau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beau keeps working.

Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beau defends it well.
Beau is trying to stand back up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.

Schwarzeneg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Beau to get back to his feet.
Beau has momentary wrist control but Schwarzeneg slips an elbow through the middle.
Schwarzeneg looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzeneg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Schwarzeneg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beau sprawls well initially but Schwarzeneg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Schwarzeneg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schwarzeneg.
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. Schwarzeneg connects with a nice short shot to Beau's temple.

Schwarzeneg seems to be working for a kimura but Beau defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg decides to return to a standing position.
Beau throws a combination that misses

and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into side control.
Beau is looking to get back to his feet here but Schwarzeneg is keeping cool and he's managed to take Beau's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beau trying to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg is in full control for now.
Schwarzeneg controlling the position well here. Beau rolled but Schwarzeneg kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Schwarzeneg lands a shot to the head.

Beau defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schwarzeneg's arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Beau tries to escape but Schwarzeneg has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Schwarzeneg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beau is trying to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg has full control of the position and if anything, Beau has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Schwarzeneg looking for the RNC.
Beau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beau just trying to survive but Schwarzeneg is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Schwarzeneg is persistently looking for the submission but Beau is defending it well.
Schwarzeneg struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beau looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Schwarzeneg is landing with strikes from the back.
Beau wants to get back to his feet.
Beau tries to break free.
Beau is trying to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg has full control of the position and if anything, Beau has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Schwarzeneg is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beau wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to get the hooks in deep but Beau pushed the leg off.
Schwarzeneg lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Schwarzeneg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Schwarzeneg leaves Beau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg is looking to counter the offense by Beau and move into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beau.

Schwarzeneg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beau is looking to escape.
Schwarzeneg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Schwarzeneg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beau's face.

Schwarzeneg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Beau is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Beau and Schwarzeneg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Schwarzeneg working the ground and pound from side control.
Beau tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Schwarzeneg easily slips into full mount!
Schwarzeneg controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Schwarzeneg won't let Beau get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Schwarzeneg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beau's face.
Schwarzeneg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beau can do to turn this around?
Beau is looking to improve his position but Schwarzeneg isn't that keen on the idea.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the full mount.
Beau is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beau is looking to get to half guard.

Schwarzeneg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Beau has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schwarzeneg lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beau is looking to improve his position but Schwarzeneg isn't that keen on the idea.
Schwarzeneg landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg raining down shots from the mount!

Schwarzeneg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Schwarzeneg with good strikes from the mount here!
Schwarzeneg raining down hammerfists from mount.

Schwarzeneg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Beau working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Beau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Beau is rocked!

Schwarzeneg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schwarzeneg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beau is still in real trouble! Can Schwarzeneg finish him?
Roger Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beau is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Beau seems to have recovered his senses.
Schwarzeneg looking to control but Beau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Schwarzeneg has isolated one of Beau's arms. Beau looking to fight him off but Schwarzeneg twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Schwarzeneg!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music. Bittor Xavier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ce
vs
Xavier

168 cm
26
181 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
49
181 lbs
44 - 51 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Ce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ce misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Ce lands with a nice combination. Xavier backs away looking to recover.
Ce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ce throws a combination that misses
and Xavier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xavier.
Ce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Xavier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Xavier lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xavier is aware though and is defending well.
Xavier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ce swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ce 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.
Xavier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xavier wants to get up but he can't break Ce's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Xavier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Xavier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xavier defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ce keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ce keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.

Ce looking for a guillotine here but Xavier defends easily.
Ce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ce is on top in guard.

Xavier keeping full guard, as Ce tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Ce from controlling successfully.

Xavier has his foot on Ce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ce works his way back into a safe position though.
Xavier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xavier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Xavier wants to improve his position but instead Ce has moved into half guard.
Xavier wants to control but Ce is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Xavier looking for submissions off his back.

Ce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xavier has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xavier sees it coming and defends easily.
Xavier is trying to get back to full guard.
Xavier misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Ce is looking for a kimura here.
Ce trying to control the action but Xavier is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xavier trying to hold on to Ce's head to control him but Ce postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Ce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ce is looking to clinch but Xavier is avoiding it.

Ce gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Xavier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ce is on top in guard.

Ce trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Sun Ce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xavier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xavier can do to turn this around?

Ce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xavier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ce has managed to get both his arms back between Xavier's legs - danger averted.
Ce is looking to work some ground and pound but Xavier has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ce trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Xavier thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Xavier has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ce is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Xavier.

Ce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Ce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ce wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xavier wants to control but Ce postures up.

Ce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Xavier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ce is looking to take a break and control but Xavier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Xavier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ce tries for a kimura but Xavier is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ce in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Xavier is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sun Ce!
Sun Ce thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Söderlund
vs
Anstey

185 cm
33
181 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

175 cm
37
178 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey walks into a straight right hand from Söderlund.
Söderlund avoids the head kick by Anstey.
Söderlund looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Söderlund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anstey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anstey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anstey moves out of range as Söderlund throws a body kick.
Anstey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mats Söderlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Söderlund slips under a jab.
Anstey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Söderlund's head.
Söderlund lands a nice looking body shot.
Söderlund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anstey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey connects with an inside leg kick.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Söderlund missing with a left hand there. Anstey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Söderlund walks into a jab.
Söderlund takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Anstey misses.
Söderlund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Söderlund scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Söderlund - just one landing.
Anstey shoots for a takedown but Söderlund saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Söderlund is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Söderlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Söderlund misses with a hook
and Söderlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Söderlund lands a big uppercut and Anstey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anstey looks OK. Söderlund waves Anstey back to his feet!

Anstey is rocked!
Söderlund cracks Anstey with a left hook right on the temple and Anstey goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Söderlund lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Anstey is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mats Söderlund!
Mats Söderlund retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mats Söderlund thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.