TROID - Revival 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kraken
vs
Davis

178 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 London, Samuel Kraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kraken closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Kraken wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraken is working hard here to advance position.
Kraken trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to stand up but Kraken is controlling him.
Kraken tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis throws a body punch but Kraken moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Kraken does no damage.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis misses with a combination

and Kraken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraken.
Kraken is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kraken passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davis!
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Davis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken lands a big shot there that rocks Davis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kraken looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Davis looks gassed!
Kraken working Davis over with strikes here.
Kraken unloading with bombs!
Kraken lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraken landing strikes from the mount.
Davis is trying to stand up.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Kraken's attempts to control the action.
Davis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken lands a nice shot to the head.
Kraken breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kraken controlling from the full mount.
Davis really wants to buck Kraken off and get back to his feet.
Kraken looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kraken landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraken looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kraken with the ground and pound from mount.
Kraken controlling the pace for now.
Kraken dominating with strikes here.

Davis tries to buck Kraken off so he can stand up but Kraken has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Davis falls backwards, slamming Kraken to the mat but Kraken holds on tight! Davis is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Kraken!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pterion Sinistra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Byford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pterion Sinistra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sinistra
vs
Byford

178 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pterion Sinistra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Byford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinistra has managed to clinch.

Byford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

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

Byford is rocked!

It looks like Peter Byford has been cut.
Sinistra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinistra tries to bum rush Byford with a series of wild strikes but Byford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sinistra drops Byford with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Byford looks back up at him and smiles so Sinistra waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Byford is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinistra finish him?

Byford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinistra is looking for a sweep.
Byford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Byford seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinistra is looking to regain half guard here but Byford keeps moving and retains side control.
Sinistra pushes Byford away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Byford gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Byford grinds an elbow into Sinistra's temple.
Sinistra parries the strikes from Byford easily there. Byford is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sinistra to escape.
Byford working away.
Byford in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistra is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Byford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Byford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sinistra down.
Byford looks up at the clock and then as Sinistra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Byford smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Byford cracks Sinistra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinistra taking a bit of punishment here - Byford scoring with strikes.
Byford tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sinistra's legs.
Byford working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinistra keeps Byford under control for a moment.
An elbow from Byford crashes against the mat.
Byford tries to score with some ground and pound. Sinistra controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sinistra is trying to buck Byford off.
Byford cracks Sinistra with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Byford connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sinistra some visible discomfort.
Byford scores with punches from side control.
Sinistra is looking for a sweep.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Byford looks gassed!
Byford creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sinistra sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Byford throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Byford stands up.
Sinistra Rushes Byford and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Byford is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sinistra Piles on the pressure and Byford crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pterion Sinistra!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Highway To Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dean Winchester enters the cage!

Lynch
vs
Winchester

197 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winchester throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Winchester has managed to clinch.
Winchester is stalling here.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winchester avoiding damage.
Winchester tries to pull guard but Lynch won't allow it.
Winchester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Winchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Winchester saw that one coming.
Lynch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winchester counters with a thumping low kick.

Winchester takes the fight into the clinch.

Winchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winchester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winchester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winchester missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynch lands a jab-cross combination.
Danny Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winchester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch scores with a counter punch that sends Winchester to the canvas! Lynch smells blood - he's punishing Winchester with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Winchester has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Lynch!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Basara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Basara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem feat. Rihanna-I love the way u lie. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - Another one bites the dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Edward Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luka Basara's chin.

Basara
vs
Jackson

200 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
227 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Basara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Basara throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Basara circles away.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.

Basara closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Basara walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Basara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basara shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Basara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Basara off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Basara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a swing at Basara's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edward Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Basara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Basara jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Basara around his waist. Basara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Basara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.

Basara closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Basara is controlling the position.
Jackson wants a takedown.

Basara successfully pulls guard.

Jackson stands up from Basara's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Basara's shoulder, as Basara tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Basara misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Basara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Basara goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basara shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Basara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Basara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Basara lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Basara counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Basara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Basara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Basara stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson wants to clinch but Basara slips to the side
and Basara counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Basara.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Basara pushes him off.
Basara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Basara somewhat.

That's four 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.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Basara saw that one coming.

Basara pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Basara uses from the top position.
Basara wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

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

Jackson is working an open guard so Basara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Basara closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Basara pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch but Basara slips to the side

and Basara counters by clinching up.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Basara stalls.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Basara won't allow it.

Basara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Basara moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basara dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Basara's head and hops out.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Basara counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Basara counters by moving into the clinch.
Basara tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Basara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Basara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basara closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Basara pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a combination that misses

and Basara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Basara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Basara fails to pull guard.

Basara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Basara's ribcage but misses.
Basara shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Basara shoots in.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Basara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Basara trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basara is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Basara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Basara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Basara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Basara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Basara from controlling successfully.
Basara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.
Basara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Basara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Basara counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Basara just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Basara dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Basara lands a high kick!
Jackson closes the distance but Basara moves to the side
and Basara counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Basara shoots in.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basara.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Basara shoots in.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Basara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a combination. Basara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basara scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Basara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Basara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Basara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basara counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Basara darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Basara tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Basara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Basara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Basara fails with the takedown.
Jackson lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basara counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Basara to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Basara counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Basara prevents a takedown attempt there.

Basara breaks the clinch.
Basara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Basara gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson wants to clinch but Basara slips to the side
and Basara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luka Basara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Basara has managed to clinch.
Basara slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basara prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Basara stalling.
Luka Basara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Basara manages to break the clinch.

That's four 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.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Basara.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Basara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Basara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Basara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basara counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson cracks Basara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Basara counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Edward Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Basara counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Basara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Basara 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Basara!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jaec caturan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

caturan
vs
Jones

180 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, jaec caturan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

caturan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but caturan is controlling him
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with caturan in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
caturan throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent caturan from advancing to side control.
caturan stalling.

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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let caturan control the position.
caturan is controlling the pace.

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.
Jones is controlling caturan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones tries to land a leg kick but caturan saw it coming and moves away.
Jones wants to slow caturan down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
caturan tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from caturan, against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
caturan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
caturan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jaec caturan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

caturan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
caturan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings caturan.
caturan looks to clinch

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. caturan fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
caturan is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
caturan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
caturan defending against the ground and pound.
caturan parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable caturan to escape.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones wants to control but caturan is keeping him busy.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
caturan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
caturan parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable caturan to escape.
caturan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but caturan is working from the bottom.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. caturan defending well though.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. caturan defending well though.
Jones is looking to advance position but caturan won't allow it.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
caturan is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

caturan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
caturan is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
caturan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
caturan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones works his way into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
caturan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
caturan is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but caturan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two 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.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jones clinches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but caturan has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but caturan has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but caturan has him pressed against the cage.
caturan is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
caturan prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but caturan regains guard immediately.
Vince Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
caturan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. caturan won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
caturan is trying to improve his position.
caturan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
caturan is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is working caturan over with some ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunk Splitso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Splitso
vs
Abbas

165 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
171 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chunk Splitso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Abbas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Splitso moves in looking to clinch but Abbas pushes him off.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.

Abbas 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.
Splitso wants to stand but Abbas is controlling the position.
Splitso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbas on the ground.

Abbas drops back looking for a leg! Splitso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Splitso manages to kick Abbas off! Abbas jumps back into Splitso's guard.
Splitso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abbas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abbas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abbas won't allow Splitso to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Abbas gets a takedown into half guard.
Abbas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Splitso is trying to stand up here but Abbas is controlling him well.
Abbas tries to pass to full mount but Splitso defends it.
Abbas moves into full mount! Splitso won't be happy about that!
Splitso squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Splitso is breathing heavily.

Abbas looking to isolate an arm here. Splitso doesn't see it coming and as Abbas extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Abbas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nino Abbas!