BFT-496: Kampmann vs Pol III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vasara
vs
Aoki

174 cm
47
163 lbs
30 - 35 - 0

173 cm
27
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast

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 30 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vasara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vasara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.

Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Vasara can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to control Aoki 's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Vasara seems a little lost for a moment, as Aoki dominates the positioning.

Aoki stands up.
Vasara swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.

Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Aoki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasara is avoiding damage well.

Aoki decides to stand back up. Aoki steps back and let's Vasara get back to his feet.
Vasara closes the distance but Aoki moves to the side
and Aoki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aoki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aoki 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Vasara is defending the position.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aoki in particular looking to stall.
Vasara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki moves into full mount! Vasara won't be happy about that!

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.
Aoki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasara's face.
Aoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aoki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasara hang on?
Aoki working the ground and pound effectively.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki working Vasara over with strikes here.
Vasara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Aoki dominated that round.
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.

Vasara is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Vasara sets himself, and Aoki steps forward looking for the clinch! Vasara avoids it this time.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Aoki looks to move away, Vasara throws a big counter combo but Aoki just gets out of the way.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Aoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vasara on his heels. He'll look to pass Vasara's guard now, I'm sure.
Aoki is standing up over Vasara. Vasara looks to escape but Aoki dives into side control.

Aoki tries for a kimura but Vasara is defending well.

Aoki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vasara to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasara sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Aoki stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasara sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aoki working the head and body with strikes.
Aoki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aoki is landing with some decent strikes but Vasara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a big shot there that rocks Vasara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aoki controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Aoki 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.
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki landing strikes from the mount.
Aoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki breaks from Vasara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aoki controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Aoki .
Aoki lands a big shot there that rocks Vasara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aoki with a couple of short strikes.
Aoki content just to control the position here.

Aoki working for a submission but Vasara is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A low kick from Vasara is predictable there

and Aoki counters with a takedown into side control.
Aoki controls the position.

Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasara is defending well.
Aoki advances nicely into full mount.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Aoki .

Aoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Vasara frees his head quite easily.
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shinya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki get's back to his feet.

Aoki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aoki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vasara's legs.
Aoki scoring with punches from side control.
Vasara is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki landing strikes.
Vasara is trying to escape the position but Aoki is controlling the position.
Sami Vasara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki landing a few strikes.
Vasara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki controlling the position.
Shinya Aoki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aoki working the head and body with strikes.

Vasara is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinya Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aoki 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinya Aoki !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Kothciushco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kothciushco
vs
Jokinen

200 cm
38
250 lbs
23 - 29 - 0

201 cm
35
240 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Kothciushco misses with a low kick.
Kothciushco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kothciushco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kothciushco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Sloppy strikes from Kothciushco. Those never looked like landing.
Kothciushco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.

Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jokinen up against the cage.
Jokinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kothciushco has double underhooks.
Jokinen avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Jokinen has had enough of the clinch but Kothciushco keeps him there for the moment.
Jokinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kothciushco has double underhooks.
Kothciushco throws a head punch that misses.
Kothciushco tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Kothciushco throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Kothciushco throws an elbow but it misses.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Kothciushco.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Kothciushco misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kothciushco.
It looked like Kothciushco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jokinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Kothciushco takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Kothciushco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kothciushco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kothciushco misses with a left hand
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kothciushco momentarily.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kothciushco was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a head shot.

Kothciushco is rocked!
Kothciushco gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jokinen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oswald Jokinen!
A very excited looking Oswald Jokinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceoghan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disciples of Power - Born Unto Death. Ceoghan Cartwright told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

El Toro
vs
Cartwright

178 cm
39
196 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

188 cm
32
195 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ceoghan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cartwright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in El Toro's half guard.
El Toro won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
El Toro is trying to stand.
Cartwright passes to side control.
El Toro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cartwright is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Cartwright are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear El Toro down.
Cartwright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cartwright working the head with strikes.
Cartwright trying to control the position but El Toro is working away.
Cartwright lands a nice forearm strike.
Cartwright throws an elbow but El Toro slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cartwright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cartwright cracks El Toro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cartwright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
El Toro wants to get back to his feet.
Cartwright landing strikes.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear El Toro down.
El Toro wants to get back to his feet but Cartwright drags him back down.

El Toro tries to escape back to his feet but Cartwright has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got El Toro's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! El Toro is tapping! Cartwright saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ceoghan Cartwright!
A very excited looking Ceoghan Cartwright made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Byczynski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Maellard
vs
Byczynski

183 cm
32
188 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

202 cm
28
202 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maellard rushes Byczynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maellard working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maellard slows down the pace here.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maellard looking to stall.
Maellard throws a head punch that misses.
Maellard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Byczynski.
Maellard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Byczynski up against the cage.
Maellard lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Maellard.
Maellard blocks an uppercut.
Maellard scores with a hook to the body.
Maellard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byczynskis head.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Maellard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maellard blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Byczynski misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maellard tries to stall but Byczynski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byczynski tries to stall but Maellard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maellard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maellard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maellard.
Byczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maellard backwards.
Byczynski prevents a body shot from Maellard.
A nice left hand lands by Maellard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Maellard is blocking nicely.
Maellard cracks Byczynski with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Maellard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maellard.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Maellard tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maellard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Byczynski up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maellard fails to land.
Byczynski tries to break the clinch but Maellard is controlling the position.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maellard.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
Byczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Byczynski is keeping busy.
Byczynski working aggressively here.
Byczynski lands a body punch.
Maellard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Maellard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maellard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Maellard avoids the damage to the body.
Maellard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byczynski being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byczynski.
Maellard has a couple of punches blocked by Byczynski.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Byczynski avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
Maellard avoids a wild elbow strike from Byczynski.
Maellard struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard lands with a right to the head.
Maellard lands a shot to the body.
Maellard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Byczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maellard lands a hook that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maellard tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byczynski lands an uppercut.
Byczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maellard throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byczynski throws an elbow but misses.
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
Byczynski has Maellard pressed against the cage, preventing Maellard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pops Maellard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maellard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byczynski, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byczynski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byczynski.
Maellard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byczynski.
Maellard swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski stalling in the clinch but Maellard improves position.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maellard misses with the head strike.
A short right from Byczynski on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maellard - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Byczynski to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard tries to stall but Byczynski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maellard tries a body shot but Byczynski blocks it.
Byczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maellards head.
Maellard tries a body shot but Byczynski blocks it.
Byczynski taking a breather.
Byczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maellard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maellard.
Maellard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Maellard gets an underhook and turns Byczynski into the cage.
Maellard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maellard scores with a shot to the side of Byczynski's head.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Maellard slowing the pace effectively.
Maellard slows down the pace here.
Maellard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Maellard controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maellard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maellard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byczynski can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Byczynski prevents a body shot from Maellard.
Maellard misses with some punches.
Maellard managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Maellard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byczynski lands an elbow just above Maellard 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maellard tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Maellard.
Maellard controlling the action here for a moment.
Byczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard lands a body shot.
Byczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Maellard.
Maellard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byczynski.
Maellard leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Byczynski.
Maellard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maellard backwards.
Maellard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maellard fails to land.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
Maellard prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maellard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maellard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byczynski misses with some punches.
Byczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maellard is keeping busy.
Maellard tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maellard lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Maellard misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski trying to control the position but instead, Maellard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Byczynski into the cage.
Byczynski working aggressively here.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
Maellard stalling in the clinch but Byczynski improves position.
Byczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Maellard blocks an uppercut.
Byczynski lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jari Byczynski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maellard tries to clinch up.
Maellard misses with a series of wild punches.
Maellard cracks Byczynski with a good jab.
Maellard throws a hook to the side of Byczynski's head but Byczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Byczynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maellard moves away.
Byczynski throws a looping overhand right but Maellard ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Maellard.

Maellard gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Byczynski avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
Maellard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byczynski or not.
A short uppercut from Maellard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byczynski.
Maellard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maellard working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maellard.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Maellard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maellard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maellard throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Maellard.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Maellard struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Maellard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maellard misses with a body punch.
Maellard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maellard misses with a punch to the body.
Maellard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maellard is working Byczynski over against the cage.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maellard swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Maellard as the two fighters clinch.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Maellard gets through Byczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maellard stalling in the clinch but Byczynski improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maellard lands a nice uppercut.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maellard.
Maellard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maellard scores with a shoulder strike.
Maellard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Byczynski up against the cage.
Byczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maellard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byczynski.
A short right from Maellard.
Byczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maellard up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Byczynski fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maellard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Byczynski finds it's way through Maellard's defenses.
Byczynski misses with a left hand
and Maellard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard works Byczynski's body with a nice hook.
Byczynski is looking to clinch.
Byczynski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byczynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byczynski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Byczynski is rocked!
Maellard closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Byczynski! Maellard dives in looking to finish! Byczynski is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pops Maellard!
A relieved looking Pops Maellard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rokka
vs
Lynn

188 cm
38
197 lbs
36 - 23 - 0

194 cm
42
189 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn catches Rokka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rokka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Lynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lynn misses with a head kick.
Lynn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rokka on the side of the head.
Rokka throws a body punch but Lynn moves out of range.
Rokka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lynn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Lynn!
A relieved looking Russell Lynn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kampmann
vs
Pol

183 cm
36
167 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

175 cm
37
165 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Van Pol!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann blocks a head kick by Pol.
Kampmann throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pol to counter with a crisp jab.
Pol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pol cracks Kampmann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kampmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kampmann moves into the clinch successfully.

Pol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kampmann controlling the action here for a moment.
Pol fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pol pulls guard.
Kampmann wants to pass the guard but Pol is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kampmann is one step ahead there.
Kampmann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pol is looking to stand up but Kampmann isn't so interested in that idea.
Kampmann wanted to stand there but Pol had control of the position.
Pol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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.

Pol stands up from half guard.
Kampmann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pol throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pol throws a head kick but Kampmann moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pol.
Kampmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pol is looking to land body kicks.
Kampmann throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Van Pol has been cut.
Pol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kampmann moves away.
Kampmann checks a low kick from Pol.
Kampmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kampmann looks to land a left hand but Pol moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Kampmann.
Pol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kampmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Pol finds it's way through Kampmann's defenses.
Pol has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pol tries to clinch but Kampmann moves away
and Kampmann counters with a low kick, right behind Pol 's knee.
Kampmann looks to land a combination. Pol sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kampmann blocks a head kick by Pol.
Kampmann cracks Pol with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pol throws a lazy uppercut
and Kampmann counters with a crisp right that sends Pol to the canvas! Kampmann follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Kampmann!
Martin Kampmann retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Martin Kampmann, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.