MMANIAK 43 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dangerous Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangerous Jr has chosen TNT - ACDC as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Junior Dos Santos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Junior Dos Santos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dos Santos
vs
Dangerous Jr

196 cm
23
172 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Dangerous Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dangerous Jr misses the jab.
Dangerous Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Dangerous Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos defending well as Dangerous Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Dangerous Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Dangerous Jr is quick to defend against it.
Danga de danga de dang - Dangerous Jr scores with a four punch combination!

Junior Dos Santos's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Dangerous Jr catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.
Dangerous Jr cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Dangerous Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
A cross from Dangerous Jr lands.

Junior Dos Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dangerous Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dos Santos is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr drops Dos Santos with a naaaaasty hook - Dos Santos is in real trouble here! Dangerous Jr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Dangerous Jr!
Our winner, Johnny Dangerous Jr, 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.

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A

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 Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu's entrance music is Kyamadu. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fogomayu
vs
Strikes

180 cm
29
185 lbs
16 - 10 - 2

186 cm
49
180 lbs
43 - 40 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

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 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 40 - 2, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Strikes

and Fogomayu counters with a shoot takedown. Strikes fights it but they end up in guard.
Fogomayu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fogomayu looking to pass the guard.
Fogomayu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fogomayu content to stall in guard here.
Strikes is trying to control the position but Fogomayu postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fogomayu stands up over Strikes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fogomayu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strikes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fogomayu 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.
Strikes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fogomayu controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fogomayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strikes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fogomayu tries to land a front kick but Strikes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strikes just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fogomayu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick and Fogomayu moves out of range easily.
Strikes misses the body punch

and Fogomayu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Fogomayu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strikes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fogomayu.
Fogomayu content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes wants to control but Fogomayu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fogomayu drops an elbow to the side of Strikes's head.
Strikes trying to control here.
Fogomayu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strikes tries to roll over but Fogomayu keeps him under control.
Fogomayu working Strikes over with strikes.
Fogomayu is nestled in close to Strikes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been informed that Strikes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fogomayu not doing much here.
Fogomayu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strikes is trying to control but can't.
Fogomayu winds up and cracks Strikes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fogomayu lands a really nice looking cross but Strikes seems unphased.
Strikes misses with a body punch
and Fogomayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strikes wants to clinch but Fogomayu slips to the side
and Fogomayu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fogomayu throws out a powerful jab.
Strikes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Strikes!
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes tries for a takedown but Fogomayu circles away easily
and Fogomayu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fogomayu blocks a head kick by Strikes.
Strikes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fogomayu. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fogomayu lands a jab to Strikes's midsection.
Strikes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fogomayu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fogomayu scores with a sloppy right hand. Strikes should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fogomayu - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strikes is looking to clinch but Fogomayu is avoiding it.
Fogomayu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strikes takes one to the chin there.
Fogomayu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strikes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strikes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fogomayu counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogomayu is looking to slow Strikes down with leg kicks.
Strikes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fogomayu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fogomayu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fogomayu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fogomayu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Fogomayu. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strikes doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Fogomayu tenderised Strikes's leg. Strikes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Fogomayu lands.

That has opened up Carlos Strikes's cut even more.
Carlos Strikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fogomayu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strikes. That did some damage!
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fogomayu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fogomayu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fogomayu is chipping away with strikes.
Strikes is trying to improve his position.
Strikes seems a little lost for a moment, as Fogomayu dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Fogomayu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Strikes's face as Fogomayu controls the position.
Fogomayu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Strikes some visible discomfort.

The cut above Carlos Strikes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fogomayu lands some shots froms side control.
Fogomayu working the body and head with strikes.

Carlos Strikes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Strikes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kwiwan Fogomayu!
After winning the bout, Kwiwan Fogomayu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avila Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. Alvarez has chosen Barbarian by The Darkness as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mankowski
vs
Alvarez

180 cm
28
179 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mankowski.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mankowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mankowski stops Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mankowski.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Mankowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Mankowski there.
Mankowski prevents Alvarez from standing back up.
Mankowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mankowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Mankowski eventually gives up the hold.
Mankowski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alvarez to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mankowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mankowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mankowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Mankowski won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Mankowski defends easily.
Mankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski distracts Alvarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mankowski defends well.
Mankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mankowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mankowski has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Mankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.

Mankowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.

Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mankowski with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez can't keep his opponent in guard - Mankowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez has hold of Mankowski's hands but Mankowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Mankowski is looking for a kimura here.
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. Mankowski connects with a nice short shot to Alvarez's temple.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Mankowski is controlling him well.
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mankowski throwing strikes but missing.
Mankowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Mankowski defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mankowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mankowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Mankowski from controlling successfully.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Mankowski defends it easily.

Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mankowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Mankowski pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Mankowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mankowski has a takedown stuffed.
Mankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvarez lands a nice short elbow.
Mankowski gets back to full guard.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez works over Mankowski with some ground and pound from guard.

Mankowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Mankowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.

Mankowski with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Mankowski off! Mankowski jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
Mankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mankowski postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Mankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mankowski.
Mankowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Alvarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mankowski defends it easily.
Mankowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Mankowski throwing strikes but missing.

Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Mankowski pushes his legs off easily.

Mankowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mankowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mankowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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

Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mankowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alvarez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mankowski is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mankowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez tries to work over Mankowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Alvarez.

Mankowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.

Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mankowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Mankowski's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Mankowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvarez is aware though and is defending well.
Mankowski wants to sweep but no luck.

Mankowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alvarez distracts Mankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avila Alvarez 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!

Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Mankowski pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mankowski did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mankowski actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
Mankowski is trying to control but can't.
Mankowski tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mankowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mankowski punching from the bottom.

Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mankowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mankowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Mankowski's head.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Mankowski's hands, connecting with Mankowski's forehead.

Alvarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mankowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Mankowski looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.

Alvarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mankowski punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is nestled in close to Mankowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvarez lands a nice short elbow.

Mankowski looking for submissions off his back.

Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Alvarez is working for a kimura but Mankowski is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mankowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez works over Mankowski with some ground and pound from guard.

Mankowski pushes a forearm under Alvarez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alvarez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Mankowski!
After the big win, Borys Mankowski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RAGS of a RONIN and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Avila Alvarez was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Sober. 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.

West
vs
Maul

187 cm
33
168 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

180 cm
31
182 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Dauntless

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. West eats them both and turns towards Maul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Maul looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
West tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maul manages to circle out of the way.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul scores with a jab.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Maul looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West throws a nice head kick!
West lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maul stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
Maul lands a jab to the head.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Maul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maul looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Maul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul slips a jab from West.
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Maul, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

West shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maul napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul struggling a bit here.
Maul is not content to let West control the position.
You can see the frustration on Maul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maul is looking to regain half guard here but West keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul wants to get back to his feet but West drags him back down.

West tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maul is trying to improve his position.
Maul regains half guard.
Maul is staying active underneath West, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maul trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maul manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Maul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
West trying to control but Maul is working from the bottom.
Maul wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Maul.
West slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
West looking to land some kicks to the body here.

West drives through and clinches with Maul against the cage.
Maul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maul is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

West tries to clinch up but Maul circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Maul misses.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by West misses
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
West staying out of range there.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

West takes the fight into the clinch.
Maul wants to break free but West has control.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul stalling the fight.

Maul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul throws a shot to the body.
Maul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul misses with a looping left.
West tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
It seemed like Maul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Paul Maul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul stuffs the takedown.
West throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West misses with a takedown
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maul.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West slips a straight right by Maul.
West slips under a jab.
Maul with a jab.
Maul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maul tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

West moves into range and clinches up with Maul.
West being controlled against the cage.
West is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Maul catches West right on the button with a cross.
Maul cracks West with an open hand slap.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maul defends well and West ends up having to push Maul into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
West throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maul connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West staying out of range there.
Maul lands a slapping body shot.
Maul throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maul throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Maul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maul catches West with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maul misses with a straight right.
Maul throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Maul throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West walks into a straight right hand from Maul.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Paul Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West avoids the body shot from Maul.
Maul misses with a hook
and West counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maul blocks a head kick by West.
West is looking to clinch.
Maul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense.
Maul's jab looks to have found its range, popping West under the eye.
West staying out of range there.
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West dodges the punch combination from Maul.
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maul defends it nicely.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Maul catches West right on the button with a cross.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maul looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.

Maul tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
West is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.

Maul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Maul sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West fails with the takedown.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maul misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Maul digs a good hook to West's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West slips under a jab.
West slips under a jab from Maul.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West tries for a takedown but Maul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
West walks into a jab.
West avoids the body shot from Maul.
West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maul misses with a straight right.
West throwing a counter right hand but Maul manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
West throws a series of punches but Maul moves out of range.
West tries to clinch up.

West closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maul quickly recovers to half guard.

Maul manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wayde West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayde West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Maul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paul Maul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Maul.
West ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maul, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul jabs West right on the nose. West blinks but takes it well.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West is looking for a counter combo.
West moves to clinch but Maul breaks away
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to move into range but Maul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
West staying out of range there.
Maul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
West shoots for a takedown but Maul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
West shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense.
Maul misses with a head kick.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maul.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. Maul catches West right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Maul!
Paul Maul managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Granite Breaker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lang
vs
Koreshkov

175 cm
28
169 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

176 cm
31
179 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koreshkov.
Lang scores with a nice strike.
Lang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koreshkov.
A big left from Lang misses.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koreshkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koreshkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Koreshkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Lang takes the fight into the clinch.
Koreshkov jumps guard but Lang stands there with Koreshkov around his waist. Koreshkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lang pushes Koreshkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lang pushes Koreshkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koreshkov looking for a takedown.
David Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Koreshkov.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Koreshkov backwards.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Koreshkov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Lang.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Koreshkov looks winded!
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lang.
Lang is working Koreshkov over against the cage.
Koreshkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lang is working Koreshkov over against the cage.
Koreshkov is working for takedown but Lang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koreshkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lang after a bit of a struggle.
Lang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Koreshkov goes for a takedown attempt but Lang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Alexander Koreshkov has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lang.

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

Koreshkov is rocked!
Koreshkov fails with the takedown.
As Koreshkov tries to get set, Lang tries to push him back and clinch up but Koreshkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Koreshkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Koreshkov walks straight into a right hand from Lang - that's dropped him! Lang jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Koreshkov from any more punishment! Koreshkov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Lang!
David Lang is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, David Lang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.