Hilowars No13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Send (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehide Nakatani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Send
vs
Nakatani

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing (SALE)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Send!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takehide Nakatani!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Send misses the shot to the body.
Send looks to land a combination but Nakatani avoids it well.
Send tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakatani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Send throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakatani fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Send.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Send looks to land a right hand but Nakatani moved out of range.

Nakatani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nakatani lands in his opponent's guard.

Nakatani 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 one minute gone in the round.
Send controls Nakatani momentarily but Nakatani frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

Send looking for a guillotine here but Nakatani defends easily.
Send is trying to control the position but Nakatani postures up.
Nakatani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Send knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakatani on the ground.
Send striking off his back but it's not causing Nakatani any problems.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakatani looks for a takedown but Send sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Send tries to clinch up.
Nakatani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Send as he avoids it easily.
Rico Send has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehide Nakatani.
Send misses with a takedown attempt

and Nakatani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Send is looking for a sweep. Nakatani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Send is breathing heavily.

Nakatani is trying to work for a kimura but Send is defending well.

Nakatani is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Send defends it well.

Nakatani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Nakatani has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Send defend it? Nakatani steps over the head and cranks it - Send is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nakatani!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takehide Nakatani!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Dervon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dervon
vs
Bonanza

185 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tod Dervon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dervon misses with a wild combination.

Bonanza drives through and clinches with Dervon against the ropes.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.

It looks like Tod Dervon has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Dervon's ribcage.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dervon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dervon is breathing heavily.
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!
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervon won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza scores a nice knee to the body.
Dervon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonanza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Dervon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dervon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Dervon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Bonanza misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but Dervon blocks with his arms.
Bonanza looking to throw knees to the head but Dervon is blocking nicely.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike from Bonanza.
Bonanza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dervon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonanza prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dervon avoids the elbow strike from Bonanza, against the ropes.
Dervon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza missing with knees to the body.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dervon is trying to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling him.
Dervon tries to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling the position.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza working Dervon over with knees to the body.
Bonanza prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.
Bonanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Dervon avoids the damage to the body.
Dervon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Dervon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bonanza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dervon's brow.
Dervon can't break the clinch.
Dervon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervon won't want to take too many of those.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dervon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dervon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dervon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonanza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonanza has Dervon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dervon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Dervon avoids the elbow strike from Bonanza, against the ropes.
Bonanza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dervon's efforts to push away.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bonanza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dervon's brow.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Dervon is trying to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling him.

That's six 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.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dervon avoids the elbow strike from Bonanza, against the ropes.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Bonanza lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dervon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Dervon tries to circle away but Bonanza has him pinned against the ropes.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonanza misses with an elbow strike.
Bonanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dervon tries to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling the position.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bonanza throws an elbow but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but Dervon blocks it.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dervon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dervon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Dervon is trying to break the clinch but Bonanza has him pressed against the ropes.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonanza missing with knees to the body.
Dervon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dervon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's eight 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.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza missing with knees to the body.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dervon avoids it.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bonanza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dervon's brow.
Dervon avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonanza.
Bonanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bonanza misses with an elbow strike.
Bonanza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dervon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dervon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonanza misses with an elbow strike.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dervon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervon is defending well for now.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dervon avoids it.
Bonanza looking to throw knees to the head but Dervon is blocking nicely.
Dervon wants to break free but Bonanza has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonanza.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonanza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dervon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dervon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dervon wants to break free but Bonanza has control.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Bonanza misses with an elbow strike.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Bonanza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tod Dervon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No joy there for Dervon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dervon looks to land a combination but Bonanza avoids it well.

Bonanza rushes Dervon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervon won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dervon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonanza.
Dervon working hard to break the clinch.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Dervon can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Dervon takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Dervon is trying to break free.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Dervon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonanza misses with a knee strike.
Dervon is trying to break free.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Dervon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dervon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonanza throws an elbow that misses.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.
Bonanza misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dervon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Bonanza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dervon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Eduardo Bonanza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Bonanza has Dervon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dervon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it misses.
Dervon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dervon is trying to force a seperation but Bonanza has the dominant position.
Dervon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonanza.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bonanza throws an elbow but misses.
Bonanza keeps control of Dervon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dervon is trying to force a seperation but Bonanza has the dominant position.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dervon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Dervon tries to break free but Bonanza pushes him back against the ropes.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Bonanza misses with an elbow strike.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Dervon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Dervon shrugs off.
Dervon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dervon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonanza prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dervon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonanza has him pressed against the ropes.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Dervon working hard to break the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dervon's defenses.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Bonanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dervon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonanza missing with knees to the body.
Bonanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dervon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dervon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dervon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Dervon 's eye.
Dervon dodges an elbow strike from Bonanza.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Dervon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dervon wants to break free but Bonanza has control.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dervon is trying to force a seperation but Bonanza has the dominant position.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervon won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Bonanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervon is defending well for now.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but Dervon blocks with his arms.
Dervon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dervon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonanza has Dervon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dervon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.

That's eight 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.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonanza looking to throw knees to the head but Dervon is blocking nicely.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dervon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dervon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dervon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonanza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonanza throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bonanza throws an elbow but misses.
Dervon blocks an elbow strike.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tod Dervon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bonanza throws an elbow but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dervon is trying to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling him.
Bonanza misses with a knee strike.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Dervon is trying to force a seperation but Bonanza has the dominant position.
Dervon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Dervon in his tracks for a moment.
Dervon tries to break free but Bonanza pushes him back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dervon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Bonanza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dervon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a nice knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dervon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonanza has him pressed against the ropes.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dervon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dervon throws a head punch that misses.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dervon misses with the head strike.
Dervon misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Bonanza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonanza 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Eduardo Bonanza!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Eduardo Bonanza!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Eduardo Bonanza!

Eduardo Bonanza wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Undercard bout

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

Burns
vs
Young

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Young.
Young fails to land the takedown.

Burns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Burns getting side control.
Young desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Burns sits in half guard.
Burns wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Young defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Burns.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burns showed some decent athleticism there.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Young is positioning himself well to prevent Burns advancing to mount.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Young preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.

Young drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Young throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Young trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns seems a little lost for a moment, as Young dominates the positioning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Young is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Young to regain half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Young is taking a breather. Burns says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Young.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burns!
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burns's face.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Young landing shots from mount.
Young is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Young jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Burns will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Young scores a takedown into full mount!
Young controlling the position easily from mount.
Jake Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
Burns taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burns takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burns manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Young seems to be looking for submissions.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young lands strikes from half guard.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young content to control rather than advance.
Young's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young is looking to stall here but Burns recovers full guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Young.
Burns throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Young.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Young scoring with strikes.
Young lands a few punches from side control.
Young is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Young to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Burns defends it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Young 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.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Burns won't allow Young to pass to mount.
Young trying to control from half guard but Burns is working away.

Burns has one foot on Young's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burns stuffs the takedown.

Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Young passes into half guard.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Young sits in half guard.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young wants to pass to mount but Burns is defending the position.
Young working Burns over with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Jake Young!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jake Young!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jake Young!

Jake Young wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Buttman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buttman's choice of entrance music: Sack Lunch. Frank Gibbons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gibbons
vs
Buttman

195 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nemesis Cage Clothing (SALE)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Buttman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttman misses with a two punch combination.
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Buttman moves away and avoids it.
Buttman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buttman. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttman scores with a body shot.
Gibbons cracks Buttman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibbons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttman counters with a leg kick.
Gibbons misses with a jab to the body
and Buttman counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buttman counters with a left to the body.
Frank Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buttman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gibbons momentarily.
Gibbons throws a sloppy body shot
and Buttman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gibbons thuds his right hand into Buttman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Buttman.
Buttman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Buttman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Gibbons misses its intended target.
Buttman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibbons lands a jab to Buttman's midsection.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibbons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gibbons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buttman.
Gibbons misses with a body shot.
Buttman blocks a jab.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buttman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buttman digs a good hook to Gibbons's body.
Buttman throws out a powerful jab.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttman.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibbons scores with a one two! Buttman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buttman works Gibbons's body with a nice hook.
Gibbons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buttman throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Buttman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gibbons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibbons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buttman to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibbons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibbons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Buttman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibbons thinking.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buttman, as that shot connected.
Buttman thows a body kick. Gibbons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buttman lands with a shot to the body.
Buttman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibbons is breathing heavily.
Buttman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buttman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Buttman moves away and avoids it.
Buttman misses with a leg kick.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buttman.

It looks like Frank Gibbons has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttman with a nice cross.
Buttman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gibbons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibbons misses with a straight right.
Gibbons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buttman lands a right hook to the body.
Buttman slips under a jab from Gibbons.
Gibbons misses with a hook.
Buttman works over Gibbons's head and body with a nice combination.
Buttman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbons if he has to take too many more of those.
Buttman throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibbons throws an overhand right that lands on Buttman's shoulder, as Buttman tries to avoid the shot.
Gibbons checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buttman scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buttman scores with a nice right hand.
Buttman jabs Gibbons right on the nose. Gibbons blinks but takes it well.
Gibbons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibbons there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Buttman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttman tests Gibbons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buttman lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buttman, as that shot connected.
Buttman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbons has time to react.
Buttman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbons lands with a good body shot.
Buttman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Buttman - just one landing.
Gibbons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buttman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buttman scores with the left hand. Gibbons knows he should have avoided that one.
Gibbons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gibbons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buttman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibbons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gibbons misses the body punch
enabling Buttman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Buttman.
A left and a right from Buttman both land. Nice combination.
Buttman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buttman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibbons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Buttman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Buttman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Gibbons misses
and Buttman counters with a nice uppercut.
Buttman with a jab.
Buttman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buttman.
Buttman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Buttman scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buttman throws a combination. Gibbons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Frank Gibbons's cut is getting worse.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buttman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buttman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbons has time to react.
Buttman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buttman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibbons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibbons takes one on the button.
Buttman connects with a nice looking jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Buttman connects with a body shot.
Buttman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibbons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gibbons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buttman throws a nice head kick!
Gibbons takes one to the chin there.
Gibbons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gibbons gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Frank Gibbons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buttman looks for the body kick but Gibbons saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Buttman.
Jab from Buttman.
Buttman scores with a punch to the head.
Buttman clobbers Gibbons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buttman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Buttman.
Buttman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibbons's hands.
Buttman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbons throws a combination that misses
and Buttman counters with a nice body shot.
Buttman thuds his right hand into Gibbons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Gibbons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buttman lands a jab to Gibbons's midsection.
Buttman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buttman stalks Gibbons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibbons's face. Gibbons staggers backwards, shaken.

Jeez, Frank Gibbons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Buttman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buttman lands a front kick.
Buttman cracks a nice hook into Gibbons's ribs.
A jab from Buttman does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Buttman.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pat Buttman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Top Mount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Peepers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mount
vs
Peepers

184 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Mount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Peepers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mount gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mount tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peepers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mount is keeping the position for now.
Peepers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peepers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mount's head.
Mount can't keep his opponent in guard - Peepers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peepers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peepers not doing much here.
Mount trying to hold on to Peepers's head to control him but Peepers postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peepers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peepers is trying to control the action in half guard but Mount is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peepers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mount throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Peepers is looking to take a break and control but Mount is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mount on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peepers is just content to waste time from the top position. Mount takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Peepers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mount manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peepers manages to get himself to full guard.
Peepers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mount. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peepers looking to control.
Peepers tries to strike from the bottom.
Mount throws a strike but Peepers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mount not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mount keeping moving, preventing Peepers from controlling successfully.
Mount throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mount tries to strike from the bottom.
Peepers trying to control but Mount is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mount gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Peepers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mount throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Peepers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mount's head.
Peepers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peepers trying to control the position from guard on top but Mount is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mount is breathing heavily.
Peepers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mount kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Peepers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mount's head.
Peepers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mount trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Peepers works over Mount with some ground and pound from guard.
Peepers with a nice head shot there.
Mount 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.
Mount keeping moving, preventing Peepers from controlling successfully.
Peepers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mount is trying to control the position but Peepers postures up.

Mount looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peepers passes into half guard.
Peepers is controlling the pace.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Peepers is trying to control. Mount wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mr Peepers.
Peepers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mount tries to keep at a distance but Peepers has taken the fight into the clinch.

Peepers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peepers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mount keeps working.
Peepers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peepers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peepers lands a nice short elbow.
Peepers is trying to control the action in half guard but Mount is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peepers blocks the strikes from Mount.
Mount wants to get back to full guard.
Mount is staying active underneath Peepers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peepers working over Mount with some ground and pound. Mount looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peepers blocks the strikes from Mount.
Peepers working the head and body with strikes.
Peepers tries to pass to full mount but Mount defends it.
Mount has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peepers is working away from the top position though.
Peepers tries to pass to full mount but Mount defends it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Peepers moves into full mount! Mount won't be happy about that!
Peepers with shots to the head and body - Mount looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peepers lands a nice shot to the head.
Peepers lands a heavy elbow.
Mount flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Peepers controlling the position easily from mount.
Mount tries to reverse the position but Peepers maintains control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mount that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peepers with a couple of short strikes.
Peepers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mount looks a forlorn figure.
Peepers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mount?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peepers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peepers lands a big elbow.
Peepers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peepers controlling the pace for now.
Peepers landing strikes from the mount and Mount is in trouble!
Peepers controlling from the full mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Peepers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peepers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peepers dominating with strikes here.
Mount is trying to escape the mount.
Mount is bucking up trying to escape but Peepers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mount is working to get back to half guard.
Peepers content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mount is in a horrible position here. Peepers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Peepers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Peepers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mount was covering up waiting for the punch and Peepers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peepers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peepers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mount keeping moving, preventing Peepers from controlling successfully.
Peepers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mount 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mount will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peepers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mount keeping moving, preventing Peepers from controlling successfully.
Peepers passes Mount's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peepers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mount does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peepers lands with a punch from half guard.
Mount has hold of Peepers's hands but Peepers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peepers trying to control the pace.
Peepers is nestled in close to Mount, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peepers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mount wants to improve his position but Peepers is controlling well.
Peepers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peepers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peepers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mr Peepers.

Peepers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peepers lands in his opponent's guard.
Peepers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peepers lands a few punches from side control.
Peepers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peepers is working Mount over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mount manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mount is trying to get back to full guard.
Peepers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Peepers drops an elbow to the side of Mount's head.
Peepers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mount wants to sweep but Peepers has passed to side control!
Mount tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Peepers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peepers punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Peepers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peepers scoring with strikes but Mount is staying in there.
Peepers landing strikes from the mount.

Mount is rocked!
Peepers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Mount is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mr Peepers has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big strike lands for Peepers! That's really hurt Mount and he's turned his back - Peepers keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Peepers jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Peepers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Granite Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ferrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jaw
vs
Ferrante

150 cm
24
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Granite Jaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Ferrante!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferrante fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jaw sprawls well initially but Ferrante persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ferrante throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaw is not content to let Ferrante control the position.
Ferrante passes to full mount!
Jaw tries to reverse the position but Ferrante maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Ferrante stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ferrante fails with the takedown.

Jaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferrante 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 one minute gone in the round.
Jaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferrante's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferrante's back!
Even with his hooks in, Jaw manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ferrante is taking damage to the body and head.
Jaw throwing strikes and Ferrante squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Jaw avoids the attempt from Ferrante to control.
Jaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ferrante looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Adam Ferrante has been cut.
Jaw landing punches.

That has opened up Adam Ferrante's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Ferrante is rocked!

Adam Ferrante'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 Adam Ferrante's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Granite Jaw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Emanuel
vs
Fist

192 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahm Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brick Fist!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fist as he avoids it easily.

Emanuel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fist is trying to defend but Emanuel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emanuel prevents Fist from improving his position.
Emanuel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fist trying to control but Emanuel postures up.
Fist pushes Emanuel off looking to stand but Emanuel dives back in and keeps control.
Emanuel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fist is trying to get back to full guard.

Fist looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emanuel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emanuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fist.
Fist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emanuel doesn't seem bothered though.
Fist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fist scores with a four punch combination!
Fist moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Fist ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Fist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emanuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Fist swinging wildly here.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Fist misses with the combination.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Emanuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emanuel lands a jab to the head.

Emanuel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emanuel is looking to take a break and control but Fist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emanuel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emanuel.
Fist is trying to improve his position.
Fist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel trying to control from half guard but Fist is working away.
Fist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emanuel.
Fist is trying to stand up here but Emanuel is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist stuffs the takedown attempt from Emanuel. Emanuel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahm Emanuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel shoots in for a double leg but Fist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Emanuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emanuel lands a jab.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fist swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emanuel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Emanuel is looking for a kimura but Fist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emanuel to get the leverage.
Fist is trying to control but can't.
Fist tries to kick Emanuel off but Emanuel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Emanuel 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.

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

Fist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Emanuel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fist has tightened it up now! Emanuel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brick Fist!