Open Weight Grand Prix S01E06 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bludgeon (ranked 4883 p4p, 97 weight class) and Zou Li (ranked 5106 p4p, 100 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bludgeon
vs
Li

205 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
252 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sportivité

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Bludgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zou Li!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bludgeon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bludgeon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Li back to the cage. Bludgeon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Zou Li has been cut.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bludgeon is out of range and Li settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon lands a jab-cross combination.
Bludgeon throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bludgeon looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bludgeon. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bludgeon tries to land a leg kick but Li saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Bludgeon.
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!
Bludgeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
A big right from Bludgeon misses.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bludgeon misses.
A little jabbing left from Li on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bludgeon connects with a nice looking jab.
Bludgeon throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bludgeon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Bludgeon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Li jabs at Bludgeon's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bludgeon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Bludgeon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Li on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Barry Bludgeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Bludgeon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Li throws a push kick but Bludgeon slaps the foot to one side.
Bludgeon misses with an uppercut
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bludgeon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Li misses.
Bludgeon jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Bludgeon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Bludgeon lands.
Li throws a hook but Bludgeon avoids it easily.
Bludgeon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bludgeon throws an off balance right hand
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bludgeon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bludgeon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li cracks Bludgeon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bludgeon. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bludgeon doesn't seem bothered though.
Bludgeon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Bludgeon lands with an overhand left.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bludgeon moves away.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bludgeon misses with a straight right.
Li let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bludgeon throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters with a nice kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bludgeon slips under a jab.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bludgeon.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Bludgeon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bludgeon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bludgeon. That snapped Li's head back.
Bludgeon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bludgeon misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Bludgeon's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bludgeon lands with a shot to the body.
Bludgeon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bludgeon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Bludgeon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bludgeon throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Bludgeon misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bludgeon is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Bludgeon tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bludgeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Bludgeon ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li dodges the punch combination from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Li drives through and clinches with Bludgeon against the cage.
Li tries a body shot but Bludgeon blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bludgeon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bludgeon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li punishes Bludgeon's body with a nice straight punch.
Bludgeon misses with a few strikes there.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bludgeon is able to avoid easily.
Bludgeon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bludgeon backing away here, and Li unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bludgeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Bludgeon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Li.
It looked like Bludgeon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bludgeon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li lands with a shot to the body.
Li connects with a right hand. Bludgeon shakes it off.
Bludgeon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Li slips under a jab from Bludgeon.
A little jabbing left from Li on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bludgeon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bludgeon. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Bludgeon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bludgeon with a body shot.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bludgeon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bludgeon throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bludgeon swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li swings for the body but Bludgeon moves out of range.
Bludgeon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bludgeon tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bludgeon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Li thumps Bludgeon with a low kick.
Bludgeon lands with a good body shot.
Li is looking to clinch but Bludgeon is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bludgeon misses the target.
Bludgeon misses with a straight left.
Bludgeon throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bludgeon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bludgeon throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bludgeon manages to avoid it.
Bludgeon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Li is looking to chop away at Bludgeon's legs.
Bludgeon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon avoids the body shot from Li.
Bludgeon misses with a few strikes there.
Bludgeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Bludgeon lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
Li misses with a straight right.
Li walks into a jab.
Bludgeon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Bludgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bludgeon stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bludgeon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li throws a hook but Bludgeon avoids it easily.
Bludgeon throws a big shot that misses.
Bludgeon misses the shot to the body.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bludgeon.
Li defending well as Bludgeon loads up on a big left hand.
Li keeps Bludgeon at a distance using the push kick.
Bludgeon misses with a hook
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Li takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Li blocks the leg kick.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bludgeon manages to avoid it.
Bludgeon looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li slips under a jab.
Li avoids the body shot from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Bludgeon walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Bludgeon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bludgeon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bludgeon misses with a double jab.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Bludgeon pushes him off.
Li throws a hook but Bludgeon avoids it easily.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li cracks a nice hook into Bludgeon's ribs.
Bludgeon swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a low kick, right behind Bludgeon 's knee.
Bludgeon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li looks to land a body kick but Bludgeon moved away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bludgeon.
Li checks a leg kick.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bludgeon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bludgeon checks the leg kick.
Li staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bludgeon staying out of range there.
Bludgeon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bludgeon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bludgeon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Bludgeon checks it.
Bludgeon swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li tries to clinch up.
Bludgeon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Bludgeon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bludgeon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bludgeon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li throws a low kick, looking for Bludgeon's leg but Bludgeon calmly moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Bludgeon checks a leg kick.
Li misses with a straight left.
Li connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bludgeon swinging wildly here.
Bludgeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Bludgeon.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bludgeon misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Bludgeon misses the target.
Bludgeon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bludgeon misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bludgeon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Barry Bludgeon has been cut.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Barry Bludgeon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bludgeon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bludgeon lands with a cross.
Li misses with a straight right.
Bludgeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
A punch combination from Bludgeon misses.
Bludgeon takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Bludgeon blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Bludgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bludgeon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bludgeon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Bludgeon checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bludgeon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li.
Bludgeon blocks a head kick by Li.
Bludgeon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bludgeon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bludgeon staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Bludgeon misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li throws the kick towards the body but Bludgeon avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bludgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Bludgeon checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bludgeon misses the target.
Bludgeon throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Li takes a swing at Bludgeon's ribcage but misses.
Bludgeon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bludgeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bludgeon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Bludgeon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bludgeon avoids the body shot from Li.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Bludgeon.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bludgeon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Bludgeon checks the leg kick.
Bludgeon misses with a looping left.
Bludgeon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bludgeon moves out of range as Li strikes.
Bludgeon appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to score with low kicks.
Bludgeon ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Bludgeon swings widly with a right hand
and Bludgeon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bludgeon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bludgeon throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li dodges the punch combination from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.

Li closes the distance and pushes Bludgeon back into the cage.
Bludgeon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Bludgeon.
Bludgeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bludgeon lands a nice uppercut.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Li pushes Bludgeon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bludgeon blocks an uppercut.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Bludgeon.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bludgeon prevents a body shot from Li.
Bludgeon lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Bludgeon misses with some punches.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bludgeon blocking some punches.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Bludgeon.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bludgeon misses with some punches.
Bludgeon tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bludgeon's elbow.
Bludgeon throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li working aggressively here.
Bludgeon is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bludgeon.
Bludgeon is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Bludgeon misses with the head strike.
Bludgeon misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Bludgeon tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li working aggressively here.
Li working aggressively here.
Bludgeon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zou Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
Bludgeon blocks an uppercut.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Bludgeon backwards.
Bludgeon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bludgeon is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Bludgeon blocks an uppercut.

Bludgeon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Bludgeon throws a big counter combination but Li scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bludgeon misses with a body shot.
A combination from Bludgeon does no damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
Bludgeon misses the shot to the body.
Bludgeon throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Bludgeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Li lands a head shot.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bludgeon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li misses with a hook.
Bludgeon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bludgeon slips under a jab.
Bludgeon throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Li releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
Li lands a jab to the head.
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!
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bludgeon loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Barry Bludgeon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bludgeon walks into a straight right hand from Li.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bludgeon throws out the jab.
Li tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bludgeon lands with a right hand.
Li blocks a jab.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bludgeon at a distance.
Li throws the left hand but Bludgeon avoids the punch easily.
Bludgeon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bludgeon swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Bludgeon misses its intended target.
Bludgeon ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Bludgeon throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bludgeon throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li avoids the body shot from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Bludgeon slips the punch.
Bludgeon throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bludgeon swinging wildly here.
Li looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bludgeon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bludgeon swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bludgeon misses.
Li avoids the body shot from Bludgeon.
Li wants to land a leg kick but Bludgeon is out of range.
Bludgeon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
It looked like Bludgeon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bludgeon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barry Bludgeon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bludgeon loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Bludgeon backing away here, and Li unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Bludgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bludgeon lands with a good body shot.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Bludgeon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
Bludgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Bludgeon misses with a low kick.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bludgeon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bludgeon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bludgeon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bludgeon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bludgeon misses with a looping right.
Bludgeon tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bludgeon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bludgeon.
Bludgeon looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Bludgeon misses with a looping right.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon swinging wildly here.
Bludgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bludgeon moves out of range as Li strikes.
Li throws a hook but Bludgeon blocks it.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Bludgeon moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Bludgeon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Li doesn't seem phased though.
Bludgeon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li throws a jab when Bludgeon was well out of range.

Li moves into the clinch.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Bludgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Li.

Bludgeon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bludgeon lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zou Li.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Barry Bludgeon!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Barry Bludgeon!

Barry Bludgeon wins by majority decision!
After winning the bout, Barry Bludgeon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manager Yanic (ranked 6106 p4p, 108 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 4586 p4p, 94 weight class). Rogerio De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yanic
vs
De Souza

172 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Sportivité

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manager Yanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanic darts in looking for a takedown but De Souza gets double underhooks and turns Yanic into the cage.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Manager Yanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

De Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

De Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yanic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Yanic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanic postures up.
Yanic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yanic tries to free his leg and advance position but De Souza is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yanic got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yanic has managed to get both his arms back between De Souza's legs - danger averted.
Yanic trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Yanic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yanic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yanic stands and throws De Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yanic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yanic working the body and head with strikes.
Yanic is chipping away with strikes.
De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yanic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yanic is putting a hurting on De Souza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yanic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've been hearing that Yanic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza wants to control but Yanic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to bench press Yanic off him but Yanic keeps the position.
De Souza gets back to half guard.
Yanic content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Yanic there.
Yanic not doing much here.

De Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Souza is staying active underneath Yanic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

De Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanic trying to control the action but De Souza is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanic is thwarting De Souza's attempts to control the position.
Yanic drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Yanic working over De Souza with some ground and pound. De Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Souza won't allow Yanic to pass to mount.
Yanic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Souza gets back to full guard.
Yanic lands a couple of digs.
Yanic content to stall in guard here.

Yanic is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but De Souza has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Yanic is looking to defend but De Souza has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Yanic! De Souza pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Yanic taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rogerio De Souza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kozlov (ranked 2822 p4p, 65 weight class) and James Isaac Abraham (ranked 4692 p4p, 95 weight class). James Isaac Abraham acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kozlov
vs
Isaac Abraham

187 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)
Urban Fighter

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Isaac Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov throws a sloppy body shot
and Abraham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abraham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abraham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kozlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Abraham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Abraham blocks it.
Abraham can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Abraham tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abraham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abraham misses with the head strike.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abrahams head.
A short body shot lands from Abraham as the two fighters clinch.
Abraham working aggressively here.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abraham trying to stall but Kozlov improves his position.
Abraham tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham is trying to stall.
Abraham taking a breather.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abraham working aggressively here.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Abraham.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
A nice left hand lands by Abraham.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abraham works on Kozlov's body with a couple of short punches.
Abraham misses with some punches.
Kozlov prevents Abraham from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Abraham blocks it.
Abraham is trying to break free.
Abraham is trying to push Kozlov away but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abraham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abraham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abraham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov digs a right hand into Abraham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abraham's gas tank.
Kozlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov blocking some punches.

Abraham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kozlov moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abraham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abraham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kozlov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abraham can turn it around.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Abraham fails to land.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Abraham avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Abraham misses with a punch to the body.
Abraham can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Abraham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abraham misses with a body punch.
Abraham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kozlov or not.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abraham's elbow.
Abraham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abraham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Abraham.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Abraham avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Abraham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Abraham.
Nice body punch from Kozlov - that landed with a thud.
Abraham is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns Abraham into the cage.
Abraham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Abraham looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abraham fails to land.
Abraham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Abraham's head.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Abraham is rocked!
Abraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abraham is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abraham with a big uppercut! Abraham tries to clinch up but Kozlov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abraham to the mat! Abraham covers up and Kozlov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Kozlov!
Kenji Kozlov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Wood (ranked 2809 p4p, 64 weight class) and Dreamiest Panda (ranked 3010 p4p, 122 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wood
vs
Panda

184 cm
19
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamiest Panda!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Panda.
Panda lands a slapping body shot.
Wood misses with a straight left.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
Wood looks to throw the jab but Panda is out of range.
Panda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panda scrambles back to his feet.
Wood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Panda looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood slips under a jab from Panda.
Panda shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Panda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Wood misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood tries to clinch but Panda is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood tries to counter by clinching up but Panda breaks away and moves out of range.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Panda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Panda lands a couple of elbows.
Panda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Panda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.
Panda throws a big elbow that misses.
Wood controls Panda momentarily but Panda frees himself.
Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panda throws a big elbow that misses.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wood trying to control the position.
Panda working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda scoring with some ground and pound.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Panda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panda forces his way into half guard.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda working Wood over with strikes.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Panda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood has hold of Panda's hands but Panda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panda.
Panda works his way into full mount!
Wood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Panda lands a nice shot to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Panda landing strikes from the mount and Wood is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Panda cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Panda lands with some strikes.
Panda with good strikes from the mount here!

Wood is rocked!
Panda with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Wood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Wood and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Pierre (ranked 3367 p4p, 74 weight class) and Gargan Morus (ranked 2645 p4p, 61 weight class). Antoine Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gargan Morus's chin.

Pierre
vs
Morus

185 cm
19
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Sportivité

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre is looking to clinch.

Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Morus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Morus misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morus.
Pierre jumps guard but Morus stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morus lands a shoulder strike.

Pierre pulls guard successfully.

Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Morus defends easily.
Morus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Morus from standing up.
Pierre is controlling Morus's posture.
Morus tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morus wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pierre has his hands on Morus's head, controlling the position.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morus tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Morus 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.

Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Morus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morus wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.

Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morus is aware though and is defending well.
Morus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morus stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Morus wanted to stand there but Pierre had control of the position.
Morus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pierre is trying to keep Morus in close.

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

Pierre clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morus lands a shoulder strike.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Morus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morus lands with a left to the head.

Morus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antoine Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Morus.
Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Morus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Antoine Pierre has been cut.

Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Morus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morus smiles and moves away.
Pierre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morus connects with a jab.
Morus jabs Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Morus.

Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Morus in a clinch.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morus to keep the fight standing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.

Morus breaks from the clinch.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Morus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Morus misses its intended target.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Morus cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Morus.

Pierre is rocked!
Morus walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pierre drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Morus swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pierre's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
Our winner, Gargan Morus, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 2439 p4p, 58 weight class) and Richard Volg (ranked 3484 p4p, 82 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Grayce
vs
Volg

178 cm
19
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Volg!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grayce has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Volg to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Volg misses the target.
Grayce takes a swing at Volg's ribcage but misses.
Volg throws a good cross that connects.
Volg lands with a cross.
Volg looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Grayce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volg stuffs the takedown attempt from Grayce . Grayce gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Volg.
Volg lands a nice looking body shot.
Grayce missing with a left hand there. Volg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volg misses with a few strikes there.
Volg scores with a hook.

It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayce throws out the jab.
Volg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayce under the eye.
Grayce staying out of range there.
Grayce misses with a hook.
Volg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grayce misses with a hook
enabling Volg to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce defending well as Volg loads up on a big left hand.
Volg misses the jab.

Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Volg's guard.
Volg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volg is trying to control the position but Grayce postures up.
Grayce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayce connects with a couple of short punches.
Grayce distracts Volg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Grayce lands a couple of digs.
Grayce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Volg keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Volg being controlled here, momentarily.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Volg blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volg working a defensive guard here.
Grayce 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.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Volg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grayce working some strikes from top position.
Volg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Volg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volg has momentary wrist control but Grayce slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Grayce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grayce postures up.
Grayce is working Volg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grayce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grayce landing with the ground and pound.
Volg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grayce trying to control but Volg is working from the bottom.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Volg is keeping the position for now.
Grayce works over Volg with some ground and pound from guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grayce landing some decent shots from guard.
Grayce slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Grayce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Volg's head.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Volg's brow.
Grayce 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.
Volg has momentary wrist control but Grayce slips an elbow through the middle.
Grayce lands a couple of elbows.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Volg's brow.

Volg is rocked!
Grayce postures up.
Volg is still in real trouble! Can Grayce finish him?
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Volg seems to have recovered his senses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Volg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volg is trying to control the position but Grayce postures up.
Grayce cracks Volg with a solid left hand.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Volg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grayce lands a couple of elbows.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Grayce passes into half guard.
Volg is looking to improve his position.
Grayce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volg defending well though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volg wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Volg wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grayce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Volg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Volg trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grayce lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Volg quite badly. Volg pulls Grayce in close trying to recover. Grayce postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Volg on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Volg doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.