The Island Season 8, 265 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Deadly (ranked 956 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Schaub (ranked 268 p4p, 0 weight class). Deadly comes to the cage accompanied by Bayou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deadly
vs
Schaub

192 cm
27
254 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
220 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadly ducks under a wild hook from Schaub.

Schaub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deadly, pushing him back against the cage.

Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deadly ducks under a wild hook from Schaub.
Schaub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Deadly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deadly scores with a body shot.
Deadly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Schaub slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deadly throws a leg kick but Schaub sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deadly ducks under a wild hook from Schaub.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadly slips a jab from Schaub.
Deadly throws a hook but Schaub blocks it.
Schaub with the counter takedown but Deadly avoids it easily.
Schaub moves away from the strike by Deadly.
Deadly looks to land a left hand but Schaub moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deadly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schaub misses with a series of wild punches.
Deadly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schaub throws a sloppy body shot
letting Deadly counter with a right hand.
Schaub misses the body punch

and Deadly counters with a crisp right hand that drops Schaub! Deadly lets Schaub back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Bryan Schaub has been cut.
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!
Deadly drops his hands momentarily and Schaub takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schaub avoids the body shot from Deadly.
Schaub swings away with a body shot that misses

and Deadly counters with a nice right hand that sends Schaub toppling to the canvas! Schaub scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Deadly finish him?!
Schaub throws a predictable looking body shot
and Deadly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schaub thinking.
Schaub swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deadly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schaub at a distance.
Schaub misses with a hook

and Deadly counters with a crisp right hand that drops Schaub! Deadly lets Schaub back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Deadly lands a body shot.
Schaub looks winded!

Deadly feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schaub sprawling to the canvas! Schaub rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Deadly finish him?!

Schaub is rocked!
Deadly lands with a right and another and another! Schaub is in big trouble! Deadly lands again and this time it's lights out for Schaub! A quality knockout there for Deadly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ron Deadly!
Ron Deadly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Beaudry (ranked 1479 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tchaka Heritageaka (ranked 1357 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beaudry
vs
Heritageaka

190 cm
27
235 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
240 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrice Beaudry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tchaka Heritageaka!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heritageaka rushes Beaudry and presses him up against the cage.
Heritageaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beaudry backwards.
Heritageaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heritageaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Patrice Beaudry has been cut.
Beaudry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heritageaka presses Beaudry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Heritageaka.
A right handed body shot lands from Heritageaka.
Heritageaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Heritageaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Beaudry backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heritageaka pushes Beaudry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaudry is breathing heavily.
Heritageaka lands a right hand.
Heritageaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heritageaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heritageaka digs a right hand underneath Beaudry's ribcage. Beaudry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heritageaka's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heritageaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heritageaka is leaning against Beaudry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heritageaka lands a body punch in the clinch.

Heritageaka drops Beaudry onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beaudry is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Beaudry is rocked!
Heritageaka lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Beaudry to his knees! Heritageaka keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tchaka Heritageaka!
Tchaka Heritageaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arslan Clegg (ranked 1389 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 492 p4p, 51 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Clegg
vs
HeavyWeight

180 cm
26
273 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arslan Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy HeavyWeight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg looks for the body kick but HeavyWeight saw that one coming.

HeavyWeight sends Clegg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! HeavyWeight is motioning to the referee to let Clegg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Arslan Clegg has been cut.
HeavyWeight fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Clegg out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Heavy HeavyWeight!
After winning the bout, Heavy HeavyWeight 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
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doink The Clown (ranked 965 p4p, 98 weight class) and Black Guy (ranked 970 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Prince of Bel-Air as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The Clown
vs
Guy

190 cm
27
240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

197 cm
27
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doink The Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Guy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Clown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from The Clown.
The Clown blocks a jab.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Clown was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.

The Clown rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Clown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy is trying to break free.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Clown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy tries to pull guard but The Clown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guy tries a body shot but The Clown blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Clown.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but The Clown has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Clown uses from the top position.

The Clown is sitting in close to Guy's body. Guy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! The Clown is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, The Clown is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Black Guy!
A less than humble Black Guy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.