ROTI-01 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Newton Fandango (ranked 5632 p4p, 503 weight class) and Hristo Stoichkov (ranked 5504 p4p, 496 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fandango
vs
Stoichkov

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Newton Fandango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hristo Stoichkov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fandango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fandango moves forwards but Stoichkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fandango is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fandango closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stoichkov's guard.
Stoichkov can't keep his opponent in guard - Fandango advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fandango looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stoichkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Stoichkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fandango perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stoichkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fandango pulls his head out easily.

Stoichkov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Fandango escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Fandango!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango is putting a hurting on Stoichkov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stoichkov tries to buck Fandango off but Fandango is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Fandango stalls from top position.
Fandango seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stoichkov for as long as he can get away with.

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

Fandango thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fandango tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stoichkov is trying to control Fandango's posture but Fandango avoids it.

Fandango looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stoichkov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stoichkov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stoichkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fandango wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stoichkov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fandango controlling from side mount.
Stoichkov is trying to control Fandango's posture but Fandango avoids it.
Fandango scoring with punches from side control.
Fandango 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoichkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fandango gets to mount! Stoichkov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fandango looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fandango is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Stoichkov is in real trouble.
Fandango lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Fandango.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stoichkov can't escape the position.
Fandango is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Newton Fandango dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fandango drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fandango controlling the position.
Stoichkov struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fandango controls the position.
Fandango continues to stall.
Stoichkov manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoichkov wants to get back to full guard.

Stoichkov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fandango pushes past his half guard into mount!
Stoichkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Fandango has a good base and remains in mount.
Fandango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stoichkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fandango controlling the pace for now.
Stoichkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fandango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stoichkov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fandango scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stoichkov?
Fandango controlling the position easily from mount.
Fandango working the ground and pound effectively.
Stoichkov is trying desperately to improve position.
Fandango content just to control the position here.
Fandango postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stoichkov looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stoichkov's face.
Fandango is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stoichkov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fandango not doing much here.

Stoichkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoichkov manages to get to full guard.
Fandango landing some decent shots from guard.
Fandango is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fandango content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Newton Fandango dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Stoichkov connects with a right hand. Fandango shakes it off.

Fandango scores with a takedown into Stoichkov's guard.
Fandango 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.

Stoichkov looking for subs off his back but Fandango has passed one foot through into half guard.

Stoichkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoichkov is trying to maintain the position but Fandango is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango not doing much here.
Stoichkov is looking for a sweep. Fandango is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fandango passes to full mount!
Fandango looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fandango scoring with strikes but Stoichkov is staying in there.
Newton Fandango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoichkov is trying to escape the mount but Fandango keeps good control and instead manages to take Stoichkov's back.
Fandango keeps control of the position easily here as Stoichkov tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stoichkov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fandango's arms.
Fandango punishes Stoichkov with strikes from the back mount.
Fandango is working the ground and pound. Can Stoichkov escape?
Stoichkov trying to control the position but Fandango manages to sink in the hooks.
Hristo Stoichkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fandango controls the action.
Stoichkov tries to escape but Fandango has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fandango just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stoichkov trying to control the action but Fandango just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoichkov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Stoichkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoichkov wants to control his opponent's hands but Fandango gets his hands free.

Stoichkov fending off the submission attempt from Fandango.
Stoichkov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Stoichkov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fandango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoichkov can do to turn this around?
Fandango is riding his opponent, not letting Stoichkov buck him off.
More hug and hope from Fandango.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stoichkov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fandango gets his way!
Stoichkov is trying to break free.
Stoichkov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fandango doesn't have the hooks in and Stoichkov manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fandango is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stoichkov is controlling him.

Stoichkov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fandango dives on top into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Newton Fandango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fandango, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Newton Fandango!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 5478 p4p, 263 weight class) and Sheikh Muhammad Mahmood Adam (ranked 5501 p4p, 265 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Muhammad Mahmood Adam

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

156 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheikh Muhammad Mahmood Adam !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King tries to sprawl but Mahmood Adam drives through with a takedown into half guard.

King actively working from the bottom here.
Mahmood Adam should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King wants to get back to his feet.

King looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahmood Adam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahmood Adam slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to stand back up but Mahmood Adam is controlling him
King 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.
King pushes Mahmood Adam off but Mahmood Adam dives into side control.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Mahmood Adam keeps moving and retains side control.
King is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mahmood Adam is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mahmood Adam content just to control the position here.
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mahmood Adam . What's that going to do exactly?
Mahmood Adam blocks King's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mahmood Adam controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mahmood Adam controlling the pace for now.
Mahmood Adam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is trying to stand but he's just given Mahmood Adam his back.
King is trying to get back to his feet but Mahmood Adam has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.
King tries to roll but Mahmood Adam sticks to his back.
Mahmood Adam trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure King doesn't escape.
King breaks Mahmood Adam 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahmood Adam can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mahmood Adam dives on top into guard.

King working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mahmood Adam has passed into half guard!
King is breathing heavily.
Mahmood Adam is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
Mahmood Adam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahmood Adam frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mahmood Adam . What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't escape the position.
Mahmood Adam fails to take his opponent's back.
King is looking to improve his position but Mahmood Adam isn't that keen on the idea.
King is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mahmood Adam looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Mahmood Adam has a good base and remains in mount.
Mahmood Adam controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahmood Adam prevents King from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahmood Adam wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahmood Adam fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Mahmood Adam is now in King's guard.
Mahmood Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmood Adam 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.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahmood Adam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King has his foot on Mahmood Adam 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mahmood Adam works his way back into a safe position though.
Mahmood Adam sitting in guard, not really doing much.

King isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mahmood Adam stacks King on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mahmood Adam !

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to buck Mahmood Adam off but Mahmood Adam is having none of it.
Mahmood Adam is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
King is trying to get back to his feet.
King tries to strike but it doesn't land.
King tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mahmood Adam takes a little break here. King wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
King stops Mahmood Adam from passing to mount.
King misses with an elbow from the bottom.

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.
Mahmood Adam controls the position from side control.
King tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mahmood Adam slows the pace down.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mahmood Adam dives in and scores a takedown into King's guard.
Mahmood Adam is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahmood Adam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.

King working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mahmood Adam has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahmood Adam tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
Mahmood Adam slows the pace down in half guard.

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

Mahmood Adam moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from King.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Mahmood Adam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King tries to bench press Mahmood Adam off him but Mahmood Adam keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahmood Adam advances to mount.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Muhammad Mahmood Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King moves into the clinch.

Mahmood Adam pulls King into guard.
Mahmood Adam pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King is looking to pass into half guard but Mahmood Adam pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mahmood Adam is in guard.

Mahmood Adam controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King keeping full guard, as Mahmood Adam tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mahmood Adam is taking a breather. King 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.
Mahmood Adam prevents King from standing back up.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahmood Adam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mahmood Adam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mahmood Adam manages to move to mount!
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahmood Adam mounts King! Really nice guard pass there!
Mahmood Adam fails to move to back control.
Mahmood Adam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmood Adam is looking to work his way around to King's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

King tries to buck Mahmood Adam off so he can stand up but Mahmood Adam has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! King falls backwards, slamming Mahmood Adam to the mat but Mahmood Adam holds on tight! King is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sheikh Muhammad Mahmood Adam !
After the fight, Sheikh Muhammad Mahmood Adam was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tottengill Bonariushausen (ranked 5365 p4p, 549 weight class) and Don Pelayo (ranked 5368 p4p, 550 weight class). Bonariushausen comes to the cage accompanied by Stink Foot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bonariushausen
vs
Pelayo

189 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tottengill Bonariushausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonariushausen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Pelayo closes the distance and pushes Bonariushausen back into the cage.
Bonariushausen has had enough of the clinch but Pelayo keeps him there for the moment.

Pelayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonariushausen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pelayo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonariushausen's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonariushausen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonariushausen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pelayo ducks under a wild hook from Bonariushausen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pelayo! But no joy.
A left and a right from Bonariushausen both land. Nice combination.
Bonariushausen looks to land a right hand but Pelayo moved out of range.
Bonariushausen lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelayo walks into a left hand.
Bonariushausen lands with a shot to the body.
Pelayo misses with a looping left.
Bonariushausen throws a body punch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Bonariushausen moves away from the strike by Pelayo.
A lazy left from Bonariushausen finds it's target.
Bonariushausen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonariushausen.
Bonariushausen lands a jab to Pelayo's midsection.
A jab lands there for Bonariushausen.
Bonariushausen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonariushausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelayo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonariushausen throws out the jab.
Bonariushausen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Pelayo lands.

It looks like Tottengill Bonariushausen has been cut.
Bonariushausen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pelayo throws a lazy right hand but Bonariushausen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonariushausen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonariushausen lands with a nice body punch.
Bonariushausen stuns Pelayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonariushausen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonariushausen. Pelayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Pelayo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonariushausen blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pelayo forces Bonariushausen back against the cage and clinches.
Bonariushausen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelayo has him pressed against the cage.
Pelayo stalls.
Pelayo stalling against the cage.
Pelayo slowing the pace effectively.

Pelayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonariushausen connects with a right hand. Pelayo shakes it off.
Pelayo connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Bonariushausen - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonariushausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonariushausen scores with a four punch combination!
Bonariushausen stuns Pelayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonariushausen throws a series of punches but Pelayo moves out of range.
Pelayo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonariushausen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonariushausen slips under a jab.
Bonariushausen punishes Pelayo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonariushausen works Pelayo's body with a nice hook.

Pelayo closes the distance and clinches.
Bonariushausen is trying to pull guard but Pelayo has him pressed against the cage.
Pelayo prevents Bonariushausen from breaking the clinch.

Pelayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonariushausen sizes up Pelayo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pelayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pelayo closes the distance and clinches.
Bonariushausen has had enough of the clinch but Pelayo keeps him there for the moment.
Pelayo has Bonariushausen pressed against the cage, preventing Bonariushausen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pelayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pelayo.
Bonariushausen is looking to wear down Pelayo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonariushausen tests Pelayo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonariushausen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonariushausen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonariushausen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Pelayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelayo has Bonariushausen pressed against the cage.

Pelayo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pelayo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tottengill Bonariushausen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tottengill Bonariushausen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bonariushausen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pelayo misses with a looping right.
Bonariushausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Bonariushausen misses.
Bonariushausen digs a good hook to Pelayo's body.
Bonariushausen digs a good body shot into Pelayo's ribs.
Pelayo slips a straight right by Bonariushausen.
Bonariushausen scores with a nice strike.

Pelayo rushes Bonariushausen and presses him up against the cage.

Pelayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonariushausen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonariushausen.

Pelayo gets a clinch.

Pelayo pulls guard.
Pelayo has Bonariushausen pulled in close to control his posture.
Pelayo keeping moving, preventing Bonariushausen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo keeping full guard, as Bonariushausen tries to pass.
Pelayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonariushausen is one step ahead there.
Bonariushausen trying to control but Pelayo is working from the bottom.
Bonariushausen advances position into side control!

Bonariushausen has hold of Pelayo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pelayo seems comfortable defending it but Bonariushausen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pelayo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pelayo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bonariushausen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tottengill Bonariushausen!
An out of breath Tottengill Bonariushausen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Makarov (ranked 5426 p4p, 573 weight class) and Arnold Dalton (ranked 5551 p4p, 576 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Makarov
vs
Dalton

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petr Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton tries to clinch there but Makarov circles away.
Dalton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalton closes the distance but Makarov moves to the side
and Makarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makarov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dalton's hands.
Makarov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Arnold Dalton has been cut.
Dalton tries to clinch there but Makarov circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Makarov. That snapped Dalton's head back.
Dalton walks into a straight right hand from Makarov.
Dalton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton throws a right hand that misses
and Makarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Makarov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Dalton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Makarov closes the distance and pushes Dalton back into the cage.
Makarov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Makarov.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Makarov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalton working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Makarov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makarov digs a right hand into Dalton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dalton's gas tank.
Dalton looks winded!
Makarov lands with a left to the head.

Makarov breaks from the clinch.
Makarov thuds his right hand into Dalton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makarov scores with a hook to the body. Dalton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makarov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makarov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Dalton like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Dalton from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Makarov!
A less than humble Petr Makarov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Death (ranked 5439 p4p, 478 weight class) and Blade Blue (ranked 5816 p4p, 490 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Death
vs
Blue

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, White Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blade Blue!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Death could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Death doesn't seem bothered though.
Death blocks a jab.
Blue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Death under the eye.

It looks like White Death has been cut.
Blue throws a jab when Death was well out of range.
Death slips under a jab.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Death doesn't seem bothered though.
Death is breathing heavily.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Death sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue drops Death with a naaaaasty hook - Death is in real trouble here! Blue dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Blue!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kealoha (ranked 5441 p4p, 493 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 5343 p4p, 486 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kealoha
vs
Man Savage

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Kealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kealoha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Savage throws a body punch but Kealoha moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Man Savage.

Man Savage rushes Kealoha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kealoha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man Savage has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Kealoha tries to circle away but Man Savage has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Man Savage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kealoha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kealoha breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kealoha!
Kealoha misses with the combination.
Kealoha takes one to the chin there.
Man Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man Savage scores with a jab. Kealoha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kealoha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kealoha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kealoha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kealoha was well out of range. Poor timing from Man Savage.
As Man Savage looks to move away, Kealoha throws a big counter combo but Man Savage just gets out of the way.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kealoha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kealoha tries to keep at a distance but Man Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kealoha's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man Savage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man Savage keeps control of Kealoha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Kealoha controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Man Savage.
Kealoha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Man Savage scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kealoha breaks from the clinch.
Man Savage scores with a body shot.

Man Savage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Kealoha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha blocks a body shot from Man Savage.
Kealoha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kealoha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kealoha.
A frustrated look appears on Kealoha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Kealoha is trying to break the clinch but Man Savage is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Savage.

Kealoha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Man Savage takes the fight into the clinch.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Man Savage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Kealoha controls his hands.
Man Savage tries a body shot but Kealoha blocks it.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kealoha blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kealoha is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man Savage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Man Savage - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kealoha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kealoha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man Savage eats them both and turns towards Kealoha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kealoha takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Man Savage forces Kealoha back against the cage and clinches.
Kealoha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Man Savage.
Kealoha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Man Savage to work.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Man Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kealoha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man Savage is pushing Kealoha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Kealoha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kealoha prevents a body shot from Man Savage.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Kealoha controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha blocks a body shot from Man Savage.
Kealoha is trying to stall.
Man Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kealoha's efforts to push away.
Kealoha blocking some punches.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kealoha breaks from the clinch.
Kealoha scores with a nice right hand.
Kai Kealoha is winning the standup battle so far.
Kealoha needs to keep his hands up - Man Savage had a free shot at his head there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kealoha has had enough of the clinch but Man Savage keeps him there for the moment.
Man Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man Savage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Kealoha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Savage presses Kealoha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Man Savage - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kealoha is rocked!
Man Savage lands a big right hand that drops Kealoha! The killer instinct kicks in and Man Savage finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Man Savage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
A relieved looking Macho Man Savage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Halford (ranked 5438 p4p, 574 weight class) and Nacho Stiffy (ranked 3488 p4p, 458 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Halford
vs
Stiffy

181 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Halford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nacho Stiffy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffy missing with a left hand there. Halford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halford scores with a head kick. Stiffy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stiffy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halford takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Rodney Halford has been cut.
Stiffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Halford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stiffy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Halford to counter with a crisp jab.
Stiffy throws out a powerful jab.

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

Halford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiffy lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nacho Stiffy!