IVT Wednesday PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafik Arfah (ranked 4008 p4p, 478 weight class) and John Bennett (ranked 2867 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arfah
vs
Bennett

150 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafik Arfah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfah throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Arfah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Rafik Arfah's cut is getting worse.
Bennett with a hook.
Arfah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Arfah off the cage and back into range.

Arfah is rocked!
Arfah misses with an uppercut.
Bennett lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Arfah head around and knocks him out cold! Bennett hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bennett!
Our winner, John Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Tuft (ranked 5834 p4p, 578 weight class) and Amiko Bono (ranked 4127 p4p, 486 weight class). Amiko Bono has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tuft
vs
Bono

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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, Stig Tuft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amiko Bono!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Tuft tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tuft in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bono is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stig Tuft!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylo Jahr (ranked 6461 p4p, 234 weight class) and Donagh Murphy (ranked 24948 p4p, 268 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Donagh Murphy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jahr
vs
Murphy

189 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kylo Jahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donagh Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jahr is out of range.
Jahr 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.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Jahr checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Jahr checks it

and Jahr counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jahr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jahr lands a heavy elbow.
Jahr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jahr controlling the pace for now.
Jahr 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.
Jahr working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Murphy is rocked!

It looks like Donagh Murphy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jahr looking to isolate an arm here. Murphy doesn't see it coming and as Jahr extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jahr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kylo Jahr!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Moraes (ranked 24934 p4p, 260 weight class) and Jeremy Motts (ranked 6069 p4p, 223 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Moraes
vs
Motts

184 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodolfo Moraes!
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, Jeremy Motts!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Motts forces Moraes back against the cage and clinches.

Motts breaks the clinch.
Moraes throws an overhand right that lands on Motts's shoulder, as Motts tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Moraes misses.
Jab from Motts.
Motts tries to score with a low kick but Moraes moves his leg out of the way.
Motts tries to close the distance and clinch but Moraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Moraes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Motts tries to clinch up.
Motts throws the kick towards the body but Moraes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Motts.
Moraes throws a body shot but no joy.

Motts dives in and scores a takedown into Moraes's guard.
Motts throws a big right hand that misses.
Moraes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodolfo Moraes!
A victorious Rodolfo Moraes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Invader (ranked 2907 p4p, 272 weight class) and Chuck Loop (ranked 7859 p4p, 453 weight class). The key to victory for Robin Invader has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Invader
vs
Loop

170 cm
26
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

171 cm
26
139 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robin Invader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chuck Loop!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loop.
Loop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Invader moves in looking to clinch but Loop pushes him off.
It seemed like Loop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loop throws a hook but Invader avoids it easily.
Loop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Invader moves away.
A slow jab from Loop misses its intended target.
As Loop tries to get set, Invader tries to push him back and clinch up but Loop manages to avoid the attempt.
Loop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loop misses the shot to the body.
Invader wants to clinch up but Loop keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loop! But no joy.
Loop throws the left hand but Invader avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Invader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Invader seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Loop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Invader.
Invader avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Invader is looking to clinch.

Invader moves into the clinch.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Invader lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chuck Loop has been cut.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invader has Loop pressed against the cage, preventing Loop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loop tries to circle away but Invader has him pinned against the cage.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loop as Invader tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Invader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loop's brow.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
Loop tries to circle away but Invader has him pinned against the cage.
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Invader pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loop blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
Loop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader lands an elbow just above Loop 's eye.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
Loop can't break the clinch.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Loop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Invader has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Loop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Invader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loop's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Invader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loop tries to break the clinch but Invader is controlling the position.
Loop has had enough of the clinch but Invader keeps him there for the moment.
Loop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loop is trying to push Invader away but Invader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invader lands an elbow that stopped Loop in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Invader.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
Invader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
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!
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
Loop wants to get back to striking at distance but Invader won't allow it.
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
Invader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loop's efforts to push away.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Invader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Loop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Invader checks a low kick from Loop.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Loop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Loop gets tackled into the cage by Invader. Invader maintains the clinch.
Invader prevents Loop from breaking the clinch.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader stalling against the cage.
Invader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loop's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loop blocks an elbow strike from Invader.
Loop takes an elbow to the temple.
Invader tries to stall but Loop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Invader dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loop is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loop avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.
Invader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loop can do to turn this around?
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Invader stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Invader throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Invader keeps control of Loop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Loop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader lands an elbow just above Loop 's eye.
Nice elbow from Invader.
A frustrated look appears on Loop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Invader.
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Invader.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.

That has opened up Chuck Loop's cut even more.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader lands an elbow that stopped Loop in his tracks for a moment.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader lands an elbow inside.

Loop is rocked!
Loop is trying to break the clinch but Invader is controlling him.
Loop blocks an elbow strike from Invader.
Loop takes an elbow to the temple.
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Loop is still on wobbly legs! Can Invader finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loop blocks an elbow strike.
Loop seems to have recovered his senses.
Invader lands an elbow that stopped Loop in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Chuck Loop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Loop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Invader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loop.
Chuck Loop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Invader checks the leg kick.
Invader wants to clinch up but Loop keeps it at a distance.
Loop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Invader closes the distance and clinches.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
Loop takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Invader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Loop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Invader ducks under a wild hook from Loop.
Invader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Loop.
A big left from Loop misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Invader tries to clinch but Loop is having none of it.
Loop misses with a leg kick

and Invader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Loop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loop takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loop's efforts to push away.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Robin Invader has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
Invader has Loop pressed against the cage, preventing Loop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Invader's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
Invader lands an elbow just above Loop 's eye.
Invader slows down the pace here.
Loop avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loop takes an elbow to the temple.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
Invader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
Invader controlling the action here for a moment.
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Invader lands a nice elbow.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Loop shrugs off.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loop's defenses.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robin Invader!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murphy (ranked 5269 p4p, 546 weight class) and Tommy Means (ranked 3797 p4p, 467 weight class). Frank Murphy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murphy
vs
Means

181 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Means!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Means lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Means pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Means.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Means's leg but Means calmly moves out of range.
Means ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Means connects with a solid leg kick.
Means with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Means.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Means wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Means checks it
and Means counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Means counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Frank Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Means.
Means lands a nice looking body shot.
Means lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Frank Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Means.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Means sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Means with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Means connects with the punch.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Means scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Means uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Means.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Means counters with a nice uppercut.
Means ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Means lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy is looking to wear down Means with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Means scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy swings for the body but Means moves out of range.
Means looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Means scores with a decent looking hook.

Frank Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy walks straight into a right hand from Means - that's dropped him! Means jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Murphy from any more punishment! Murphy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Means!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Means thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpy Scorps (ranked 4858 p4p, 193 weight class) and Thomas Motts (ranked 3998 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scorps
vs
Motts

196 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scorpy Scorps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Motts!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Motts connects with the punch.

It looks like Scorpy Scorps has been cut.

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

Scorps is rocked!
Scorps throws a hook but Motts avoids it easily.
Oh Scorps is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scorps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorps seems to have got his legs back now.
Motts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorps is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts throws an uppercut from hell that sends Scorps clean off his feet! He's out cold! Motts stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Motts!
An out of breath Thomas Motts 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
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Lievremont (ranked 3063 p4p, 351 weight class) and Frank McMillian (ranked 4211 p4p, 456 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lievremont
vs
McMillian

167 cm
26
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sylvain Lievremont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank McMillian!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lievremont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMillian but McMillian pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Lievremont closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McMillian quickly recovers to half guard.
Lievremont is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

McMillian is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lievremont locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! McMillian is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sylvain Lievremont!
During a confident post fight interview, Sylvain Lievremont thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paasio Pertti (ranked 2449 p4p, 334 weight class) and Matt Kristo (ranked 1791 p4p, 254 weight class). Matt Kristo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pertti
vs
Kristo

188 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

VENUM MMA WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paasio Pertti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Kristo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pertti lands a nice hook to Kristo's body. Kristo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kristo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kristo walks into a left hand.

Kristo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kristo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Pertti lands a body shot.
Kristo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kristo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kristo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Pertti.
Pertti gets through Kristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pertti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pertti is breathing heavily.
Kristo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristo lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Paasio Pertti has been cut.
A hook to the body from Kristo.
A knee to the head by Kristo.
Kristo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kristo lands a knee to the body.
Kristo lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristo lands a knee to the head.
Pertti takes an elbow to the temple.

Pertti is rocked!

Kristo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pertti misses with a two punch combination.
Kristo misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Pertti's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pertti lands a jab-cross combination.
Kristo throws a hook to the side of Pertti's head but Pertti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pertti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kristo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pertti throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kristo drops Pertti with a big knee straight up the middle! Pertti is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Pertti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kristo avoids the head kick by Pertti.
Kristo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pertti.

Kristo forces Pertti back against the cage and clinches.
Kristo lands an elbow inside that Pertti shrugs off.
Kristo lands a good knee to the midsection. Pertti won't want to take too many of those.
Kristo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kristo - that landed with a thud.
Kristo digs a right hand into Pertti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pertti's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kristo is working Pertti over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Pertti is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Matt Kristo!
Matt Kristo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Matt Kristo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VENUM MMA WEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.