RPCC 8 - Fire Hazard PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Amyotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Aiello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pascal Amyotte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amyotte
vs
Aiello

165 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Amyotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcello Aiello!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amyotte lands a high kick to the side of Aiello's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Amyotte dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Marcello Aiello has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amyotte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aiello swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Amyotte drops back looking for a leg! Aiello is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aiello manages to kick Amyotte off! Amyotte jumps back into Aiello's guard.
Aiello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amyotte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aiello's guard.
Aiello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amyotte.
Aiello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aiello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aiello wants to improve his position but Amyotte is controlling well.
Amyotte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aiello defending well though.
Amyotte winds up and cracks Aiello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyotte passes to side control.
Aiello wants to get back to his feet but Amyotte drags him back down.
Aiello is looking for a sweep.
Amyotte is looking to take a break and control but Aiello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amyotte scores with a couple of short elbows.
Amyotte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aiello is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Amyotte off and has taken his back!
Aiello throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Amyotte!

Aiello working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Amyotte really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Aiello's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiello throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Amyotte is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Amyotte turns into Aiello and is now in his guard.
Aiello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amyotte landing some decent shots from guard.
Amyotte passes Aiello's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Amyotte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aiello defending well though.
Aiello is in trouble now - Amyotte has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amyotte punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amyotte avoids the attempt from Aiello to control.

Amyotte working for a submission but Aiello is keeping him at bay.
Aiello wants to control but Amyotte is having none of it.
Aiello can't escape the position.
Amyotte looking to control but Aiello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amyotte with good strikes from the mount here!
Amyotte working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amyotte has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aiello's face.
Amyotte is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Amyotte is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Amyotte tries to control but Aiello wriggling away.
Amyotte raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Amyotte.

Aiello is rocked!
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!
Amyotte landing shots from mount.
Aiello is still in real trouble! Can Amyotte finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amyotte avoids the attempt from Aiello to control.
The referee warns Aiello that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Amyotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Aiello's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Amyotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aiello seems to have recovered his senses.
Amyotte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aiello misses with a takedown attempt - Amyotte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aiello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amyotte tries to clinch but Aiello moves out of range.
Aiello tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Amyotte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amyotte.
Aiello wants to sweep here but Amyotte controlling him for the moment.
Aiello manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Amyotte is trying to escape the mount.
Amyotte 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amyotte tries to hold on but Aiello pushes him away.
Amyotte working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amyotte looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Aiello controlling well, preventing Amyotte from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aiello is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Amyotte is in bad spot here.
Aiello scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amyotte covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Aiello looking to break Amyotte's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Amyotte remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Aiello will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Amyotte manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aiello's guard. Nice work there by Amyotte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amyotte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aiello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amyotte is one step ahead there.
Aiello throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Amyotte landing some decent shots from guard.
Aiello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aiello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amyotte looking to sit in guard and control but Aiello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amyotte looking for a sweep. Not yet Amyotte, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aiello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amyotte. That one must have hurt.

Amyotte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aiello sprawls well initially but Amyotte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amyotte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aiello tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Amyotte has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Amyotte raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Amyotte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Aiello's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aiello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Amyotte.
Amyotte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amyotte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Amyotte moves into range and clinches up with Aiello.
Aiello goes for a takedown attempt but Amyotte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Amyotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Aiello.
Aiello avoids the head kick by Amyotte.
Aiello doesn't manage to clinch there - Amyotte circles away.
Amyotte thows a body shot but no joy.
Aiello tries to clinch up but Amyotte circles away and keeps his distance.
Amyotte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aiello throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiello tries to clinch up but Amyotte circles away and keeps his distance.
Aiello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amyotte. Amyotte obviously looking to wear him down.
Aiello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amyotte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amyotte.
Aiello tries to clinch up
and Amyotte counters with a low kick, right behind Aiello 's knee.
Amyotte throws a shot to the body.
Aiello blocks a head kick by Amyotte.
Amyotte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aiello throws a body kick the misses
and Amyotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Aiello is fighting off a takedown attempt but Amyotte is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aiello to the mat. Aiello regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Amyotte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amyotte scoring with some ground and pound.
Amyotte tries to free his leg and advance position but Aiello is retaining full guard.
Amyotte forces his way into half guard.
Amyotte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aiello wants to get back to full guard.
Amyotte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amyotte wants to take a breather but Aiello is having none of it.
Aiello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amyotte is working away from the top position though.
Amyotte working Aiello over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amyotte is looking to advance position but Aiello won't allow it.
Aiello wants to improve his position but Amyotte is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Amyotte.
Amyotte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aiello can do to turn this around?
Aiello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amyotte. Amyotte obviously looking to wear him down.
Aiello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aiello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Amyotte gets the takedown into side control.
Amyotte cracks Aiello with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aiello tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Aiello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aiello takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pascal Amyotte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Aiello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amyotte advances to full mount.
Amyotte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiello tries to hold on but Amyotte postures up.
Amyotte with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Amyotte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amyotte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Amyotte!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Howe's chin.

Johnathon Atum
vs
Howe

189 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howe swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnathon Atum.
Nice takedown defense from Johnathon Atum. No joy for Howe on that attempt.
Johnathon Atum has his takedown stuffed
and Howe counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnathon Atum misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Howe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howe looks for the body kick but Johnathon Atum saw that one coming.
Howe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Howe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Howe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnathon Atum is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Howe crashes against the mat.
Howe trying to control the position but Johnathon Atum is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathon Atum pushes Howe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Howe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Howe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Howe in side control, throwing shots but Johnathon Atum defends.
Howe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Howe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnathon Atum to his feet.
Johnathon Atum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnathon Atum is breathing heavily.
Johnathon Atum tries to clinch

and Howe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howe.
Howe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnathon Atum keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
Howe looking to sit in guard and control but Johnathon Atum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnathon Atum prevents Howe from getting back to his feet.
Johnathon Atum throwing strikes from guard but Howe blocks nicely.
Howe wants to sweep here but Johnathon Atum controlling him for the moment.
Johnathon Atum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howe has his feet on Johnathon Atum's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick by Johnathon Atum misses
and Howe counters with a three punch combo that has Johnathon Atum backing up. Johnathon Atum nods at Howe to acknowledge the strikes.

Howe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnathon Atum was covering up waiting for the punch and Howe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnathon Atum keeping full guard, as Howe tries to pass.

Howe has gone for a leg lock! Johnathon Atum slips out almost immediately though and dives into Howe's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnathon Atum gets to his feet - Howe follows without any prompting.
Howe shoots in but Johnathon Atum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnathon Atum tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Howe counters with a single leg into guard. Johnathon Atum didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howe throws a strike but Johnathon Atum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Johnathon Atum stands and steps away. Howe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnathon Atum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Howe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnathon Atum's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Howe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Howe throws a sloppy head kick and Johnathon Atum moves out of range easily.
Johnathon Atum closes the distance looking to clinch

so Howe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Howe thows a big elbow that misses.
Howe throws a big right hand that misses.

Howe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnathon Atum looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnathon Atum looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnathon Atum!
Johnathon Atum grinds an elbow into Howe's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnathon Atum decides to stand back up.
Johnathon Atum checks the leg kick.
Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnathon Atum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howe's waist but Howe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnathon Atum off to one side.
Johnathon Atum throws a combination. Howe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Howe moves into the clinch.
Howe is working for takedown but Johnathon Atum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howe tries to pull guard but Johnathon Atum holds him up against the cage and eventually Howe drops back down to his feet.
Howe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Howe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnathon Atum wants to stand and escape but instead Howe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Howe postures up in Johnathon Atum's guard and throws a big left but Johnathon Atum blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howe postures up and lands a big shot to Johnathon Atum's brow.
Howe looking to sit in guard and control but Johnathon Atum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Howe is trying to control the position but Johnathon Atum postures up.
Howe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Howe is working an open guard so Johnathon Atum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howe instigates a clinch.
Johnathon Atum lands a knee to the body.
Johnathon Atum throws a head punch that misses.
Johnathon Atum stops a takedown attempt from Howe.
Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Howe.
Howe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnathon Atum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnathon Atum misses with the head strike.
Howe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnathon Atum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnathon Atum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnathon Atum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howe wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnathon Atum won't allow it.
Johnathon Atum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnathon Atum lands a shoulder strike.

That's four 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.
Howe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnathon Atum pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Johnathon Atum.
Johnathon Atum lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Tim Howe has been cut.
Johnathon Atum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Howe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnathon Atum won't be happy with that.
Howe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Johnathon Atum works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Howe working over Johnathon Atum with some ground and pound. Johnathon Atum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe throwing shots but Johnathon Atum is blocking nicely.
Howe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Howe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Howe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnathon Atum throws a right and a left that both miss.

Howe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Howe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnathon Atum swivels and escapes.

Howe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Howe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Johnathon Atum works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Johnathon Atum moves into full guard.
Johnathon Atum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howe manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnathon Atum trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howe pulls Johnathon Atum in to control the position.
Johnathon Atum trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.
Howe is looking to stand up but Johnathon Atum isn't so interested in that idea.
Howe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Johnathon Atum gets to his feet - Howe follows without any prompting.
Johnathon Atum closes the distance looking to clinch

and Howe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnathon Atum trying to control but Howe postures up.
Howe wants to take a breather but Johnathon Atum is having none of it.
Johnathon Atum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howe.
Howe misses with a head shot. Johnathon Atum uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnathon Atum wants to stand but Howe is controlling the position.
Johnathon Atum keeping full guard, as Howe tries to pass.
Howe passes Johnathon Atum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Howe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Howe.
Johnathon Atum really wants to buck Howe off and get back to his feet.
Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Howe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnathon Atum can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnathon Atum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tim Howe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Howe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Howe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terra Tubarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Just (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Just's choice of entrance music: Big Time by: Peter Gabriel. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Peter Just enters the cage!

Tubarao
vs
Just

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terra Tubarao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Just!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Just gets the takedown into side control.
Tubarao is not content to let Just control the position.
Just is chipping away with strikes.
Tubarao tries to improve position but can't.
Just tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tubarao's legs.
Tubarao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Just is controlling him well.
Just wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tubarao keeps working.
Just scores with punches from side control.

Just thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tubarao throws a few strikes from the bottom but Just takes advantage and mounts!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Just lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tubarao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tubarao tries to hold on but Just pushes him away.
Just looking to control but Tubarao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Just scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Just with shots to the head and body - Tubarao looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Terra Tubarao has been cut.
Just wants to control the pace but Tubarao is squirming around nicely.
Tubarao wants to hold on but Just pushes him away.
Just in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tubarao tries to lock up and control but Just gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Just pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Terra Tubarao's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Just connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Terra Tubarao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Just!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger Koppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Dragonfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight . Holger Koppe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baby Dragonfly's chin.

Koppe
vs
Dragonfly

180 cm
21
171 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holger Koppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Dragonfly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppe fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koppe.

Koppe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koppe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dragonfly is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Koppe crashes against the mat.
Koppe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koppe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dragonfly works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dragonfly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dragonfly tries to roll over but Koppe keeps him under control.
Dragonfly is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppe with the ground and pound but Dragonfly uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Koppe being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koppe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koppe is looking to advance position but Dragonfly has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Koppe is trying to escape the mount.
Dragonfly wants to control the pace but Koppe is squirming around nicely.
Koppe tries to hold on but Dragonfly postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice elbow there by Dragonfly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dragonfly is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dragonfly slips a jab and a cross from Koppe.

Dragonfly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Let's hope that Dragonfly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Koppe gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koppe is trying to control but can't.
Koppe is trying to stand.
Koppe is breathing heavily.
Dragonfly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koppe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koppe tries to kick Dragonfly off but Dragonfly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonfly is pressing down on Koppe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koppe is holding on for now.
Dragonfly controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koppe keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonfly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koppe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dragonfly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koppe!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holger Koppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonfly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koppe wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonfly working the ground and pound effectively.
Dragonfly controlling the pace for now.
Koppe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koppe wants to hold on but Dragonfly pushes him away.
Koppe tries to reverse the position but Dragonfly maintains control.
Dragonfly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koppe is looking to improve his position but Dragonfly isn't that keen on the idea.
Dragonfly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Koppe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dragonfly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koppe wants to improve his position but Dragonfly is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dragonfly in particular looking to stall.
Koppe trying to control here.
Koppe is not content to let Dragonfly control the position.
Koppe wants to get back to his feet.
Koppe missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragonfly stalling.
Koppe tries to kick Dragonfly off but Dragonfly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dragonfly.
Koppe tries to buck Dragonfly off but Dragonfly is having none of it.
Dragonfly taking a breather here.
Koppe is not content to let Dragonfly control the position.

Dragonfly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koppe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Koppe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonfly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Koppe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koppe is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koppe shoots and misses

and Dragonfly counters with a takedown into side control.
Koppe is looking to get back to his feet here but Dragonfly is keeping cool and he's managed to take Koppe's back.
Koppe is covering up but some of the strikes from Dragonfly are getting through and doing damage.
Koppe is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dragonfly has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dragonfly keeps control of the position as Koppe tries to break free.
Dragonfly is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Koppe up.
Koppe is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Koppe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Koppe can't escape the position.
Dragonfly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koppe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dragonfly looking to control but Koppe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koppe taking shots to the head.
Koppe is looking to improve his position but Dragonfly isn't that keen on the idea.
Dragonfly controlling his opponent.
Koppe throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dragonfly. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Dragonfly 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dragonfly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Koppe rushes Dragonfly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Dragonfly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koppe did well to prevent Dragonfly getting side control.
Koppe is trying to maintain the position but Dragonfly is very close to passing his half guard.
Dragonfly controlling the action here.
Koppe trying to control from the bottom.
Dragonfly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragonfly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koppe keeps working.
Koppe pushes Dragonfly off looking to stand but Dragonfly dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppe manages to get to full guard.

Koppe has his foot on Dragonfly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dragonfly works his way back into a safe position though.
Koppe wants to sweep here but Dragonfly controlling him for the moment.
Dragonfly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koppe's head.
Dragonfly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koppe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dragonfly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragonfly looking to pass the guard.

Koppe is looking for a triangle but Dragonfly pushes his legs off easily.
Dragonfly 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.
Koppe trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koppe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dragonfly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dragonfly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koppe is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dragonfly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koppe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dragonfly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dragonfly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Dragonfly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppe shoots and misses

and Dragonfly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koppe's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragonfly stands and throws Koppe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dragonfly working the head with strikes.
Dragonfly looks up at the clock and then as Koppe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dragonfly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koppe striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Dragonfly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koppe keeps working.
Koppe regains half guard.
Koppe is refusing to be controlled, as Dragonfly sits in half guard.
Koppe is trying is best to control the position here.
Holger Koppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baby Dragonfly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragonfly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Dragonfly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dragonfly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Dragonfly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Stand Alone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McDonald
vs
Terrofinos

182 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

180 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrofinos wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelos Terrofinos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terrofinos avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrofinos wants to clinch.
McDonald throws a head kick that Terrofinos semi-blocks.
Terrofinos looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Terrofinos tries to avoid it but McDonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Terrofinos to the ground. Terrofinos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Terrofinos sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Terrofinos keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
Terrofinos throws a left and a right that both miss

and McDonald counters with a takedown into side control.

McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Terrofinos is defending well.

McDonald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Terrofinos is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McDonald yanks on the arm and Terrofinos is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McDonald.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave McDonald!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Terminator 2 Theme. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lesnar
vs
Denton

189 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

192 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, JC Denton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Denton.
Denton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.

Lesnar shoots in and bounces Denton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Denton is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Denton being controlled here, momentarily.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Denton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lesnar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Denton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denton is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Denton is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar is staying tight to Denton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lesnar moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Denton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lesnar prevents Denton from getting the reversal.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Lesnar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lock
vs
West

188 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
20
208 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will West!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
West is adopting a defensive guard.
West manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
West sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
West in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
West lands a nice shot to the head.

West working for a guillotine from mount but Lock is in no mood to give up.
Lock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lock tries to get out of the position.
Lock is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock is bucking up trying to escape but West cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
West looking to finish Lock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lock!
West scoring with strikes but Lock is staying in there.
Lock is in a horrible position here. West smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
West throws some wild stikes that Lock manages to avoid easily.
Lock blocking the ground and pound.
West working Lock over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West looking to secure an arm triangle but Lock defends it well.
West throwing strikes here but Lock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
West can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
West landing strikes from the mount and Lock is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
West misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lock tries to hold on but West pushes him away.
West looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
West lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
West looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
West tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West has control of Lock's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lock regains control of the situation pretty easily.
West raining down shots from the mount!
West thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lock shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Lock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lock works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
West slips under a jab.
Lock looking to land some kicks to the body here.

West moves into range and clinches up with Lock.

West manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
West bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lock's guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Lock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West looking to pass the guard.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to control from the top but Lock keeps moving.
West passes Lock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
West works his way into full mount!

West is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lock is surviving well by controlling West's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands with some strikes.
West landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West raining down shots from the mount!
West connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
West with shots to the head and body - Lock looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Lock has left one of his arms exposed and West doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Lock screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will West!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Comboio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Comboio
vs
Pulver

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Comboio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comboio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Comboio tries for a takedown but Pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Comboio in his tracks.
Pulver is looking to clinch but Comboio is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Pulver.
Comboio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Comboio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulver defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Comboio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver looks to land a left hand but Comboio moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Comboio checks a leg kick.
Comboio blocks a head kick by Pulver.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Comboio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver tries to work over Comboio's front leg with a kick but Comboio checks it.
Pulver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comboio.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Comboio pushes him off.
Pulver throws a sloppy head kick and Comboio moves out of range easily.
Pulver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comboio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pulver counters with a slapping leg kick.

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

Pulver forces Comboio back against the cage and clinches.

Pulver wants the takedown. Comboio is fighting it off but Pulver persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Comboio's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Comboio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pulver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Comboio keeping moving, preventing Pulver from controlling successfully.
Pulver wants to get up but he can't break Comboio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pulver wants to control from the top but Comboio keeps moving.
Pulver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver distracts Comboio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pulver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pulver trying to control the position from guard on top but Comboio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Pulver stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comboio shoots and misses
and Pulver counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Comboio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pulver did well to prevent Comboio getting side control.
Comboio is breathing heavily.
Pulver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pulver seems keen to control Comboio's posture.
Comboio trying to control but Pulver is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Pulver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Pulver.
Pulver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Comboio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Pulver.
Comboio misses with a takedown

and Pulver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Comboio being controlled against the cage.
Pulver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Comboio fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pulver has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Comboio uses from the top position.
Comboio wants to control from the top but Pulver keeps moving.
Pulver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pulver holds on and takes a little breather.
Comboio trying to control but Pulver is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pulver seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Comboio!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver misses with a head shot.
Pulver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Comboio?
Pulver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pulver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pulver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pulver is landing with some decent strikes but Comboio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver controlling his opponent.
Comboio is squirming around, avoiding Pulver's attempts to control the action.
Comboio is working to get back to half guard.
Pulver looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Pulver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Comboio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Comboio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver doesn't manage to clinch there - Comboio circles away.

Pulver has Comboio up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comboio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulver smiles and moves away.
Comboio misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Pulver to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulver throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jose Comboio has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pulver does no damage.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Comboio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pulver scores with a jab.
Pulver tries to clinch there but Comboio circles away.
Comboio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Comboio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Comboio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comboio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pulver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pulver.
Pulver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Pulver.

Pulver gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Comboio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pulver stands up and beckons Comboio to join him on the feet.
Pulver looks to land a body kick but Comboio moved away.
Pulver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comboio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pulver throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comboio blocks a head kick by Pulver.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulver.
A head kick misses from Pulver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pulver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Comboio on the side of the head.
Pulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pulver forces Comboio back against the cage and clinches.

Pulver gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pulver is trying to control. Comboio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Pulver decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pulver looks to land a body kick but Comboio moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver missing with a left hand there. Comboio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ben Pulver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Pulver.
Pulver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comboio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulver.
Jose Comboio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Pulver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pulver slips under a jab from Comboio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Pulver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Pulver!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwardson George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

George
vs
Lang

194 cm
23
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Aggression Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edwardson George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Lang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George takes one on the button.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
George takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
George fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a nice body shot.
George misses with a double jab
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops George in his tracks momentarily.
Good shot there by Lang.
Lang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George is breathing heavily.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
Lang thuds his right hand into George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lang tries to avoid it but George manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lang to the ground. Lang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwardson George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for George. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
George takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang misses with a series of wild punches.
Lang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Lang drops George with a beautiful combination! George stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lang is looking for the KO!
Lang lands a hook that stumbles George back into the cage. Lang follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping George to the canvas! Lang pounces and lands several unanswered shots - George has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Lang!
James Lang is the new heavyweight champion!