XF 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 749 p4p, 97 weight class) and Jeremy Paxman (ranked 3907 p4p, 368 weight class). Paxman has chosen Jeremy Paxman. as his entrance music. Jeremy Paxman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tellegio
vs
Paxman

180 cm
37
198 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

182 cm
33
195 lbs
17 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Paxman slips the punch.
Paxman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Paxman moved out of range nicely.
Paxman throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paxman.
Paxman scores with a kick to the body.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paxman scores with a nice strike.
Paxman scores with a nice head shot.
Paxman throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Tellegio lands but Paxman takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Tellegio is predictable there
and Paxman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paxman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tellegio in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paxman to score with a decent uppercut.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paxman.
Tellegio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Paxman.
Paxman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tellegio tries to land a body kick
and Paxman counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman lands a two punch combo.
Tellegio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paxman lands a really nice looking cross but Tellegio seems unphased.
Paxman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paxman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tellegio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paxman moves away.
Paxman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paxman checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxman manages to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a solid leg kick but Paxman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tellegio.
Paxman throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paxman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Paxman lands with a good body shot.
Paxman cracks a nice hook into Tellegio's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Paxman.
Tellegio is looking to score with low kicks.

Paxman closes the distance and pushes Tellegio back into the cage.
Paxman throws a head punch that misses.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Paxman avoids the damage to the body.
Paxman misses with a punch on the inside.
Paxman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paxman fails to land.
Paxman stalling against the cage.
Tellegio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellegio.
Paxman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paxman avoids it.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paxman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman misses with some punches.
Tellegio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paxman's efforts to push away.
Tellegio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but Paxman blocks it.

Tellegio manages to break the clinch.
Paxman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Paxman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It appears Tellegio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tellegio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paxman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tellegio momentarily.
Paxman throws a chopping leg kick but Tellegio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Paxman.
Paxman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paxman. Paxman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Paxman checks it
and Paxman counters with an outside leg kick.
Paxman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Paxman moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio is looking to score with low kicks.
Tellegio feints and then cracks Paxman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paxman down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Paxman is out of range.
Tellegio throws a sloppy body shot
letting Paxman counter with a right hand.

Paxman closes the distance and pushes Tellegio back into the cage.
Tellegio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands a shot to the body.
Paxman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellegio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tellegio struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Paxman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tellegio falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Paxman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy Paxman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paxman takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Paxman lands a front kick.
Paxman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Paxman throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Paxman checks it.
Paxman throws out a counter right but Tellegio avoids it with no problem.
Tellegio tries to score with a low kick but Paxman moves his leg out of the way.
Paxman tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paxman cracks Tellegio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Tellegio is looking to wear down Paxman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxman manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Paxman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paxman ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paxman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paxman moves forwards but Tellegio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Paxman is out of range.
Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tellegio connects with the punch.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paxman. Paxman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some bone on bone action there as Paxman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Paxman.
Tellegio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman checks it.
Paxman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Paxman misses with a looping left.
Paxman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tellegio sets himself, and Paxman steps forward looking for the clinch! Tellegio avoids it this time.
Paxman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paxman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tellegio has time to react.
Tellegio throws a jab when Paxman was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tellegio. That did some damage!
Paxman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio is looking to chop away at Paxman's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Paxman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellegio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paxman at a distance.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paxman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tellegio misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tellegio. That's going to slow Paxman down.
Paxman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paxman. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Paxman's body.
Paxman slips a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Paxman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paxman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tellegio coming out on top.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Paxman is just out of range.
Tellegio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tellegio throws a poor cross that misses
and Paxman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paxman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Paxman checks it
and Paxman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tellegio motions for Paxman to come forward. Tellegio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paxman tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio throws a lazy right hand but Paxman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxman.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio scores with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Paxman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paxman misses with a hook.
Paxman with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio tries to work over Paxman's front leg with a kick but Paxman checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman avoids a kick to the body.
Paxman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tellegio.
Paxman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tellegio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paxman back to the cage. Tellegio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Paxman avoids the punch easily.
Paxman slips a jab and a cross from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paxman.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paxman is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
Tellegio takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
Paxman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paxman.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio defending well as Paxman loads up on a big left hand.
Paxman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paxman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tellegio momentarily.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paxman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tellegio's head.
Tellegio slips a jab from Paxman.
Paxman dodges the punch combination from Tellegio.
Paxman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Paxman blocks it.
Paxman takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio throwing a counter right hand but Paxman manages to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman moved away.
Tellegio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tellegio.
A jab from Paxman misses.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Paxman slaps the foot to one side.
Paxman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Tellegio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tellegio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tellegio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tellegio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
A jab from Tellegio finds it's way through Paxman's defenses.
Tellegio wants to land a leg kick but Paxman is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio scores with a body shot.
Paxman tries to clinch but Tellegio is having none of it.
Paxman misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
Paxman is looking to land body kicks.
Paxman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio lands a nice hook to Paxman's body. Paxman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Paxman flicks out a counter leg kick but Tellegio steps away.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Paxman moves into range and clinches up with Tellegio.
Tellegio struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
Tellegio missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellegio.
Paxman lands with a left to the head.
Paxman scores with a shot to the side of Tellegio's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman blocks an elbow strike from Tellegio.
Paxman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellegio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Paxman manages to break the clinch.
Tellegio throws a lazy uppercut
and Paxman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paxman misses with a series of wild punches.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Paxman.
Paxman scores with a body shot.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Paxman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paxman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.

Paxman instigates a clinch.
Paxman avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Paxman lands a nice uppercut.
Paxman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paxman is trying to drag Tellegio to the mat but Tellegio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tellegio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paxman backwards.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the head but Paxman blocks with his arms.
Tellegio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paxman working aggressively here.

Paxman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paxman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tellegio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Paxman wants to counter the offense by Tellegio and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Paxman misses.
Tellegio throws a combination. Paxman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
A clash of legs there as Tellegio blocks the low kick.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paxman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by Paxman.
Nice shot lands for Tellegio.
Paxman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paxman.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Paxman's shoulder, as Paxman tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Paxman's head.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Paxman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellegio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Paxman tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Paxman.
I think Paxman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2499 p4p, 270 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 2083 p4p, 240 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody Gonna Get It. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brown
vs
Midget

180 cm
40
166 lbs
30 - 37 - 3

160 cm
39
160 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 37 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Midget drives through with a takedown into guard.
Midget trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Midget told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Midget throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Midget tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Midget preventing the sweep.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Midget trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown pulls Midget in close to his closed guard and prevents Midget from doing any damage or advancing position.
Midget wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Midget drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Midget off! Midget jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Midget throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to sweep here but Midget controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Brown stands up over Midget, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Midget looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Midget has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Midget escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Midget looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Midget is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Midget looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midget is keeping the position for now.

Midget looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown wants to control from the top but Midget keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Midget looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Midget looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midget's head.
Brown works over Midget with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Midget has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Midget's legs - danger averted.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Midget keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown stays in close to Midget's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown is working Midget over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown cracks Midget with a solid left hand.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown is in close to Midget's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Midget is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Midget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown 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.

Midget escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!

Midget had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown takes a swing at Midget's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a right and a left that Midget avoids nicely.
Midget with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked

and Midget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Midget is one step ahead there.
Brown has control of Midget's left arm, preventing Midget from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Midget is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Midget had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midget's head.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Midget throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midget's head.

Midget working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Midget had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.

Midget working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown working some strikes from top position.

Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Midget has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Midget can do to turn this around?
Midget controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown works over Midget with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown distracts Midget with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Midget can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.

Midget escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Midget has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Midget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midget has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midget's head.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Midget has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.

Midget is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Midget is breathing heavily.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown stands and throws Midget's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown landing strikes.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is working Midget over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Midget needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Midget shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a head kick.

Midget shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Midget is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Midget.
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Midget advancing to mount.

Midget seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Midget thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.

Midget is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.

Midget is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Midget takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Midget from advancing to side control.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Midget from controlling successfully.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Midget with a flurry of punches that miss.
Midget postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Midget is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Midget looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Midget being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown is in close to Midget's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Midget has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Midget has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Midget.
Brown cracks Midget with a big elbow.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
Brown controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Midget tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown taking a breather here.
Midget strikes from the bottom but Brown takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Justin Midget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Midget sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Slaughter (ranked 3691 p4p, 350 weight class) and Wooden Pencil (ranked 2116 p4p, 251 weight class). Slaughter comes into the arena with Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Pencil has chosen Full Retard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slaughter
vs
Pencil

185 cm
31
199 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
46
193 lbs
48 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Shade Tree Nutrition

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil cracks Slaughter with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slaughter or perhaps it was just good defense by Pencil, which made it look bad.
Pencil with a hook.

Slaughter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pencil to the ground. Slaughter is now in Pencil's guard.
Pencil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slaughter is controlling him.
Slaughter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Slaughter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pencil, up you get!
Pencil scores with a head kick. Slaughter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pencil rushes Slaughter with punches - Slaughter moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Slaughter goes down! Pencil follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bwana Mkubwa (ranked 1993 p4p, 83 weight class) and Jack Bullet (ranked 2067 p4p, 88 weight class). Mkubwa comes into the arena with You're Going Down blaring out of the sound system. Jack Bullet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mkubwa
vs
Bullet

198 cm
24
290 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

192 cm
32
312 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bwana Mkubwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bullet!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mkubwa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Bullet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bullet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bullet misses with a punch on the inside.
Mkubwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mkubwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bullet has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mkubwa uses from the top position.
Mkubwa stops Bullet from standing up.

Bullet is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mkubwa.
Bullet looks winded!
Mkubwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet blocks an uppercut.
Mkubwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mkubwa misses with an elbow over the top.
Bullet misses with a punch on the inside.
Mkubwa lands with a right to the head.
Mkubwa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mkubwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Mkubwa 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mkubwa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mkubwa fails to land.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bullet has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa blocking some punches.
Bullet scores with a shoulder strike.
Bullet scores with a shot to the side of Mkubwa's head.
Mkubwa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mkubwa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mkubwa throws a head punch that misses.
Mkubwa has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Mkubwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mkubwa manages to break the clinch.
Bullet throws a chopping leg kick but Mkubwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Bullet rushes Mkubwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bullet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mkubwa misses the target.
It seemed like Bullet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jack Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mkubwa throws a hook but Bullet avoids it easily.
Bullet is looking for the big counter here.
Mkubwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bullet drives through and clinches with Mkubwa against the cage.
Mkubwa has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Mkubwa lands a body punch.
A short left from Mkubwa.
Nice body punch from Mkubwa - that landed with a thud.

Bullet breaks from the clinch.
Mkubwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mkubwa misses with a wild body shot.
Bullet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mkubwa.
Bullet blocks a jab.
Mkubwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullet.

Bullet clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mkubwa.
Bullet gets through Mkubwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet lands a right hand.
Mkubwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa misses with some punches.
Mkubwa tries to break free but Bullet pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Good body shot from Mkubwa.
Bullet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mkubwa misses with some punches.
Bullet tries a body shot but Mkubwa blocks it.
Mkubwa misses with the head strike.
Mkubwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
The referee calls for Bullet to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mkubwa.
Bullet has Mkubwa pressed against the cage, preventing Mkubwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mkubwa misses with a punch to the body.
Mkubwa lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Mkubwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullet's elbow.
Mkubwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mkubwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mkubwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mkubwa.
Bullet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Mkubwa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Bullet avoiding damage as Mkubwa throws knees to the body.
Mkubwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mkubwa lands with a right to the head.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mkubwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mkubwa fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mkubwa has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Bullet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mkubwa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Mkubwa.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mkubwa pushes Bullet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mkubwa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mkubwa scores with a nice strike.
Mkubwa just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Bullet misses

and Mkubwa counters with a crisp one two that drops Bullet! Mkubwa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bullet to his feet! Bullet is in big trouble!
Bullet misses with a combination

and Mkubwa counters with a nice right hand that sends Bullet toppling to the canvas! Bullet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mkubwa finish him?!

Bullet is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mkubwa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mkubwa counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bwana Mkubwa!
A relieved looking Bwana Mkubwa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.