BCS 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 4080 p4p, 197 weight class) and Gage Underwood (ranked 1757 p4p, 99 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Alexandre Berthier
vs
Underwood

164 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

167 cm
24
143 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Alexandre Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood connects with a high kick.
Underwood throws the left hand but Berthier avoids the punch easily.
Berthier feinted with a counter takedown.
Underwood lunges at Berthier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berthier's hand.
Underwood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Berthier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berthier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Underwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Underwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Underwood scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood catches Berthier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berthier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Underwood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berthier scrambles back to his feet.

Berthier is rocked!
Underwood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Berthier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berthier tries to move into range but Underwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berthier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Underwood drops Berthier with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Berthier! Underwood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Underwood!
Gage Underwood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuji Nagata (ranked 3210 p4p, 349 weight class) and Robin Good (ranked 5092 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nagata
vs
Good

175 cm
28
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
158 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Condemned

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuji Nagata !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Good!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good lands a jab.
Good throws a lazy head kick
and Nagata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagata swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Nagata has Good up against the cage in a clinch.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagata controls his hands.

Nagata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nagata checks a low kick from Good.
Nagata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Nagata gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagata pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagata misses with a punch to the body.
Nagata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Nagata - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Good fails to land.
Nagata lands with a right to the head.
Good tries to work over Nagata 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagata blocks a body shot from Good.
A knee to the head by Nagata .
Good takes a shot to the head.
Nagata digs a right hand into Good's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Good's gas tank.
Nagata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Nagata - that landed with a thud.
Nagata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Good fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nagata misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Good! But no joy.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Nagata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagata throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nagata clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good pushes Nagata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nagata prevents a body shot from Good.
Nagata tries to land knees in the clinch but Good avoids the damage to the body.
Nagata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagata lands with a light punch inside.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagata controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Nagata lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Good is rocked!
Nagata scores with a shot to the side of Good's head.
Good is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagata finish him?
Nagata digs a right hand into Good's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Good's gas tank.
Nagata looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nagata has Good pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Good is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Nagata - that's hurt Good badly! Oh, another knee lands and Good is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Good doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Yuji Nagata !

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 1840 p4p, 212 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 1076 p4p, 132 weight class). Canthropus Jr's entrance music is Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There. A fine choice. Honey has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Canthropus Jr
vs
Honey

175 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

180 cm
31
162 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Kato

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey throws a big shot that misses.

Canthropus Jr closes the distance and pushes Honey back into the cage.
Honey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canthropus Jr's elbow.
Canthropus Jr blocks a body shot from Honey.
Canthropus Jr lands with a right to the head.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Honey working aggressively here.

Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch.
Honey feints and then cracks Canthropus Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canthropus Jr down.
Canthropus Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Canthropus Jr moved out of range.

Canthropus Jr moves into the clinch.
Canthropus Jr is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr stalls.
Honey blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Canthropus Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Honey scores with a shot to the side of Canthropus Jr's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr prevents a body shot from Honey.
Canthropus Jr gets through Honey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canthropus Jr has Honey pressed against the cage.
Canthropus Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canthropus Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Honey has double underhooks.
Canthropus Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Honey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canthropus Jr backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Canthropus Jr.
Honey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Canthropus Jr is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Canthropus Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Honey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canthropus Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch.
Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canthropus Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch but Honey is avoiding it.
Canthropus Jr slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
A counter left hand to the body from Canthropus Jr misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey throws a leg kick but Canthropus Jr checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canthropus Jr drives through and clinches with Honey against the cage.
Canthropus Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Nice body punch from Honey.
Canthropus Jr looking to stall.
Canthropus Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Honey misses with some punches.
Canthropus Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Canthropus Jr controls the action.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Canthropus Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Canthropus Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Honey.
Honey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Canthropus Jr avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Honey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canthropus Jrs head.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honey working aggressively here.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Canthropus Jr leaning against his opponent.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Honey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Honey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canthropus Jr is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Canthropus Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus Jr's shoulder, as Canthropus Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Honey throws out a loose jab but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canthropus Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Honey misses with a two punch combination.
Honey throws a shot to the body.
Canthropus Jr tries to land a body kick
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey lands a nice looking body shot.

Honey gets tackled into the cage by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr maintains the clinch.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honey tries to work over Canthropus Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canthropus Jr blocking some punches.
Canthropus Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honey is pushing Canthropus Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Canthropus Jr tries to break the clinch but Honey is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canthropus Jr.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Honey working aggressively here.
Honey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey lands a left hand.
Canthropus Jr is trying to break the clinch but Honey has him pressed against the cage.
Canthropus Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Canthropus Jr prevents a body shot from Honey.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Canthropus Jr controls his hands.
Canthropus Jr takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr pushes Honey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Canthropus Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Canthropus Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Canthropus Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Honey backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honey blocks a low kick nicely.
Canthropus Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honey misses the shot to the body.
Honey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honey throws a one two combo.
Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch but Honey is avoiding it.
Honey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus Jr moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Honey finds it's target.
Canthropus Jr jabs Honey to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Honey throws a hook but Canthropus Jr avoids it easily.
Canthropus Jr checks a leg kick.
Honey misses the shot to the body.

Canthropus Jr moves into the clinch successfully.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Canthropus Jr.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Honey misses the shot to the body.
Honey thumps Canthropus Jr with a low kick.
Canthropus Jr scores with a leg kick.
Honey throws a jab when Canthropus Jr was well out of range.
Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch.

Canthropus Jr clinches up with Honey and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Honey.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Canthropus Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canthropus Jr slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Honey misses its intended target.
Honey misses with a looping left.
Honey throws a low kick, looking for Canthropus Jr's leg but Canthropus Jr calmly moves out of range.
Canthropus Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honey throws out the jab.
Honey takes a swing at Canthropus Jr's ribcage but misses.
Canthropus Jr staying out of range there.
Honey swats away the attempt to clinch by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Honey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Canthropus Jr moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Honey thuds his right hand into Canthropus Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honey swats away the attempt to clinch by Canthropus Jr.
Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canthropus Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pit Canthropus Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Canthropus Jr clinches with his opponent.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canthropus Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr checks the leg kick.
Canthropus Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus Jr walks into a jab.
Canthropus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canthropus Jr backing away here, and Honey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Canthropus Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Honey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey jabs Canthropus Jr right on the nose. Canthropus Jr blinks but takes it well.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus Jr wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canthropus Jr moves in looking to clinch but Honey pushes him off.
Honey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Canthropus Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Honey moves out of range easily.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canthropus Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Canthropus Jr misses
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Canthropus Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Canthropus Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honey can pounce on him.
Honey lands a nice hook to Canthropus Jr's body. Canthropus Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honey throws a leg kick that misses.
Canthropus Jr is looking to wear down Honey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honey misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honey 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.

Canthropus Jr moves into the clinch.
Canthropus Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Honey controls the action.
Canthropus Jr lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Canthropus Jr controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a shot to the body.
Honey misses with a body punch.
Honey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canthropus Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honey was well out of range. Poor timing from Canthropus Jr.
Honey avoids the head kick by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Honey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canthropus Jr on the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch but Honey is avoiding it.

Canthropus Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honey, pushing him back against the cage.
Honey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honey working aggressively here.
Honey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canthropus Jr backwards.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey working aggressively here.
Canthropus Jr scores with a shot to the side of Honey's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey prevents a body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Honey lands a shot to the body.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honey throws a front kick aimed at Canthropus Jr's knee but Canthropus Jr avoids it well.
Honey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canthropus Jr 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.
Honey throws a hook to the side of Canthropus Jr's head but Canthropus Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Canthropus Jr slips the punch.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Canthropus Jr misses with a right hand
and Honey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canthropus Jr moves away from the strike by Honey.
Canthropus Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey connects with the punch.

Canthropus Jr is rocked!
Honey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Canthropus Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Honey 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
Hugh Honey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Pit Canthropus Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.

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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 Sergejs Denisovs (ranked 4385 p4p, 473 weight class) and Barnito Mustacho (ranked 5418 p4p, 522 weight class). Mustacho has chosen Los Ninos de Sara - Vagabundo as his entrance music. Sergejs Denisovs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Denisovs
vs
Mustacho

178 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 St Petersburg, Sergejs Denisovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denisovs feinted with a counter takedown.
Denisovs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Denisovs moves into the clinch.
Mustacho is pressed up against the cage. Denisovs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mustacho down to the mat. Mustacho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. Denisovs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Denisovs closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustacho throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Denisovs dodges an elbow strike from Mustacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustacho misses with an elbow strike.
Denisovs tries to break free but Mustacho pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustacho.

It looks like Sergejs Denisovs has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovs throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho throws an elbow that misses.
Mustacho pushes off an throws an elbow but Denisovs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denisovs looking for a takedown.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustacho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denisovs's brow.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Denisovs misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustacho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denisovs's brow.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustacho prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergejs Denisovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike.
Denisovs working hard to break the clinch.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike.
Denisovs avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustacho.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws an elbow that misses.
Denisovs tries for a takedown but Mustacho manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustacho throws an elbow but misses.
Denisovs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustacho smiles and moves away.
Denisovs throws a lazy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denisovs's knee momentarily.
Barnito Mustacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustacho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denisovs if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Denisovs rushes Mustacho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denisovs misses with an elbow strike.
Denisovs is trying to break the clinch but Mustacho is controlling him.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike.
Mustacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denisovs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Denisovs looking for a takedown.
Denisovs dodges an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Mustacho is pushing Denisovs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Denisovs fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Denisovs decides to pull guard.
Mustacho preventing the sweep.
Mustacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Denisovs is retaining full guard.
Mustacho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mustacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Denisovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mustacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mustacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Denisovs is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mustacho connects with a high kick.
Mustacho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mustacho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mustacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mustacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denisovs.
Mustacho throws a head kick that half lands.

Mustacho clinches up against the cage.
Mustacho misses with an elbow strike.
Mustacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustacho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Denisovs.
Mustacho throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustacho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denisovs's brow.
Denisovs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Denisovs avoids the elbow strike from Mustacho, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovs dodges an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Denisovs tries to score a body lock takedown but Mustacho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mustacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Denisovs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustacho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustacho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mustacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustacho has Denisovs pressed against the cage, preventing Denisovs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Mustacho pushes off an throws an elbow but Denisovs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denisovs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mustacho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergejs Denisovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustacho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustacho throws an elbow but misses.
Denisovs fails to pull guard.
Denisovs stalling in the clinch but Mustacho improves position.
Denisovs tries to stall but Mustacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mustacho misses with an elbow strike.
Denisovs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denisovs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mustacho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustacho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denisovs's brow.
Mustacho effectively controlling the action here.
Mustacho throws an elbow but it misses.
Denisovs tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Denisovs avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustacho.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustacho throws an elbow but misses.
Denisovs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mustacho misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Mustacho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisovs is trying to pull guard but Mustacho turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denisovs avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws an elbow that misses.
Denisovs is trying to force a seperation but Mustacho has the dominant position.
Denisovs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mustacho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike from Mustacho.
Denisovs blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustacho throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denisovs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Denisovs tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnito Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergejs Denisovs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mustacho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denisovs. That did some damage!
Mustacho cracks the inside of Denisovs's front leg.
Denisovs shoots in but Mustacho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mustacho flicks out a counter leg kick but Denisovs steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mustacho - that will leave a mark!
Mustacho lands with a slapping head kick.
Denisovs throws a lazy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a good, hard body kick but Denisovs shrugs it off.
Barnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustacho scores with a head kick.
Denisovs has his takedown stuffed

and Mustacho counters by clinching up.
Denisovs tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergejs Denisovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Denisovs pulls guard successfully.

Denisovs isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mustacho stacks Denisovs on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mustacho!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho trying to control the action but Denisovs is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mustacho postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mustacho controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Mustacho 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mustacho.
Mustacho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Denisovs is trying to work for a sweep but Mustacho has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tries to control but Denisovs wriggling away.
Mustacho avoids the attempt from Denisovs to control.
Mustacho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denisovs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mustacho controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Mustacho.
Denisovs is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mustacho trying to control but Denisovs is having none of it.
Denisovs wants to hold on but Mustacho pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mustacho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mustacho trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnito Mustacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustacho 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnito Mustacho!
During a confident post fight interview, Barnito Mustacho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1728 p4p, 193 weight class) and Screw Ewe (ranked 1718 p4p, 189 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Believe. This should be a great matchup!

Clay
vs
Ewe

170 cm
28
146 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

178 cm
28
158 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kato

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ewe gets caught flat footed, as Clay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clay throws an elbow that misses. Ewe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clay's guard. Nice move by Ewe!

Ewe preventing the sweep.

Clay is working an open guard so Ewe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Clay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ewe on his heels. He'll look to pass Ewe's guard now, I'm sure.
Ewe wants to stand and escape but Clay is having none of it.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewe is retaining full guard.
Clay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ewe's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay looking to pass the guard.
Ewe wants to sweep but no luck.
Clay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ewe is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewe wants to stand but Clay is controlling the position.
Clay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ewe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clay.
Clay passes into half guard.

Clay is looking for a kimura but Ewe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clay to get the leverage.
Ewe wants to get back to his feet.
Clay trying to mount his opponent but Ewe defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewe controlling the position for now.
Ewe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clay.
Ewe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe looks like he's trying to stand up.

Clay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clay working Ewe over with strikes.

Clay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clay is trying to control. Ewe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to pass the guard but Ewe is defending well.

Clay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ewe kicks Clay off and gets back to his feet.

Clay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clay trying to mount his opponent but Ewe defends it.
Ewe is trying to stand up here but Clay is controlling him well.

Clay is looking for a kimura but Ewe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clay to get the leverage.
Ewe gets full guard.
Ewe keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Clay 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Clay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ewe is keeping the position for now.
Clay is pushing down on Ewe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ewe is fighting to maintain full guard but Clay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ewe is not content to let Clay control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ewe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ewe wants to get back to his feet.
Clay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ewe throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Ewe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ewe.
Ewe misses with a straight left.

Clay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre Clay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clay looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewe looking to control.
Clay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewe controls Clay momentarily but Clay frees himself.
Ewe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clay won't allow Ewe to sweep him here.
Clay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clay throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewe is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ewe pushes Clay off and gets back to his feet.
Ewe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Ewe scores with a four punch combination!
Clay is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clay shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ewe is trying to defend but Clay finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewe controlling the position well.

Clay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ewe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clay.

Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ewe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clay is keen to just control but Ewe is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clay is looking for a kimura but Ewe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clay to get the leverage.
Clay is looking to pass Ewe's guard but actually Ewe recovers to full guard.
Clay won't allow Ewe to get back to his feet.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay postures up in Ewe's guard and throws a big left but Ewe blocks it.
Clay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clay trying to move into half guard but instead Ewe has managed to sweep!

Clay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clay looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay won't allow Ewe to get back to his feet.
Ewe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ewe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewe keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
Ewe wants to get back to his feet but Clay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clay is working Ewe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay trying to control but Ewe is working from the bottom.
Clay throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Clay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Clay dives in and scores a takedown into Ewe's guard.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewe is retaining full guard.

Clay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ewe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ewe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ewe!

Clay is looking for a sweep.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
Ewe working away.
Clay tries to buck Ewe off but Ewe is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ewe stands up.
A cross from Clay lands.
Clay pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ewe back to the cage. Clay follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ewe was covering up waiting for the punch and Clay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Clay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ewe can do to turn this around?
Clay winds up and cracks Ewe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Clay is looking for a kimura here.
Clay moves into full mount! Ewe won't be happy about that!
Clay is trying to control here but Ewe has managed to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewe sees it coming and defends easily.
Clay wants to control but Ewe is keeping him busy.
Clay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Clay there.
Clay moves nicely into side control.
Clay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Clay.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Clay goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ewe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clay but great work by Ewe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clay looks to move to half guard but instead Ewe has passed into mount! Damn!
Clay is trying desperately to improve position.
Ewe wants to stand but Clay is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Clay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Clay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clay gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ewe defends well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Clay!
Andre Clay gave a mention to Kato in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).