QFC Tournament 1079 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harnold Waclaw (ranked 4767 p4p, 4390 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 287 p4p, 526 weight class). Adams has chosen Gold Medalist as his entrance music. AJ Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waclaw
vs
Adams

174 cm
19
140
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
184
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Sydney, Harnold Waclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waclaw wants to clinch.
Adams misses with the combination.
Waclaw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waclaw duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Adams.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Waclaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adams duly obliges.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Waclaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Waclaw clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Waclaw tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waclaw shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waclaw thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waclaw dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Adams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waclaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adams.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waclaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Waclaw connects with a body shot.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Waclaw moves into the clinch.
Adams looks winded!
Waclaw controlling the action here for a moment.
Waclaw misses with a punch to the body.
Waclaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waclaw misses with a head kick.
Adams throws out a counter right but Waclaw avoids it with no problem.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waclaw circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Waclaw looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
Adams throws out a counter right but Waclaw avoids it with no problem.
Waclaw closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Waclaw pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Waclaw moved out of range nicely.
Waclaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams wants to land a leg kick but Waclaw is out of range.
Waclaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Waclaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams throws a push kick but Waclaw slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waclaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams. Adams obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Waclaw shoots in.
Waclaw dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Waclaw goes for a double leg but Adams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adams continues to drive forward.

Waclaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Adams tenderised Waclaw's leg. Waclaw is trying to keep his angry face on.

Waclaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.

Waclaw pulls guard successfully.
Waclaw trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams wants to control from the top but Waclaw keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand but Waclaw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Waclaw keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Waclaw is trying to keep Adams in close.
Waclaw has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.
Adams controlling from the top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Waclaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adams sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Waclaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Waclaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Waclaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waclaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams tries to work over Waclaw's front leg with a kick but Waclaw checks it.
Waclaw tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Harnold Waclaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a push kick but Waclaw slaps the foot to one side.
As Adams tries to get set, Waclaw tries to push him back and clinch up but Adams manages to avoid the attempt.
Waclaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams scores with a decent looking hook.
Waclaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Waclaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
AJ Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Waclaw instigates a clinch.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waclaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waclaw darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Waclaw into the cage.
Waclaw fails to pull guard.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams lands with a hook. Waclaw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams throws a series of punches but Waclaw avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Waclaw.
Adams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waclaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waclaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waclaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Waclaw pushes him away.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Waclaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waclaw.
Adams leaves Waclaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a right hand that Waclaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Waclaw also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waclaw pinned against the cage. Waclaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Waclaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Waclaw persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
AJ Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waclaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waclaw tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waclaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Waclaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Waclaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Waclaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Waclaw closes the distance and clinches.
Waclaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Waclaw misses with a punch to the body.

Waclaw manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waclaw fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Adams looks to land a combination but Waclaw avoids it well.
Waclaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waclaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waclaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Waclaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Waclaw sprawls well.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Waclaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waclaw checks a leg kick.
Waclaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams fails with the takedown
and Waclaw counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waclaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Waclaw tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waclaw tries to pull guard but Adams holds him up against the cage and eventually Waclaw drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Waclaw is trying to pull guard but Adams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waclaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waclaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Waclaw tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Waclaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch
and Waclaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Waclaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Waclaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waclaw shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Waclaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waclaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waclaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tried to score with a low kick but Waclaw checks it.
Waclaw throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Waclaw shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Waclaw, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Waclaw against the cage but Waclaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waclaw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Waclaw avoids a kick to the body.
Waclaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Waclaw thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Adams throws a nice inside leg kick.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Waclaw has taken the fight into the clinch.

Adams jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waclaw wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Waclaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams is trying to control the position but Waclaw postures up.
Waclaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
AJ Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Waclaw gets to his feet - Adams follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harnold Waclaw.
I think Adams 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for AJ Adams!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for AJ Adams!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for AJ Adams!

AJ Adams wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, AJ Adams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lawl (ranked 4184 p4p, 4215 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Lawl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawl
vs
Davies

180 cm
24
177
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
174
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 Sydney, Tom Lawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davies takes a swing at Lawl's ribcage but misses.

Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawl looking to slow down the pace here.
Davies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawl wants to stall.
Lawl just leaning against Davies, taking a breather.
Lawl tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lawl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lawl can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Davies lands a shoulder strike.
Davies is pressed up against the cage. Lawl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davies down to the mat. Davies avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawl scores with a jab to the body.
Davies throws an off balance right hand
and Lawl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davies looks to throw the jab but Lawl is out of range.
Lawl lunges at Davies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davies's hand.
Lawl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lawl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davies stuns Lawl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawl connects with a single shot there.
Davies scores with a hook to the body. Lawl takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davies misses with a body shot
and Lawl counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawl lands with a nice body punch.
Lawl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davies on the side of the head.

Davies pushes Lawl up against the cage in a clinch.
Davies lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawl backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lawl looking to slow down the pace here.
Davies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawl tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davies prevents a body shot from Lawl.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawl just leaning against Davies, taking a breather.
Davies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Lawl tries to tie him up.
Lawl prevents a body shot from Davies.
Davies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Davies.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawl can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Lawl misses with a body punch.
Davies working aggressively here.
Davies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies scores with a hook to the body.
Lawl looking to stall.
Davies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawl backwards.
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!
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Davies.
Lawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Lawl is rocked!
Nice elbow from Davies.
Oh Lawl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawl swings wildly with an uppercut but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawl is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davies working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Davies dominated that round.
That's time! Lawl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davies missing with a left hand there. Lawl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawl seems to have got his legs back now.

Lawl closes the distance and clinches.
Davies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davies pushes Lawl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lawl can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Davies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawl backwards.
Lawl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davies lands with a right to the head.
Lawl misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davies swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davies lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawl tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Lawl back against the cage.
Davies lands an uppercut.
Davies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davies lands a damaging elbow.
Lawl misses with a body punch.
A short left from Lawl.
Lawl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawl struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
Lawl is looking to control Davies's arms but Davies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lawl has his back to the cage.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Davies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawl wants a takedown.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies prevents a body shot from Lawl.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawl tries for a takedown but Davies manages to get underhooks.
Lawl tries to stall but Davies uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lawl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lawl is rocked!

It looks like Tom Lawl has been cut.
Davies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawl's defenses.
Davies lands a left hand.
Oh Lawl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davies blocks a body shot from Lawl.
Lawl seems to have got his legs back now.
Davies lands an elbow inside that Lawl shrugs off.
Davies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawl struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
Davies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawl or not.
A nice left hand lands by Davies.
Lawl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawl avoiding damage.
Davies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawl backwards.
Lawl stalling in the clinch but Davies improves position.
Lawl working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Davies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davies gets through Lawl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davies lands an uppercut.
Lawl takes a shot to the head.
Lawl is pressed against the cage. Davies pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Lawl! Two more big strikes from Davies and Lawl crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Davies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Johnson (ranked 4444 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Walter Waite (ranked 489 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Waite 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!

Johnson
vs
Waite

190 cm
21
176
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 Sydney, Matthew Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Waite!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there

and Waite counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waite.

Waite drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Waite seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Waite, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Walter Waite!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 4216 p4p, 4275 weight class) and John Arkwright (ranked 473 p4p, 478 weight class). John Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Arkwright

183 cm
24
182
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
174
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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 Sydney, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Arkwright!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkwright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arkwright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas stuns Arkwright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arkwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arkwright doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Arkwright misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arkwright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Arkwright.

It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Arkwright tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas tries to break free but Arkwright pushes him back against the cage.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Arkwright throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arkwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Arkwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Arkwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arkwright has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright working aggressively here.
Arkwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Arkwright fails to land.
Thomas looking to stall.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arkwright.
A short left from Arkwright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkwright backwards.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arkwright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thomas working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkwright presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arkwright cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Arkwright has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Arkwright lands a left hand.
Thomas tries a body shot but Arkwright blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Arkwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Arkwright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Arkwright should have avoided that one.
Arkwright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arkwright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkwright misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arkwright.
Arkwright misses with a straight right.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Arkwright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Arkwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Arkwright fails to land.
Arkwright is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arkwright is keeping busy.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Arkwright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright lands a left hand.
Arkwright blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arkwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arkwright lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas pushes Arkwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arkwright lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Arkwright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Arkwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside.
Thomas wants to break free but Arkwright has control.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arkwright as Thomas tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Arkwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Arkwright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Arkwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Arkwright.
Thomas jabs at Arkwright's body.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Arkwright's head.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Arkwright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Arkwright seems unphased.
Arkwright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arkwright throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Arkwright moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arkwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arkwright.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arkwright.
Arkwright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Arkwright.
Arkwright tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Arkwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Arkwright keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Arkwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arkwright works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas wants to break free but Arkwright has control.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.

John Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arkwright lands a shoulder strike.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arkwright lands a damaging elbow.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Arkwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John Arkwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Arkwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
A short uppercut from Arkwright.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Arkwright controls the action.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arkwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas digs a right hand into Arkwright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arkwright's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Arkwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arkwright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for John Arkwright!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for John Arkwright!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for John Arkwright!

John Arkwright wins by unanimous decision!