TUF test 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Diodorus (ranked 4395 p4p, 4358 weight class) and Axmed Abduallahi (ranked 497 p4p, 496 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diodorus
vs
Abduallahi

189 cm
18
263
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
269
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percival Diodorus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abduallahi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diodorus shoots in and drives through. Abduallahi sprawls well.
Abduallahi misses the shot to the body.

Abduallahi clinches up with Diodorus and pushes him back against the cage.

Abduallahi wants the takedown. Diodorus is fighting it off but Abduallahi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diodorus's guard against the cage.
Abduallahi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Diodorus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abduallahi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abduallahi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abduallahi is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diodorus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Abduallahi is now in half guard.

Abduallahi wants to work for an arm triangle but Diodorus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diodorus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abduallahi is working away from the top position though.
Abduallahi is nestled in close to Diodorus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abduallahi controlling the action here.
Abduallahi is nestled in close to Diodorus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abduallahi content to control rather than advance.
Abduallahi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diodorus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diodorus tries to get to full guard but Abduallahi has control of the leg.
Abduallahi is thwarting Diodorus's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abduallahi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abduallahi lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abduallahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abduallahi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abduallahi!
Axmed Abduallahi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'When we were in exchanges, I just felt as though I was stiff. I couldn't get the cleaner, crisper shots off. Congratulations to him.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 4453 p4p, 4452 weight class) and Fritz Zwicky (ranked 500 p4p, 505 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pauli
vs
Zwicky

194 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fritz Zwicky!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zwicky gets caught flat footed, as Pauli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pauli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pauli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pauli won't allow Zwicky to sweep him here.
Pauli looking to pass the guard.
Pauli scoring with some ground and pound.
Pauli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zwicky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pauli tries to get to full guard but Zwicky has control of the leg.

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

Zwicky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pauli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pauli is pressing down on Zwicky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwicky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pauli is looking for a triangle but Zwicky pushes his legs off easily.
Pauli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwicky.

Pauli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zwicky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pauli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pauli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwicky scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zwicky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pauli is keeping the position for now.
Zwicky throwing strikes from guard but Pauli blocks nicely.
Pauli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pauli looking to pass the guard.
Pauli is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauli stopping the sweep attempt from Zwicky.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zwicky is looking for a triangle but Pauli pushes his legs off easily.
Pauli pushing down on Zwicky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pauli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pauli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwicky's head.
Zwicky won't allow Pauli to pass to mount.
Pauli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwicky's head.
Zwicky moves into full guard.
Pauli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zwicky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zwicky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pauli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zwicky manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pauli's best efforts.
Zwicky is looking for a sweep. Pauli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zwicky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Pauli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pauli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 10:9
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Pauli!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satyendra Bose (ranked 4454 p4p, 4455 weight class) and Louis De Broglie (ranked 503 p4p, 504 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bose
vs
De Broglie

194 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Satyendra Bose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis De Broglie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Broglie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Broglie misses with the ground and pound.

De Broglie tries for a kimura but Bose is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bose is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bose defending against the ground and pound.
Bose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Broglie is looking for a sweep. Bose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bose throwing shots but De Broglie is blocking nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bose passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Broglie!
De Broglie is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Broglie regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bose is working for a submission of some sort.
De Broglie is trying to get back to full guard.
Bose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Broglie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

De Broglie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bose throws a big right hand that misses.
Bose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bose tries to free his leg and advance position but De Broglie is retaining full guard.
Bose throws a big elbow that misses.

De Broglie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bose is aware though and is defending well.
De Broglie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bose looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bose throwing strikes from guard but De Broglie blocks nicely.
De Broglie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Broglie throwing shots but Bose is blocking nicely.
Bose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bose is working hard here to advance position.
De Broglie trying to mount his opponent but Bose defends it.

De Broglie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Broglie.
Bose wants to improve his position but De Broglie is controlling well.

De Broglie seems to be looking for submissions.
De Broglie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis De Broglie.
Well De Broglie 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis De Broglie!
Louis De Broglie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.