Chaos PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Faulton Hardstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Woodhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Woodhead will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hardstaff
vs
Woodhead

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

199 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faulton Hardstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Woodhead!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardstaff gets a clinch.
Woodhead looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Woodhead tries for a takedown. No joy.
Woodhead tries for a takedown but Hardstaff manages to get underhooks.
Hardstaff is pressed up against the cage. Woodhead has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardstaff down to the mat. Hardstaff avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faulton Hardstaff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Woodhead.

Hardstaff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardstaff is looking to take a break and control but Woodhead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hardstaff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodhead, who protects the arm well.
Woodhead is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardstaff has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Hardstaff stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Hardstaff scores with a takedown into Woodhead's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardstaff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Woodhead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardstaff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardstaff lands some shots froms side control.
Hardstaff advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardstaff controlling his opponent.
Hardstaff looking to control but Woodhead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hardstaff working for a guillotine from mount but Woodhead is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns Woodhead that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Woodhead is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Woodhead is in a horrible position here. Hardstaff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardstaff looking to finish Woodhead with some ground and pound. This is bad for Woodhead!
Hardstaff cracks Woodhead with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardstaff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Woodhead is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hardstaff wants to control the pace but Woodhead is squirming around nicely.
Woodhead tries to buck Hardstaff off but Hardstaff takes his back!

Hardstaff looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Woodhead taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Faulton Hardstaff!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwazi Mbutabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Everton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Everton struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mbutabe
vs
Everton

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwazi Mbutabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Everton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everton looks to land a body kick but Mbutabe moved away.
Everton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mbutabe's waist but Mbutabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Everton off to one side.
Everton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mbutabe scores with a spinning back kick!
Everton shoots in for a double leg but Mbutabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kwazi Mbutabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Everton.

Mbutabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Everton!
Everton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mbutabe tries to pass to full mount but Everton defends it.
Mbutabe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Everton tries to roll over but Mbutabe keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everton wants to get back to his feet.
Everton looks gassed!
Everton manages to get to full guard.
Mbutabe trying to control but Everton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mbutabe is stalling in the full guard.
Mbutabe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Everton controls Mbutabe momentarily but Mbutabe frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mbutabe trying to control but Everton is working from the bottom.
Everton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mbutabe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mbutabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Everton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kwazi Mbutabe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick from Mbutabe lands but Everton takes it in his stride.
Everton throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Mbutabe.
Mbutabe fakes the leg kick and cracks Everton in the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Everton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Everton tries for a takedown but Mbutabe circles away easily
and Mbutabe counters with a body kick that stops Everton in his tracks momentarily.
Mbutabe tries to clinch but Everton moves out of range.
Everton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mbutabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Everton's knee momentarily.
Everton fails with the takedown

and Mbutabe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Everton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Everton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mbutabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Everton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mbutabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbutabe controls Everton momentarily but Everton frees himself.
Everton wants to control from the top but Mbutabe keeps moving.
Everton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mbutabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Everton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mbutabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mbutabe trying to keep a closed guard but Everton is proving a slippery customer.
Everton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Everton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Everton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mbutabe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mbutabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mbutabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Everton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mbutabe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Everton tries to kick Mbutabe off but Mbutabe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Everton trying to hold on to Mbutabe's head to control him but Mbutabe postures up.
Everton is looking to escape.
Everton is staying active underneath Mbutabe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mbutabe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Everton swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mbutabe shoots and misses

and Everton counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Mbutabe is rocked!
Everton working some strikes from top position.
Oh Mbutabe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Everton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Everton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mbutabe's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Everton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Everton controlling from the top position.
Mbutabe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Everton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mbutabe working a defensive guard but Everton manages to pass into side control anyway.
Everton landing a few strikes.
Mbutabe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Everton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mbutabe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Everton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Everton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Everton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mbutabe counters with a nice body kick.
Everton is looking to clinch but Mbutabe is avoiding it.
Mbutabe avoids the head kick by Everton.
Mbutabe throws a head kick but Everton moves out of range.
Mbutabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Everton counters with a monster head kick that knocks Mbutabe out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie Everton!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Impossible To Beat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

To Beat
vs
Love

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Impossible To Beat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Love!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Beat tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
To Beat tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by To Beat.
To Beat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Beat circles away from the clinch attempt.
To Beat tries to clinch up
and Love counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. To Beat is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Love scores with a takedown into To Beat's guard.
Love is working To Beat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

To Beat is rocked!
Love postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh To Beat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love forces his way into half guard.
Love working over To Beat with some ground and pound. To Beat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Love not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To Beat is trying to stand back up but Love is controlling him
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Love is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
I looks like Love might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
To Beat tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Love manages to move to mount!
To Beat seems to have got his legs back now.
You get the feeling that To Beat really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love content just to control the position here.
Love landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.
Love controlling his opponent.
To Beat is trying to stand.
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.
Love looking to control but To Beat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Love might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control To Beat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a heavy elbow.
Love wants to control the pace but To Beat is squirming around nicely.
Love has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Beat's face.
To Beat is trying to stand.
Love landing punches.
Love controlling the position easily from mount.

Love looking to secure an arm triangle but To Beat defends it well.
Love won't let To Beat get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to control but To Beat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bobby Love just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by To Beat.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
To Beat is breathing heavily.
To Beat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

To Beat has Love up against the cage in a clinch.

To Beat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Love regains guard immediately.
To Beat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Love lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for To Beat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
To Beat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but To Beat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Beat with a poor takedown

and Love moves into the clinch.
Love is trying to break the clinch but To Beat has him pressed against the cage.

To Beat breaks the clinch.
To Beat looks to clinch
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
To Beat is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.

To Beat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love, pushing him back against the cage.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but To Beat won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To Beat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Love smiles and moves away.
To Beat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but To Beat persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Impossible To Beat. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To Beat misses with a takedown attempt

and Love counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Love uses his free foot to push down on To Beat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for To Beat.
Love controlling the position easily from mount.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.

Love working for a submission but To Beat is keeping him at bay.
To Beat is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
To Beat wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Love sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.
Love controlling from the full mount.
To Beat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Love on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Beat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
To Beat is squirming around, avoiding Love's attempts to control the action.
To Beat tries to buck Love off but he can't manage it.
Love controlling the pace for now.
Love cracks To Beat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Love with shots to the head and body - To Beat looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Beat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
To Beat is squirming around, avoiding Love's attempts to control the action.
To Beat wants to try and get back to his feet.
Love controlling from mount.
Love looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Love has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Love has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Beat's face.
Love sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
To Beat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Love throws an overhand right that lands on To Beat's shoulder, as To Beat tries to avoid the shot.

To Beat instigates a clinch.
To Beat stalling in the clinch.
Love stops a takedown attempt from To Beat.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To Beat has him pressed against the cage.
To Beat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Bobby Love has been cut.

To Beat jumps into guard, dragging Love to the mat.
Love throws a big right hand that misses.
To Beat wants to get back to his feet but Love is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but To Beat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
To Beat wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
To Beat moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Love throws a body kick that misses.

To Beat rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but To Beat has double underhooks.
To Beat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love is trying to break free.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with To Beat's elbow.

Love manages to break the clinch.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Impossible To Beat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

To Beat closes the distance and clinches.
To Beat wants a takedown.

To Beat manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
To Beat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Love passes To Beat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat is trying to stand up here but Love is controlling him well.
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Love is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Love lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Love trying to control but To Beat is having none of it.

Love is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. To Beat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
To Beat wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love dominating with strikes here.
Love lands a nice shot to the head.
Love controlling from the full mount.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!
Love controlling his opponent.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impossible To Beat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Love lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Love lands a big elbow.
Bobby Love has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love controlling the pace for now.

Love is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Love!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Love!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Tarpim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eric buto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Tarpim had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcio Tarpim has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcio Tarpim seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tarpim
vs
buto

169 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcio Tarpim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eric buto!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarpim throws a head kick but buto moves out of range.
Tarpim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
buto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
buto fails to land with a series of punches.
buto throws a right hand that Tarpim ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarpim also avoids with ease.
Tarpim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from buto.
eric buto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for buto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
buto misses with a double jab.

buto takes the fight into the clinch.

buto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
buto misses with a double jab.
Tarpim slips a jab and a cross from buto.
buto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
buto throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tarpim pushes buto up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
buto is trying to break free.
Tarpim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tarpim turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Tarpim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarpim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
buto struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
buto wants to get back to his feet.
Tarpim tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
buto is looking to regain half guard here but Tarpim keeps moving and retains side control.
buto is trying to get back to his feet.
buto struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tarpim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
buto tries for a takedown but Tarpim manages to get underhooks.

Tarpim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. buto is trying to keep an underhook but Tarpim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
buto is looking to escape.
buto manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
buto controls Tarpim momentarily but Tarpim frees himself.
buto wants to get back to his feet but Tarpim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
buto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarpim is one step ahead there.

buto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tarpim is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. buto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tarpim's back instead.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
buto looking to break Tarpim's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tarpim remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise buto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

buto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tarpim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

buto looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarpim showing good submission defense here.
Tarpim breaks buto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

buto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

buto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
buto misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from buto.
buto misses with a series of wild punches.
buto drops Tarpim with a left right combo! buto follows him down to the ground into side control.

Tarpim is rocked!

It looks like Marcio Tarpim has been cut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). eric buto!

C
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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Lorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lorin
vs
White

175 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Fredrik Lorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorin misses with the combination.
Lorin throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Lorin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Lorin misses with a two punch combination.
Lorin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Lorin misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White scores with a one two! Lorin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lorin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lorin misses with a series of wild punches.
White dodges the punch combination from Lorin.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a series of punches but Lorin avoids them all with ease.
Lorin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lorin throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Lorin throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorin with a hook.
White lands a high kick!
Lorin throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lorin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Lorin throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
A choreographed right hand from Lorin misses the target.
White throws a shot from downtown. Lorin moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Lorin off the cage and back into rage.
Lorin throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredrik Lorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lorin throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Lorin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Lorin is breathing heavily.
Lorin throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lorin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lorin momentarily.
White throws a series of punches but Lorin moves out of range.
White looks to throw the jab but Lorin is out of range.
Lorin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White tries to land a front kick but Lorin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White throws a nice looking combination but Lorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White slips a jab and a cross from Lorin.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White swinging wilding here.
Lorin throws a right and a left that both miss.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lorin momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lorin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White swinging wilding here.
White misses with the combination.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorin slips a jab and a cross from White.
Lorin throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a series of strikes. Lorin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorin throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a leg kick but Lorin sees it coming and moves out of range.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lorin looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lorin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White slips a jab from Lorin.
Lorin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Dana White has been cut.
No joy there for Lorin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lorin throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorin fails to land with a series of punches.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lorin.
Lorin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lorin lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lorin misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses with a straight right.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lorin stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
Lorin looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Lorin.
White waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lorin.
Lorin misses with a two punch combination.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White scores with the left hand. Lorin knows he should have avoided that one.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lorin.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Lorin's shoulder, as Lorin tries to avoid the shot.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White throws a right and a left that Lorin avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Lorin misses.
White throws a series of punches but Lorin avoids them all with ease.
White loads up on a big right hand but Lorin slips the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
A cross from Lorin lands.
Lorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lorin misses with a double jab.
Lorin looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Lorin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a double jab.
Lorin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lorin misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from White.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lorin.
Lorin is working the combinations to good effect here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lorin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Lorin does no damage.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lorin misses the jab.
A combination from White does no damage.
White throws a series of punches but Lorin moves out of range.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lorin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a nice looking combination but Lorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Lorin.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Lorin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dana White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White misses with a few strikes there.
Lorin lands with a cross.
Lorin tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lorin.
Lorin misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorin misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Lorin thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lorin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White avoids the head kick by Lorin.
Fredrik Lorin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lorin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lorin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Lorin.
A jab from Lorin misses.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Lorin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White slips under a jab.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorin cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Lorin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lorin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Fredrik Lorin is winning the standup battle so far.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lorin.
Lorin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lorin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a lazy right hand but Lorin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from White misses.
Lorin misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. White catches Lorin right on the button with a cross.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lorin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Lorin connects with a body shot.
Lorin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from White.
White avoids the body shot from Lorin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Lorin scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lorin throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a body kick.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lorin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a series of punches but Lorin moves out of range.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lorin looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White lands with a hook. Lorin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lorin swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorin slips a jab and a cross from White.
Lorin misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Lorin backing up. Lorin nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by White.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
White throws the kick towards the body but Lorin avoids it.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Lorin throws a body kick that misses.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from White.
Lorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lorin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White stalks Lorin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lorin's face. Lorin staggers backwards, shaken.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a right hand that Lorin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lorin also avoids with ease.
Lorin tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a combination. Lorin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lorin scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Nice combo by Lorin! Oh, that's hurt him - White falls to the canvas and Lorin follows him into side control.

White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is not content to let Lorin control the position.
White is still in real trouble! Can Lorin finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
White seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lorin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lorin misses with a combination
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lorin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lorin cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Lorin scores with a punch to the head.
Lorin missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from White does no damage.
Lorin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Lorin misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from White.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Lorin.
Lorin lands a jab to the nose.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lorin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lorin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lorin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lorin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with the combination.
Lorin tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Lorin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lorin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lorin sends White down but not out. Lorin dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White taking a bit of punishment here - Lorin scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White tries to escape but Lorin is in control.

White explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lorin lands with a right that hurts White. White looks to clinch but Lorin throws a short knee that drops White. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Fredrik Lorin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montazelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gordon
vs
Montazelli

165 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

170 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Montazelli!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montazelli takes an elbow to the forehead.
Montazelli takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Montazelli shrugs off.

Montazelli is rocked!
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montazelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Gordon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gordon stops a takedown attempt from Montazelli.
Montazelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gordon smiles and moves away.

Gordon darts in and clinches Montazelli up against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Montazelli in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Montazelli! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gordon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Gordon!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assuerio Sanderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanderson
vs
Hoy

182 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy closes the distance and clinches up with Sanderson, looking for a takedown. Hoy pushes Sanderson against the cage but Sanderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hoy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hoy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanderson is trying to keep Hoy in close.

Hoy drops back looking for a leg! Sanderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanderson manages to kick Hoy off! Hoy jumps back into Sanderson's guard.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanderson working a defensive guard here.
Sanderson wants to control the position but Hoy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hoy trying to control the action but Sanderson is working from the bottom.

Hoy is looking for a kimura but Sanderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoy to get the leverage.
Hoy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanderson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Hoy looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Sanderson taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lath Hoy!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaljone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kenobi
vs
Kaljone

178 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Kaljone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi shoots for a takedown but Kaljone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pekka Kaljone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenobi shoots in but Kaljone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Kenobi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenobi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenobi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenobi looks for a takedown but Kaljone sprawls well.

Kaljone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaljone showed some decent athleticism there.
Kenobi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaljone lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like Ben Kenobi has been cut.
Kaljone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kenobi's head.
Nice strikes from Kaljone there.

Kenobi is rocked!
Kaljone prevents Kenobi from improving his position.
Oh Kenobi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaljone working Kenobi over with strikes.
Kenobi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenobi.
Kaljone stopping the sweep attempt from Kenobi.
Kaljone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaljone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kenobi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaljone lands a couple of elbows.
Kaljone is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenobi has wrist control.
Kaljone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kenobi looking for a guillotine here but Kaljone defends easily.
Kenobi is breathing heavily.

Kenobi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaljone is working Kenobi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaljone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kenobi's head.
Kaljone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenobi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kenobi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaljone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaljone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaljone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaljone postures up and lands a big shot to Kenobi's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaljone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Kenobi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kenobi working for a triangle but Kaljone defends it easily.
Kaljone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kenobi seems to have got his legs back now.

Kenobi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kaljone rolls with it to try and escape but Kenobi cranks on the arm and Kaljone is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Kenobi!