MMM 31: Spiller vs. Lockdown PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Poehler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canner Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canner Row struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs 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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Poehler
vs
Row

177 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

L.A. Elite Supplements

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Poehler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Canner Row!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Row takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Row looks to score with a jab to the body but Poehler is just out of range.
Poehler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Row has a takedown stuffed.
Row looks gassed!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Poehler engages and cracks Row with a massive lead left hook - Row tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Poehler is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caleb Poehler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michele Onda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny begood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buck Dich- Rammstein. johnny begood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Onda
vs
begood

210 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michele Onda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, johnny begood!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onda fails with an attempt to clinch.
begood misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Onda.
begood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onda circles away quickly and effectively.
begood tries to clinch up but Onda circles away and keeps his distance.
begood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Onda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
begood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Michele Onda has been cut.
begood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Onda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from begood.
begood swinging wildly here.
begood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Onda clinches but begood breaks the clinch
letting begood counter with a right hand.
begood clinches but Onda breaks the clinch
and Onda 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!

begood lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Onda sprawling to the canvas. begood follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Onda hang on?
Onda is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
begood throwing shots but Onda is blocking nicely.

begood gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
begood slips a jab and a cross from Onda.
begood throws a looping overhand right but Onda ducks down to avoid it.
Onda scores with a one two! begood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like johnny begood has been cut.
begood cracks Onda with an open hand slap.
begood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
begood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
begood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Onda.
Onda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from begood.
begood misses with a straight right.
Onda defending well as begood loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onda throws a series of punches but begood avoids them all with ease.

Onda tries to keep at a distance but begood has taken the fight into the clinch.
begood pushes off an throws an elbow but Onda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

begood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
begood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
begood cracks Onda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Onda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from begood.
begood tries to clinch up.
Onda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and begood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
begood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Onda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
begood misses with a combination

and Onda counters by clinching up.
Onda lands a hook that snaps the head of begood backwards.
A short left from Onda.
begood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Onda's efforts to push away.
begood has a couple of punches blocked by Onda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

begood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
begood throws a leg kick but Onda moved away.
begood misses with a body shot.
Onda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping begood at a distance.
begood ducks right into an uppercut from Onda.
Onda lands with a nice body punch.

Onda drives through and clinches with begood against the cage.
begood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

begood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from begood misses the target.
Onda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
begood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as begood backs up against the cage.
Onda throws a lazy right hand but begood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onda staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
begood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Onda moves out of range as begood strikes.
Onda throws a series of strikes that have begood backpedaling.
begood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Onda blocks the body kick.

begood has managed to clinch.
Onda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Onda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Onda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from begood.
begood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
begood trying to land knees to the body.
Onda lands an uppercut.

begood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
begood misses with a looping left.
Onda fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

johnny begood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Onda gets tackled into the cage by begood. begood maintains the clinch.

begood breaks the clinch.
begood throws a hook but Onda avoids it easily.
begood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Onda counters with a straight right hand.
begood misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from begood. Onda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onda misses with a few strikes there.
Onda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
begood is looking to clinch.
Onda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as begood throws out the jab.

Onda tries to keep at a distance but begood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Onda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Onda lands a left hand that snaps the head of begood backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onda trying to control the position but instead, begood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Onda into the cage.
Onda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

begood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
begood tries to clinch there but Onda circles away.
Michele Onda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Onda misses with a wild body shot.
Onda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Onda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
begood moves forwards but Onda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Onda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
begood misses with a combination
and Onda counters with a right hand to the body.
begood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left and a right from Onda both land. Nice combination.
begood misses with a wild combination.
A big right from begood misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
begood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from begood.
Onda throws a nice looking combination but begood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
begood misses with a straight left.
Onda tries to bum rush begood with a series of wild strikes but begood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
begood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Onda.
begood catches Onda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
begood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but begood moves away.
begood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
begood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Onda throws a series of strikes that have begood backpedaling.
johnny begood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Onda ducks under a wild hook from begood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - begood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Onda is looking to clinch.
begood slips a jab and a cross from Onda.
begood scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Onda.
Sloppy strikes from Onda. Those never looked like landing.
Onda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Onda falls off balance throwing a combination
and begood counters with a straight right hand.
begood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

begood drives through and clinches with Onda against the cage.
begood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onda controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Onda as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Onda blocking some punches.
begood has a couple of punches blocked by Onda.
Onda just leaning against begood, taking a breather.
begood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from begood.
Onda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

begood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
begood looks to clinch
and Onda counters with a left and a right that stings begood.
Onda is looking to wear down begood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
begood misses with a wild body shot.
Onda defending well as begood loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from begood misses.
Onda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
begood looks to throw the jab but Onda is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
begood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
begood tests Onda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Onda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michele Onda will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Onda misses with a double jab.
begood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and begood duly obliges.
begood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
begood thows a left - swing and a miss!
begood missing with a left hand there. Onda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from begood misses the target.
Onda misses with a two punch combination.
begood misses with the combination.
begood is looking to clinch.
begood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Onda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. begood doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
begood throws a right hand that Onda ducks under and follows up with a left that Onda also avoids with ease.
Onda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from begood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Onda scores with a four punch combination!
Onda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
begood fails in his attempt to clinch.

Onda clinches with his opponent.
begood avoiding damage.
begood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for begood.
begood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onda's elbow.

begood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
begood tries to clinch but Onda moves out of range.
begood is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Onda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for begood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Onda scores with a body shot.

begood instigates a clinch.
A short right from Onda on the inside.

begood breaks the clinch.
Onda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping begood at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onda misses with a body shot.
begood missing with a left hand there. Onda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onda tries to bum rush begood with a series of wild strikes but begood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from begood misses.
Onda lands a jab to begood's midsection.
begood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onda swinging wildly here.
Onda cracks begood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Onda misses with a looping right.
begood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
begood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Onda counters with a two punch combo.
Onda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

begood gets tackled into the cage by Onda. Onda maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Onda fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

begood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
begood looks to throw the jab but Onda is out of range.
Onda swats away the attempt to clinch by begood.
A combination from Onda does no damage.
begood tries to clinch but Onda moves out of range.
johnny begood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
begood moves into range and connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Onda.
Onda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of begood's head.
Onda misses with the combination.
begood tries to clinch but Onda moves out of range.
begood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
begood throws a head kick that misses.
begood dodges the punch combination from Onda.
begood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Onda throws a combination that misses
and begood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Onda scores with a crisp jab that stopped begood in his tracks.
Onda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck begood on the side of the head.
Onda misses with a two punch combination.
begood tries to clinch up.
begood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Onda lands a nice hook to begood's body. begood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Onda swinging wildly here.
Onda misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
begood throws a hook but Onda avoids it easily.
begood tries to clinch but Onda moves out of range.
begood throws a series of punches but Onda avoids them all with ease.

Onda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to johnny begood.
Well begood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... johnny begood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rorschach Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewie Dent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kovacs
vs
Dent

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 -159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rorschach Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewie Dent!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent throws an overhand right that lands on Kovacs's shoulder, as Kovacs tries to avoid the shot.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kovacs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dent to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dent pushing down on Kovacs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent controlling the action here.
Kovacs is looking for a sweep. Dent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dent is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kovacs is trying to stand up here but Dent is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stewie Dent has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dent scores with a nice strike.
Kovacs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dent.
Kovacs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dent throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent jabs at Kovacs's body.
Kovacs walks into a straight right hand from Dent.
Kovacs is breathing heavily.
Kovacs tries to move into range but Dent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dent circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kovacs to the canvas! Kovacs doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dent keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stewie Dent!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (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.

Silva
vs
Miyaichi

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miyaichi as he avoids it easily.

Silva tries to sprawl but Miyaichi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miyaichi prevents Silva from standing back up.

Miyaichi is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Miyaichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Miyaichi is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Miyaichi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyaichi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyaichi wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Miyaichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Miyaichi 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.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Miyaichi uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
BOOM! Miyaichi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Miyaichi with the ground and pound from mount.
Miyaichi looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyaichi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyaichi working Silva over with strikes here.

Miyaichi working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Miyaichi prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Miyaichi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miyaichi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Silva is rocked!
Miyaichi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Miyaichi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty McGruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGruber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chevelle - Shameful Metaphors. Caldeira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: billionaire. Scotty McGruber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Caldeira's chin.

McGruber
vs
Caldeira

190 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty McGruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGruber moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGruber throws a right and a left that both miss.

McGruber catches Caldeira napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Caldeira to the canvas!

Caldeira is rocked!

It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGruber postures up.
McGruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caldeira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGruber is controlling him.
McGruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caldeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGruber is working hard here to advance position.
McGruber landing with the ground and pound.
McGruber wants to control from the top but Caldeira keeps moving.

McGruber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGruber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGruber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGruber connects with a couple of short punches.
McGruber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

McGruber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caldeira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGruber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGruber throws a strike aimed at the side of Caldeira's head but Caldeira avoids it well.
McGruber fails to land a wild elbow strike.

McGruber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caldeira, who protects the arm well.
McGruber throws an elbow but Caldeira slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

McGruber swings around for an armbar but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McGruber's guard.
McGruber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caldeira manages to get himself to full guard.
McGruber trying to control but Caldeira is working from the bottom.
McGruber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caldeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

McGruber drops back looking for a leg! Caldeira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caldeira manages to kick McGruber off! McGruber jumps back into Caldeira's guard.
Caldeira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGruber has gone for a leg lock! Caldeira slips out almost immediately though and dives into McGruber's guard.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira trying to control the position from guard on top but McGruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGruber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGruber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caldeira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGruber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

McGruber moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Caldeira goes down! Can McGruber finish him!?
McGruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldeira is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caldeira working a defensive guard here.
McGruber passes into half guard.

McGruber is working for a submission of some sort.
Caldeira is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGruber is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGruber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGruber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Caldeira is retaining full guard.
McGruber is looking to work some ground and pound but Caldeira has wrist control.
McGruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldeira is keeping the position for now.
McGruber passes Caldeira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

McGruber seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Caldeira is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Scotty McGruber!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Marconna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bobby Brown - My Prerogative. Williams has chosen I Just Wanna Party as his entrance music. Travis Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Marconna
vs
Williams

188 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Marconna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marconna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Paulie Marconna has been cut.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Marconna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Marconna clinches with his opponent.
Marconna is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Marconna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Marconna.
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!
Marconna lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Marconna lands a body shot.
Marconna scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Marconna digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marconna.
Marconna stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marconna.
Marconna effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Marconna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marconna.
A right handed body shot lands from Marconna.
Marconna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marconna stalling in the clinch.
Marconna lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marconna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Marconna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconna leaning against his opponent.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marconna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marconna.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulie Marconna.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

Marconna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Marconna is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconna controlling the action here.
Marconna'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.
Marconna seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paulie Marconna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marconna blocks a jab.
Marconna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands with a straight right. Marconna didn't see that one coming.
Travis Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Marconna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Marconna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Marconna moves away and avoids it.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Marconna shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marconna was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams really wants to buck Marconna off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconna controlling from mount.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marconna ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marconna won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marconna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marconna is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marconna dives into side control.
Marconna tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marconna is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams is trying to buck Marconna off.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams trying to remain calm as Marconna controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams is trying to buck Marconna off.
Marconna controls the position from side control.
Marconna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marconna is controlling him well.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Marconna is controlling the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Marconna is dominant here and he's now got Williams's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marconna controlling the positon.
Williams trying to get back to his feet but Marconna is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marconna has good solid back control here.
Williams is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Williams is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Marconna off. It looks like it's working - Marconna slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Williams displaying calm under pressure there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Marconna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Marconna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams throws the left hand but Marconna avoids the punch easily.
Marconna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams swings for the body but Marconna moves out of range.
Marconna slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marconna closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marconna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marconna has him pressed against the cage.
Marconna is struggling to control the position.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marconna working Williams over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marconna landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marconna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconna.
Marconna stalling.
A knee to the head by Marconna.
Marconna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marconna works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marconna working Williams over with knees to the body.
Marconna scores a nice knee to the body.
Marconna trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marconna into the cage.
Marconna pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marconna has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marconna lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marconna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paulie Marconna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Marconna is controlling the position.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is trying to push Marconna away but Marconna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marconna here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marconna lands with a right to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Paulie Marconna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Marconna has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconna has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marconna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Marconna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marconna prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Marconna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free but Marconna has control.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marconna connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marconna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconna lands an uppercut.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to circle away but Marconna has him pinned against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Marconna lands a damaging elbow.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marconna.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marconna.
Marconna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Marconna keeps him there for the moment.
Travis Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marconna keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Marconna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marconna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Marconna!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Spiller
vs
Lockdown

180 cm
19
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spiller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lockdown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spiller 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.
Lockdown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lockdown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spiller scores with a jab.
Brandon Spiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockdown ducks right into an uppercut from Spiller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockdown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiller thuds his shin into the meat of Lockdown's side.
Spiller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lockdown's head backwards.
Lockdown moves out of range of the body kick from Spiller.
Lockdown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spiller counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown is looking to score with low kicks.
Spiller lands with a nice combination. Lockdown backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Lockdown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lockdown drops his hands momentarily and Spiller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spiller lands a right hook to the body.
Spiller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spiller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spiller scores with a hook to the body. Lockdown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spiller lands a glancing blow to the side of Lockdown's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lockdown.
Spiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spiller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiller is just out of range.
Lockdown drops his hands momentarily and Spiller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lockdown walks into a stiff left hand from Spiller.
Spiller lands with an uppercut that bounces Lockdown off the cage and back into rage.
Lockdown takes one to the chin there.
Spiller clobbers Lockdown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Spiller throws a nice looking combination but Lockdown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spiller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spiller misses with a head kick.
Lockdown throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Lockdown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiller manages to avoid it.
Spiller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spiller lands a head kick!
Spiller connects with a right hand. Lockdown shakes it off.
Lockdown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Spiller catches Lockdown right on the button with a cross.
Lockdown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spiller counters with a two punch combo.
Lockdown misses with a double jab
and Spiller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiller lands a glancing blow to the side of Lockdown's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Spiller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown cracks Spiller with an open hand slap.
Spiller misses with a two punch combination.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spiller lands a slapping body shot.
Lockdown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spiller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lockdown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lockdown looks gassed!
Spiller with a jab.
Spiller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spiller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lockdown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiller. Spiller obviously looking to wear him down.
Spiller lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spiller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Spiller duly obliges.
Lockdown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spiller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spiller fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy left from Spiller finds it's target.
Lockdown takes one on the button.
Spiller checks a leg kick.
Spiller lands a lovely overhand right.
Spiller fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid body kick from Spiller.
Spiller looks to land a combination. Lockdown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lockdown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lockdown might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Spiller has got the better of the exchanges.
Spiller misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiller.
Lockdown fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiller scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiller.
Brandon Spiller is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockdown is breathing heavily.
Spiller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lockdown misses with a double jab.
Spiller works the jab nicely.
Spiller scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiller works over Lockdown's head and body with a nice combination.
Lockdown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spiller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lockdown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lockdown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spiller lands a high kick!
Spiller scores with a nice strike.
Spiller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lockdown doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Lockdown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandon Spiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spiller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spiller lands a nice hook to Lockdown's body. Lockdown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spiller closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Spiller finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Spiller.

Lockdown is rocked!
Lockdown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiller.
Spiller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lockdown is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiller finish him?
No joy there for Spiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lockdown seems to have recovered his senses.
Lockdown ducks right into an uppercut from Spiller.
Spiller lands a jab to the head.
Spiller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lockdown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller misses with a double jab.
Spiller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lockdown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spiller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller lands a body shot.
Spiller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lockdown can do to turn this around?
Lockdown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spiller works the jab nicely.
Spiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lockdown backs up against the cage.
Spiller scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spiller.
Good leg kick by Spiller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spiller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spiller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danga de danga de dang - Lockdown scores with a four punch combination!
Spiller scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lockdown has time to react.
Spiller sizes up Lockdown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Spiller. Beautiful body shot.
Lockdown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spiller throws a front kick that sends Lockdown stumbling back into the cage.
Lockdown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spiller is out of range and Lockdown settles back down.
Lockdown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spiller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lockdown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spiller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lockdown thows a leg kick but Spiller checks it
and Spiller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spiller lands with a hook. Lockdown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lockdown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spiller.
Lockdown slips a jab and a cross from Spiller.
Lockdown throws a lazy body kick
and Spiller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lockdown backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiller, right into the meat.
Lockdown takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiller, as that shot connected.
Lockdown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lockdown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiller.
Nice body punch from Spiller.
Lockdown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spiller. That one must have hurt.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lockdown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lockdown backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockdown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spiller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spiller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spiller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lockdown has time to react.
Spiller is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller lands a right hook to the body.
Spiller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lockdown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spiller connects with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Spiller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spiller cracks Lockdown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lockdown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spiller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spiller misses with the combination.
Lockdown misses with a double jab
and Spiller counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockdown.
Spiller swings for the body but Lockdown moves out of range.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockdown.
Lockdown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spiller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lockdown throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Lockdown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spiller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiller misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockdown.
A swing and a miss from Spiller.
Lockdown drops his hands momentarily and Spiller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lockdown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiller thows a body shot but no joy.
Lockdown looks to land a left hand but Spiller moved out of range nicely.
Spiller misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spiller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spiller lands with an overhand left.
Spiller scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller throws a right and a left that Lockdown avoids nicely.
Lockdown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spiller counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spiller. That's going to slow Lockdown down.
Lockdown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spiller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockdown manages to avoid it.
Spiller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lockdown throws a combination that misses
and Spiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lockdown misses with a leg kick
and Spiller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiller thuds a left hand into Lockdown's body.
A punch combination from Lockdown misses.
Spiller thuds his right hand into Lockdown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Lockdown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiller. Spiller obviously looking to wear him down.
Spiller works Lockdown's body with a nice hook.
Spiller misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Spiller finds it's way through Lockdown's defenses.
Spiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Spiller misses.
Spiller tests Lockdown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lockdown. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Spiller.
Spiller throws a combination that misses
and Lockdown counters with a nice leg kick.
Spiller sizes up Lockdown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lockdown loads up on a big right hand but Spiller slips the punch.
Spiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spiller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lockdown throws a leg kick but Spiller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spiller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockdown manages to avoid it.
Lockdown throws a combination that misses
and Spiller counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spiller avoids the head kick by Lockdown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lockdown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockdown.
Lockdown moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lockdown throws a leg kick
and Spiller counters with an inside leg kick.
Spiller connects with a right hand. Lockdown shakes it off.
Spiller's corner calls for a 1-2. Spiller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lockdown misses the body punch
and Spiller counters with a three punch combo that has Lockdown backing up. Lockdown nods at Spiller to acknowledge the strikes.
Spiller lands with a nice combination. Lockdown backs away looking to recover.
Spiller scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller had his way with Chico Lockdown in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Spiller.
Spiller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spiller lands with a straight right. Lockdown didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Spiller finds it's way through Lockdown's defenses.
Spiller throws a right hand that Lockdown ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockdown also avoids with ease.
Spiller throws a head kick but Lockdown moves out of range.
Lockdown misses with a double jab
letting Spiller counter with a right hand.
Spiller throws a lazy head kick
and Lockdown counters with a one-two to the body.
Spiller misses with a combination
and Lockdown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spiller's knee momentarily.
Spiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lockdown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lockdown misses with a wild combination.
Spiller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lockdown momentarily.
Lockdown tries to bum rush Spiller with a series of wild strikes but Spiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiller throws a one two combo.
Lockdown thows a body shot but no joy.
Lockdown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spiller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Lockdown moves out of range of the body kick.
Chico Lockdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spiller counters with a left to the body.
Spiller pushes Lockdown away with a front kick.
Lockdown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spiller rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Lockdown moves out of range easily.
Spiller throws a nice looking combination but Lockdown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spiller checks a leg kick.
Spiller throws a hook but Lockdown blocks it.
A punch combination from Lockdown misses.
Spiller moves out of range as Lockdown strikes.
Lockdown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spiller swinging wildly here.
Lockdown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spiller counters with a straight right hand.
Spiller staying out of range there.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Lockdown.
Spiller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Spiller duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Spiller as he connects with a hook.
Spiller slips a jab and a cross from Lockdown.
Spiller lands a head kick!
Lockdown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lockdown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiller counters with a stiff right hand.
Spiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lockdown. That did some damage!
Spiller connects with a looping right hand.
Spiller throws a front kick that sends Lockdown stumbling back into the cage.
Lockdown throws a leg kick
and Spiller counters with a nice body kick.
Spiller lands a two punch combo.
Spiller throws a nice head kick!
Lockdown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spiller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lockdown's knee momentarily.
Spiller throws a shot to the body.
Lockdown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandon Spiller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Spiller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spiller 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:42
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Spiller!
Brandon Spiller retains his lightweight title!

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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Andazola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Jackson 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!

Andazola
vs
Jackson

182 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Andazola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andazola.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Andazola scores with a leg kick.
Andazola jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andazola. Andazola obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andazola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks gassed!
Andazola lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.

Andazola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andazola digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Andazola.
Andazola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Andazola manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson is fighting to break Andazola's control of his arms but Andazola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Jackson is posturing up here but Andazola has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jackson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jackson has to tap! Slick submission there by Andazola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayde Andazola!

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