MFC-7 All or Nothing PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anuwat Kaewsamrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaewsamrit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muay Thai fight music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaewsamrit
vs
Grossman

170 cm
26
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anuwat Kaewsamrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Grossman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman has a takedown stuffed.
Kaewsamrit cracks Grossman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kaewsamrit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grossman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grossman wants to pass the guard but Kaewsamrit is keeping the position.
Grossman throwing strikes from guard but Kaewsamrit blocks nicely.
Grossman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grossman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaewsamrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grossman is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit looking to control.
Grossman passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Grossman has hold of Kaewsamrit's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kaewsamrit seems comfortable defending it but Grossman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kaewsamrit is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kaewsamrit is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Grossman couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Grossman!

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Severino Velasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Wheeler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Velasco
vs
Wheeler

185 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Severino Velasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wheeler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Velasco counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Velasco gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Wheeler's face as Velasco controls the position.
Velasco landing strikes.
Wheeler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Velasco presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Velasco working the ground and pound effectively.

Wheeler is rocked!

It looks like Andrew Wheeler has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Velasco is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Velasco extends the arm and Wheeler is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Severino Velasco!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Downtown Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jackson
vs
Mays

191 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP $2 Shirts and Shorts
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Downtown Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Mays!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Mays is having none of it.

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mays to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mays pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Mays prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Mays looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mays advances to half guard.
Mays controlling the pace.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Mays thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Mays missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson won't allow Mays to pass to mount.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Mays wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Well, if Mays 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mays thows a big elbow that misses.
Mays wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Mays throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Mays lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mays landing some decent shots from guard.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Mays defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Mays isn't so interested in that idea.

Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Mays bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mays lands an elbow.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mays stalling.
Mays missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mays slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Mays is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mays is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is not content to let Mays control the position.
Mays content to control rather than advance.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mays stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Mays slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Mays is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Mays passes to side control.
Mays lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mays works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mays trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Mays is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jackson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Mays drags him back down.
Mays lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Mays remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mays drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mays cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Mays has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mays trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Mays cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mays in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Mays's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mays working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson parries the strikes from Mays easily there. Mays is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Mays wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Mays prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mays lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mays passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!
Mays blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mays. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Mays sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mays has a good base and remains in mount.
Mays trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mays is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mays breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mays controlling his opponent.
Mays tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Mays cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mays in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mays lands a heavy elbow.
Mays raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mays lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Mays controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mays working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Mays looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
You get the feeling that Jackson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mays lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Mays prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Joe Mays has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mays landing shots from mount.
Mays can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Mays won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mays is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mays scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Mays lands a nice shot to the head.
Mays breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mays looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays lands a big elbow.
Mays landing punches.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mays looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mays with a couple of short strikes.
Mays raining down shots from the mount!
Mays lands a big elbow.
Mays scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Mays cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mays lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mays with a couple of short strikes.

Jackson is rocked!
Mays dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mays is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mays working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mays landing punches.
Mays pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Mays showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Jackson tries to sprawl but Mays drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mays is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Mays has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mays is controlling the pace.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Mays is very close to passing his half guard.
Mays thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mays working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Mays is controlling him
Mays uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Mays tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Mays with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mays pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mays putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Mays cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson tries to hold on but Mays postures up.
Mays landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!

Jackson bucks up and throws Mays to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jackson throws a right hand that Mays ducks under and follows up with a left that Mays also avoids with ease.

Mays gets the takedown into side control.
Mays scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mays off and has taken his back!
Jackson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Mays manages to escape to his feet.

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Mays shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mays trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Mays slips an elbow through the middle.
Mays sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mays prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Mays with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mays stops Jackson from standing up.
Mays is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Mays makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mays with a nice head shot there.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Mays from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Mays is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mays trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Mays was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mays closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mays lands in his opponent's guard.
Mays stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mays scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mays scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mays trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is trying to keep Mays in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mays is stalling in the full guard.
Mays working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Mays content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mays trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mays slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Mays.
Mays fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Mays really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mays blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Downtown Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mays swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Downtown Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mays shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mays was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mays lands with some strikes.
Jackson tries to hold on but Mays postures up.
Mays has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Mays working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mays is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Mays cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mays tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson really wants to buck Mays off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Mays content just to control the position here.
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mays controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mays with a couple of short strikes.
Mays landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson tries to buck Mays off but he can't manage it.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Mays gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mays is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mays landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Mays raining down shots from the mount!
Mays lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mays cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mays postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Mays cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mays avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
A nice elbow there by Mays.
Mays connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mays lands a big elbow.
Mays with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mays working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mays landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Mays working Jackson over with strikes here.
Mays landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson wants to hold on but Mays pushes him away.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mays working Jackson over with strikes here.
Mays landing shots from mount.
Mays has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Mays scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mays fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mays content just to control the position here.
Mays lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mays sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays with the ground and pound from mount.
Mays tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Mays is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mays trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Mays raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mays. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Mays connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mays landing punches.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Mays maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Mays dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mays feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mays trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mays distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mays postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Mays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mays landing some decent shots from guard.
Mays scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Mays is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson wants to stand up but Mays is controlling him.
Mays engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mays works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mays keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Mays prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Mays looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mays trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Mays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Mays wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mays shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mays defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.

Jackson tries to sprawl but Mays drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Mays is controlling him
Mays wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson tries to kick Mays off but Mays keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mays is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mays slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Mays is controlling the pace.
Jackson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mays stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Mays is very close to passing his half guard.
Mays wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Mays lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Mays, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mays scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mays scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mays thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control but Mays postures up.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Mays in his half guard.
Jackson pushes Mays off looking to stand but Mays dives back in and keeps control.
Mays with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mays uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Mays fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joe Mays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mays landing strikes from the mount.
Mays with the ground and pound from mount.
Mays takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Downtown Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 43:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Mays!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pj Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Lofton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BJ Penn Theme. Pj Quinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quinn
vs
Lofton

178 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pj Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Lofton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lofton closes the distance and clinches.

Quinn pulls guard effortlessly.

Quinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quinn is trying to control the position but Lofton postures up.

Lofton is sitting in close to Quinn's body. Quinn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lofton is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lofton is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Quinn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pj Quinn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Amazing - (Kanye West) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Johnson

192 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sean Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Silva wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Helio Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Johnson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Johnson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Silva stands up from half guard.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sean Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

Silva stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silva gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses with a right hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson misses with a left hand

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Helio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva stands up from Johnson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Johnson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.

Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Johnson to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses the body punch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
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!

Silva stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Silva stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

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

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva stands up from Johnson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Silva prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

Johnson is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Sean Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson misses the body punch

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toto Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toto Manuel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manuel
vs
Matthews

178 cm
22
171 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toto Manuel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
Manuel shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Manuel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthews. Matthews obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Matthews slams his shin into Manuel's torso.
Matthews throws a head kick that half lands.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Manuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Matthews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manuel defends it easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manuel manages to get himself to full guard.
Manuel trying to keep a closed guard but Matthews is proving a slippery customer.
Matthews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manuel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews cracks Manuel with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Matthews tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Manuel has wrist control.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Manuel blocks nicely.

Matthews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manuel wants to stand up but Matthews is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews forces his way into half guard.
Matthews trying to pass the guard but Manuel defending well.

Matthews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Manuel is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Manuel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Manuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matthews lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manuel takes a step back to recover.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toto Manuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Manuel tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthews.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Manuel goes for a takedown attempt but Matthews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews looks for the body kick but Manuel saw that one coming.
Matthews wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews lands with a shot to the body.
Manuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthews lands a leg kick that knocks Manuel off balance momentarily.
Matthews connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.

Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Matthews 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.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuel is retaining full guard.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Matthews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matthews with a nice head shot there.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manuel is keeping the position for now.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matthews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matthews slips nicely into half guard.
Matthews wants to pass to mount but Manuel is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Matthews feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Matthews looks for a takedown but Manuel sprawls well.
Matthews lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manuel shoots in but no luck this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthews.
Matthews thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manuel if he has to take too many more of those.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Matthews.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow Manuel down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Manuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matthews lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manuel blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matthews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
Matthews slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthews lands with a shot to the body.
Chris Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthews lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manuel takes a step back to recover.
Manuel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matthews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matthews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manuel.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Manuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Manuel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matthews counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manuel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews is looking to slow Manuel down with leg kicks.
Manuel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.
Manuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthews punishes Manuel's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
Matthews lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manuel's sensitive parts.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matthews throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews really dominated that round.
That's time! Manuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Matthews throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews thumps Manuel with a low kick.
Crunch! Matthews slams his shin into Manuel's torso.
Matthews throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Manuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Manuel tries to avoid it.
Manuel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Manuel's leg. Manuel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Matthews.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matthews lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthews. Matthews obviously looking to wear him down.
Matthews connects with a nice looking jab.
Matthews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Manuel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matthews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manuel!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews wants to finish this one by submission but Manuel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matthews.
Manuel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chris Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel working to try and regain half guard.
Matthews with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Matthews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matthews in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manuel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews is landing with some decent strikes but Manuel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matthews unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Manuel wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Matthews celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Matthews!
Chris Matthews is the new welterweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Head Neesantows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neesantows has chosen Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jackson
vs
Neesantows

193 cm
26
266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Head Neesantows!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Neesantows is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Neesantows defends the submission attempt.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Neesantows really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jackson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Neesantows could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jackson has cracked it and Neesantows is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jackson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Jackson!
Kevin Jackson is the new heavyweight champion!