UCCG 1: Unveiling PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vikram Bhular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Woods had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Woods
vs
Bhular

180 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Woods!
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, Vikram Bhular!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhular throws a right hand that Woods ducks under and follows up with a left that Woods also avoids with ease.
Woods looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bhular tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bhular throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bhular looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bhular won't allow Woods to pass to mount.

Woods is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bhular doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woods.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Woods passes to side control.
Bhular is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Woods has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woods looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bhular prevents Woods from improving position.
Bhular tries to escape but Woods is in control.

Woods is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bhular is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Woods!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Bring the Pain". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dominguez
vs
Pham

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Pham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dominguez scores with a takedown into Pham's guard.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dominguez is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pham is working an open guard so Dominguez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dominguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dominguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pham's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pham tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
Pham is looking to improve his position but Dominguez isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Dominguez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pham is desperately trying to improve his position but Dominguez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dominguez lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dominguez looking to control but Pham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dominguez is really struggling to control Pham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pham is desperately trying to improve his position but Dominguez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dominguez lands a big elbow.
Pham is trying to escape the mount.
Dominguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Pham swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham is in a horrible position here. Dominguez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Dominguez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pham is bucking up trying to escape but Dominguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Pham is rocked!
Pham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pham is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pham tries to hold on but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez looking to control but Pham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dominguez avoids the attempt from Pham to control.
Dominguez lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pham is trying desperately to improve position.
Dominguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dominguez thowing shots but they're missing.
Pham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pham is looking to get to half guard.
Pham regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Dominguez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pham tries to clinch up.
Dan Pham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez throws a looping overhand right but Pham ducks down to avoid it.
Pham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pham misses with a takedown attempt

and Dominguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Dominguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pham has his takedown stuffed

and Dominguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dominguez.
Pham has Dominguez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dominguez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duane Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Pham.
Dominguez just leaning against Pham, taking a breather.
Pham misses with a knee strike.

Dominguez manages to break the clinch.
Pham doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dominguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pham is breathing heavily.
Pham fails to pull guard.
Dominguez lands an uppercut.

Dominguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dominguez.
Pham tries for a takedown but Dominguez circles away easily
and Dominguez counters with a body kick that stops Pham in his tracks momentarily.
Dominguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pham.
Pham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dominguez is not content to let Pham control the position.

Pham has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice defenses there by Pham.
Pham tries for a takedown but Dominguez circles away easily
and Dominguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pham's knee momentarily.
Duane Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Pham. Pham gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pham tries to clinch up

and Dominguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dominguez prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pham.
Pham fails to pull guard.
Dominguez can't break the clinch.

Dominguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pham misses with a takedown attempt - Dominguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dominguez but Dominguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dominguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Pham. Pham gets slowly back to his feet.

Dominguez feints and as Pham raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Pham trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Pham tries to pass.
Duane Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pham wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Pham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dominguez's guard.

Pham stands up and waves to Dominguez to follow him.
Pham moves away from the strike by Dominguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Pham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dominguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pham throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.

Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez is pressed up against the cage. Pham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominguez down to the mat. Dominguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pham darts in trying to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a nice body shot.

Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pham is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Dominguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pham wants to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pham has his takedown stuffed
and Dominguez counters with a low kick, right behind Pham 's knee.
Pham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pham looks to clinch

and Dominguez counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Pham tries for a takedown but Dominguez manages to get underhooks.
Duane Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Pham.
Pham is trying to break free.

Dominguez manages to break the clinch.
Pham closes the distance but Dominguez moves to the side
enabling Dominguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Pham is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Dominguez blocks a head kick by Pham.
Pham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dominguez can pounce on him.
Pham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pham shoots and misses

and Dominguez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pham's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominguez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pham dodges the punch combination from Dominguez.

Dominguez has Pham up against the cage in a clinch.

Dominguez manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pham to the canvas! Pham doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dominguez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Dominguez!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Denis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Denis
vs
Tang

170 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Denis!
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, Wu Tang!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Denis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Denis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Manalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manalo comes into the arena with "Encarnacion!" blaring out of the sound system. Man has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Random Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apollo Manalo's chin.

Manalo
vs
Man

170 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Manalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Random Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Manalo looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Manalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Manalo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man looks gassed!
Man wants to stand and escape but Manalo is having none of it.
Manalo wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Manalo throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man wants to stand but Manalo is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manalo.
Manalo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.
Manalo wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manalo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manalo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Manalo gets to his feet - Man follows without any prompting.
Manalo throws a one two combo.

Man is rocked!
Manalo cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Manalo finish him?
Man drops his hands momentarily. Manalo doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Man staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Man doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Manalo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shrimp McGimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat Man has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Man
vs
McGimp

225 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fat Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shrimp McGimp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGimp controls the pace.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

McGimp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get!
McGimp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man wants to clinch.

McGimp clinches.
McGimp should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

McGimp has picked Man up - he's going for a ride! McGimp dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McGimp working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGimp in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Man tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from McGimp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shrimp McGimp!
Shrimp McGimp is the new bantamweight champion!