DEF XXVIII .5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merde has chosen Mötorhead's Burner as his entrance music. Gerard Merde acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bonham
vs
Merde

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Random Name Supplements

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merde pushing down on Bonham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bonham missing with punches from the bottom.
Bonham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merde working over Bonham with some ground and pound. Bonham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonham wants to control but Merde passes into side.
Merde trying to control the action but Bonham is working from the bottom.
Bonham gets back to half guard.
Merde trying to control the action but Bonham is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bonham is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Merde winds up and cracks Bonham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merde is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonham is trying to control but can't.
Merde wants to pass the guard but Bonham is defending well.
Merde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonham controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bonham wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Merde.
Merde controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merde looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Merde moves nicely into side control.
Merde working away.
Merde is putting a hurting on Bonham here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Merde stalls from top position.
Merde works to advance to full mount. Bonham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Merde working Bonham over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bonham is bucking up trying to escape but Merde cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bonham is rocked!
Bonham is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Bonham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonham is breathing heavily.
Merde breaks from Bonham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Merde lands a heavy elbow.
Merde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde lands a heavy elbow.
Bonham tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
Merde fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Merde dominating with strikes here.
Merde controlling his opponent.
Merde with good strikes from the mount here!
Merde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Merde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Merde working Bonham over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Merde looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Merde landing shots from mount.
Merde putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Merde breaks from Bonham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Merde cracks Bonham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonham taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.
Merde dominating with strikes here.
Merde breaks from Bonham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Merde postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonham looks a forlorn figure.
Merde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde with a couple of short strikes.
Merde raining down shots from the mount!
Merde prevents Bonham from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merde won't let Bonham get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Merde looking to finish Bonham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonham!
Merde prevents Bonham from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Merde tries for a takedown but Bonham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Merde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Merde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Bonham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Merde.
Merde shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonham but Bonham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Merde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonham swivels and escapes.
Bonham stuffs the takedown attempt from Merde. Merde gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Merde or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonham which made him look bad.
Merde misses with a takedown attempt - Bonham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Merde shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonham tries to sprawl out of it but Merde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Merde is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde shoots in and drives through. Bonham sprawls well.
Bonham stuffs the takedown.
Merde tries for a takedown but Bonham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Merde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Merde shoots in for a takedown but Bonham shows good takedown defense.
Bonham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Merde shoots in for a double leg but Bonham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merde shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonham but Bonham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Merde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonham pinned against the cage. Bonham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonham stuffs the takedown.
Bonham seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonham lands with a kick to the temple. Merde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Merde is rocked!

It looks like Gerard Merde has been cut.
Bonham misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonham misses with the combination.

Merde 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.
Bonham wants to stand up but Merde is controlling him.
Merde postures up.
Merde trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merde stops Bonham from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bonham wants to stand and escape but Merde is having none of it.
Merde working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonham's head.
Merde landing with the ground and pound.
Bonham keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Bonham can't keep his opponent in guard - Merde advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Merde passes into side control, despite Bonham's attempt to control the position.
Bonham tries to buck Merde off but Merde is having none of it.
Bonham is not content to let Merde control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to escape but Merde is in control.
Bonham wants to control but Merde postures up.
Merde content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bonham wants to control but Merde postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonham looks to land a combination but Merde avoids it well.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonham sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Merde to the ground! Bonham dives into full mount looking to finish!
Merde is still in real trouble! Can Bonham finish him?
Merde is looking to improve his position but Bonham isn't that keen on the idea.
Merde wants to control but Bonham is having none of it.
Bonham scoring with strikes but Merde is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Merde's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Merde circles away.
Bonham looks to land a combination but Merde avoids it well.
Merde seems to have recovered his senses.

Merde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Merde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Merde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonham is looking to escape.
Merde controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Bonham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bonham is working to get back to half guard.
Merde is landing with some decent strikes but Bonham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bonham tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merde blocks Bonham's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Merde lands with some strikes.
Bonham throwing hammer fists to the chest of Merde. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde lands with some strikes.
Gerard Merde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merde raining down shots from the mount!
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Merde landing strikes from the mount and Bonham is in trouble!
Merde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonham is looking to get to half guard.
Bonham is squirming around, avoiding Merde's attempts to control the action.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonham?
Bonham is trying desperately to improve position.
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Merde prevents Bonham from getting the reversal.
Merde looking to finish Bonham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonham!
Merde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonham is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.
Bonham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bonham wants to improve his position but Merde is controlling well.
Bonham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Merde working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonham's head.
Merde looking to sit in guard and control but Bonham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Merde seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Merde throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Merde controls Bonham momentarily but Bonham frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde striking off his back but it's not causing Bonham any problems.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but Merde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonham preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bonham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonham throws a jab when Merde was well out of range.
Bonham misses with a looping right.

Merde closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Merde grinds an elbow into Bonham's temple.
Bonham struggling a bit here.
Merde prevents Bonham from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonham sneaks back into half guard.
Merde wants to control but Bonham is keeping him busy.
Merde prevents Bonham from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonham.
Merde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonham.
Bonham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Bonham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonham is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonham stands and throws Merde's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Merde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!

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 Paul Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Akala-You ain't a killer. Price has chosen Phrase-Here Now as his entrance music. 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.

Baptiste
vs
Price

195 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Price!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Baptiste.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price throws a head kick but Baptiste moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baptiste throws a head kick that misses

and Price counters with a head kick that drops Baptiste - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Price is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Baptiste is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baptiste manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baptiste manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Price is looking to improve his position but Baptiste isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste looking to finish Price with some ground and pound. This is bad for Price!

It looks like Andre Price has been cut.
Baptiste 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.
Price can't escape the position.

Baptiste working for a submission but Price is keeping him at bay.
Price is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baptiste misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Price holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Baptiste tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Baptiste jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Price manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Baptiste misses.
Baptiste throws a lazy head kick
and Price counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Price looks at the referee who does nothing so Price lands a crushing right that sends Baptiste to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Price!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Vroclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Mess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Mess is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vroclaw
vs
Mess

182 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Vroclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Mess!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mess closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vroclaw looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mess is trying for a kimura here. Vroclaw looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mess wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Mess!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Erak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Erak
vs
Miller

180 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sloan Erak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erak tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller scores with a one two! Erak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloan Erak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Erak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller lunges at Erak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Erak's hand.
Erak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Erak with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with a hook.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Erak.
Miller looks to land a combination. Erak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloan Erak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with the combination.
Erak shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Erak tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Erak throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erak is breathing heavily.
Erak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Erak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Erak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Erak colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Miller as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Erak is left battered and dazed whilst Miller and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Miller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Don Kongo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.1lbs 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. Don Kongo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Kongo

195 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

214 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Elite Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Kongo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Kongo. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Kongo misses with a double jab.

Silva has managed to clinch.

Kongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kongo but Kongo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kongo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Kongo misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kongo's guard.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Kongo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kongo manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Kongo's guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Kongo is retaining full guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kongo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kongo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Kongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

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

Kongo has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kongo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kongo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kongo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Kongo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Kongo is looking for a rear naked choke here but Silva reverses the position brilliantly into Kongo's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Kongo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kongo manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Kongo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva 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.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kongo has wrist control.
Kongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Kongo connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kongo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kongo distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kongo gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Kongo, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Kongo against the cage but Kongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kongo does it's job there.

Kongo gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kongo keeps moving.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Kongo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kongo tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva winds up and cracks Kongo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kongo tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Kongo defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is working to get back to half guard.
Silva takes Kongo's back.
Kongo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Kongo is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Kongo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Kongo pushed the leg off.
Kongo rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Silva is trying to stick to Kongo's back but Kongo is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kongo.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kongo is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kongo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kongo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Kongo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fernando Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osbourne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Osbourne
vs
Martin

180 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Osbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Martin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Osbourne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Osbourne tries to pass to full mount but Martin defends it.

Osbourne is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Osbourne works his way into full mount!
Martin is bucking up trying to escape but Osbourne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Osbourne.

Osbourne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Martin is surviving well by controlling Osbourne's body position as best he can.
Osbourne punching from mount but Martin doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Osbourne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Martin turns into him and now he's in Osbourne's guard.
Osbourne lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin won't allow Osbourne to sweep him here.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Osbourne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martin!
Martin tries to reverse the position but Osbourne maintains control.
Martin'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.
Osbourne dominating with strikes here.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Osbourne.
Martin can't escape the position.

Osbourne looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osbourne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Martin is on top in guard.
Osbourne is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Osbourne is retaining full guard.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Osbourne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Osbourne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Osbourne wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Osbourne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Osbourne is working away from the top position though.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Osbourne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Osbourne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Osbourne is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osbourne is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Osbourne to get the leverage.
Osbourne trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osbourne passes the guard and advances to mount!

Osbourne has hold of Martin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Osbourne working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Osbourne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Osbourne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osbourne is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Martin is in real trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin just trying to survive but Osbourne is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Osbourne working for a choke but Martin is defending well.

Osbourne is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Martin is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oleg Osbourne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinquente Quentcin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Ludo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cinquente Quentcin's chin.

Ludo
vs
Quentcin

215 cm
22
262 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Ludo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Cinquente Quentcin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ludo tries to clinch up.
Quentcin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch but Quentcin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ludo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ludo fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Ludo.
Ludo landing knees to the head.

Quentcin is rocked!
Ludo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Quentcin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ludo, and another! Quentcin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Derek Ludo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brow has chosen Mos Def - I aginst I as his entrance music. Leroy Brow has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lukottaja
vs
Brow

185 cm
18
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Clothes for Gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Lukottaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukottaja blocks a head kick by Brow.
No joy there for Brow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Brow.

Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lukottaja was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lukottaja wants to take his opponent's back but Brow doesn't allow it.
Brow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lukottaja.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brow stops Lukottaja from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukottaja throwing strikes but Brow bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Lukottaja prevents Brow from getting back to his feet.
Lukottaja throwing strikes from guard but Brow blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow keeping moving, preventing Lukottaja from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brow as he jumps to the side.
Brow misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lukottaja.

Lukottaja tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lukottaja has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lukottaja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brow bucks up and tries to throw Lukottaja off but instead Lukottaja has got his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow trying to get back to his feet but Lukottaja is in full control for now.
Lukottaja keeps control of the position easily here as Brow tries to buck him off.
Brow wants to get back to his feet.

Lukottaja is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brow has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lukottaja punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brow defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Lukottaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lukottaja is breathing heavily.
Brow wanted to stand there but Lukottaja had control of the position.

Lukottaja looking for a guillotine here but Brow defends easily.
Brow wanted to stand there but Lukottaja had control of the position.

Lukottaja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brow stopping the sweep attempt from Lukottaja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Lukottaja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Brow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukottaja shoots for a double leg takedown but Brow sprawls well. He's pushed Lukottaja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick from Brow lands but Lukottaja takes it in his stride.
Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brow as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Lukottaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Brow - just one landing.
Brow swinging wilding here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brow.
Brow wants to clinch up but Lukottaja keeps it at a distance.
Brow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brow tries a low kick but Lukottaja avoids it.

Lukottaja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Lukottaja dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lukottaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Brow throws a sloppy head kick and Lukottaja moves out of range easily.
Lukottaja has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brow.
Lukottaja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Lukottaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown but Brow shows good takedown defense.
Lukottaja throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lukottaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brow swivels and escapes.
Brow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lukottaja scores a takedown into full mount!
Lukottaja trying to control but Brow is having none of it.
Lukottaja thowing shots but they're missing.

Lukottaja goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brow turns into him and now he's in Lukottaja's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja controls Brow momentarily but Brow frees himself.
Lukottaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Lukottaja, not yet.
Brow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lukottaja is proving hard to escape from.

Lukottaja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lukottaja has a closed guard, preventing Brow from standing up.

Lukottaja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brow wants to get up but he can't break Lukottaja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lukottaja controlling Brow's posture.
Lukottaja trying to keep a closed guard but Brow is proving a slippery customer.
Brow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Brow gets to his feet - Lukottaja follows without any prompting.
Lukottaja shoots in but no luck this time.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lukottaja.
Brow is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lukottaja asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lukottaja wants to control but Brow is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lukottaja is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brow is trying to escape and Lukottaja transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brow is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lukottaja! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasse Lukottaja!