Epic Oktoberfest PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Hua
vs
Finnan

175 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

PURE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taj Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roddy Finnan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finnan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Hua misses.
Hua staying out of range there.
Hua shoots for a takedown but Finnan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finnan lands with a nice combination. Hua backs away looking to recover.

Hua is rocked!
Finnan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Hua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finnan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hua.
Hua seems to have got his legs back now.

Hua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hua showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnan wants to control but Hua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hua works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnan wants to get back to his feet.
Hua landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnan being controlled for a moment.

Finnan throws Hua to one side and escapes!
Hua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Finnan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hua motions for Finnan to come forward. Hua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finnan misses the shot to the body.
Hua fails with a takedown attempt.
Hua is breathing heavily.
Finnan lands a jab to Hua's midsection.
Finnan misses with a straight left.
Finnan misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hua decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finnan wants to get back to his feet.
Finnan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hua is working away from the top position though.

Hua is working for a kimura but Finnan is defending it quite comfortably.
Finnan gets full guard.
Hua looking to sit in guard and control but Finnan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finnan trying to control but Hua is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finnan stands and steps away. Hua gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No joy there for Hua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finnan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnan shoots for a takedown but Hua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but Finnan pushes him off.
Hua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finnan throws a series of punches but Hua avoids them all with ease.
Finnan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finnan momentarily.
Hua misses with a few strikes there.
Finnan digs a good hook to Hua's body.
Hua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Finnan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hua.
Hua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hua.
Finnan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hua. Hua gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Finnan.

Finnan drives through and clinches with Hua against the cage.
Finnan tries a knee to the head but Hua blocks it.

Hua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnan stuffs the takedown.
Jab from Finnan.
Finnan looks to land a combination but Hua avoids it well.
A big right from Finnan misses.
Hua shoots for a double leg takedown but Finnan sprawls well. He's pushed Hua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finnan thuds a left hand into Hua's body.
Hua moves away from the strike by Finnan.

Hua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hua forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roddy Finnan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finnan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnan misses with a wild body shot.
Hua scoring well with a low kick there.
Taj Hua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Finnan moves out of range easily.
Hua shoots in and drives through. Finnan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hua! He's out on his feet! Finnan rushes in and drops Hua with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roddy Finnan!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Redondo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, 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. 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.

Redondo
vs
Johnson

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

PURE

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Redondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Redondo shoots in.
Redondo misses with a body kick.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson cracks the inside of Redondo's front leg.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redondo is looking to improve his position.
Redondo is breathing heavily.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Redondo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Redondo has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redondo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Johnson stands up from half guard.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Redondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redondo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Johnson jumps guard.
Redondo postures up.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redondo is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is keen to just control but Redondo is a slippery customer.
Johnson passes to side control.
Redondo taking punishment in the form of punches.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson darts in and clinches Redondo up against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Redondo throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redondo tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Redondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redondo misses with a body shot.

Johnson rushes Redondo and presses him up against the cage.
Redondo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Redondo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redondo prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Redondo thows a body shot but no joy.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redondo is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redondo avoid being mounted?
Redondo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redondo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is trying to keep Redondo in close.
Redondo lands a couple of elbows.
Redondo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Redondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redondo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Redondo stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Redondo is defending well.
Redondo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Redondo wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Redondo is working from the bottom.

Johnson stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Redondo against the cage.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Redondo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson passes Redondo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson working over Redondo with some ground and pound. Redondo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson wants to control but Redondo is keeping him busy.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Redondo trying to control here.
Redondo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Redondo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Redondo.

Redondo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Redondo pulls guard successfully.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Redondo is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Redondo is keeping the position.
Redondo trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Redondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redondo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redondo misses with a body shot.
Redondo has a takedown stuffed.
Redondo fails with the takedown

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Redondo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Redondo to the mat. Redondo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Redondo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Johnson 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.
Redondo trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Redondo is working from the bottom.
Redondo controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Redondo.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Redondo tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson looking to finish Redondo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Redondo!
Redondo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Redondo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson prevents Redondo from getting the reversal.
Redondo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Redondo defends it.
Redondo is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Redondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Seth Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Redondo dodges it nicely.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Redondo is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Redondo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Redondo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Redondo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Redondo wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Redondo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Redondo is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redondo is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Redondo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson looking to control but Redondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Redondo is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Redondo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redondo is looking to escape.
Redondo is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Redondo wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Redondo blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Redondo is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Redondo is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Redondo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Redondo can't escape the position.
Redondo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Redondo from controlling successfully.
Redondo tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Redondo seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Redondo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is looking to control Redondo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Redondo prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Redondo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redondo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Johnson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxell Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes into the arena with Darkseed - Biting Cold blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russell
vs
Gilbert

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxell Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gilbert drives through and clinches with Russell against the cage.
Russell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gilbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
A short right from Russell on the inside.
Gilbert looking for a takedown.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Gilbert lands a nice elbow.
Russell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gilbert has him pressed against the cage.

Gilbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Russell uses from the top position.

Gilbert pushes Russell off and gets back to his feet.
Russell throws a jab but it's blocked by Gilbert.

Gilbert has Russell up against the cage in a clinch.
Gilbert lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Gilbert.
Nice elbow from Gilbert.

Gilbert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gilbert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Russell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maxell Gilbert!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

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

Delay
vs
Steel

160 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

PURE

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micheal Delay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Steel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Delay. Delay gets slowly back to his feet.
Delay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steel backs up against the cage.
Delay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Delay missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delay has a takedown stuffed.
Delay is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Delay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Delay is just out of range.
Delay avoids the body shot from Steel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delay.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Delay shoots in.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Delay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delay is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Delay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Delay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jan Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Delay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steel's guard.
Delay trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delay passes Steel's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delay has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delay thowing shots but they're missing.
Steel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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.
Delay tries to control but Steel wriggling away.
Delay controlling the position easily from mount.
Delay has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steel's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Delay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Delay shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Micheal Delay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Delay tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Delay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Delay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delay wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Steel swings for the body but Delay moves out of range.
Delay shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Delay tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Delay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delay is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Delay shoots in but no luck this time.
Delay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Delay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Delay throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Delay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delay tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a body punch but Delay moves out of range.
Delay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delay fails with a takedown attempt.
Delay fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Delay. Delay gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Delay rather than just go for the knockout.
Steel swings for the body but Delay moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delay throws a head kick that misses.
Delay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Delay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steel takes a swing at Delay's ribcage but misses.
Delay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delay shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Delay on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Delay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delay cracks the inside of Steel's front leg.
Delay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Delay misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delay throws a front kick aimed at Steel's knee but Steel avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delay has a takedown stuffed.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Delay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delay scores with a spinning back kick!
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delay throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Delay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Delay fails with the takedown.
Delay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delay doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Delay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Delay.
Delay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Steel.
I think Steel 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Steel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
16%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Astador Persetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Dueck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Persetti
vs
Dueck

170 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

188 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

PURE

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 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Astador Persetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Dueck!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persetti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dueck is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Persetti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dueck.
Dueck lands a head kick. Persetti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dueck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Persetti's head.
Dueck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dueck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dueck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Persetti's sensitive parts.
Persetti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Dueck lands but Persetti takes it in his stride.
Dueck connects with a high kick.

Persetti is rocked!
Dueck circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Persetti drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dueck follows Persetti to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Dueck!

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 Jason Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Maklveen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Levesque
vs
Maklveen

188 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Maklveen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maklveen moves into the clinch successfully.

Maklveen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maklveen tries to close the distance and clinch but Levesque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melvin Maklveen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Levesque shoots in and bounces Maklveen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Levesque looking to pass the guard.
Levesque is pushing down on Maklveen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maklveen is fighting to maintain full guard but Levesque has managed to sneak the leg through.

Levesque stands up from half guard.
Maklveen lands a high kick!

It looks like Jason Levesque has been cut.
Levesque circles away from the clinch attempt.

Levesque scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maklveen regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maklveen is trying to control but Levesque passes into side control!
Maklveen is trying to control Levesque's posture but Levesque avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maklveen is not content to let Levesque control the position.
Maklveen is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Maklveen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Levesque gets to mount! Maklveen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Levesque trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Levesque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Levesque tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maklveen tries to hold on but Levesque postures up.

Levesque has isolated one of Maklveen's arms. Maklveen looking to fight him off but Levesque twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Levesque!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rua
vs
De Souza

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a double jab.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but De Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

De Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Souza 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.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
Rua scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
De Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Souza landing some decent shots from guard.

De Souza stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.
De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.

De Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Rua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rua.
De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

De Souza stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.
De Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Rua which made him look bad.
De Souza 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.

De Souza shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Souza looks gassed!
De Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

De Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rua works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rua pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Souza's face.
De Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to hold on but Rua postures up.
De Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Souza's face.
De Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Rua cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua lands a big shot there that rocks De Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
De Souza can't escape the position.
De Souza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Rua is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Souza can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rua 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.
De Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rua blocks De Souza's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rua prevents De Souza from getting the reversal.
De Souza tries to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Rua dominating with strikes here.
De Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
De Souza wants to control but Rua is having none of it.

Rua goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now De Souza is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ninho De Souza will probably get the nod.
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.

Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Souza.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua leaning against his opponent.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.

Rua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for De Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
De Souza throws a combination that misses

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Rua looking to stall.
Rua looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Souza.

De Souza is rocked!
De Souza throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
De Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua has his takedown stuffed

and De Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
Rua passes De Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
De Souza tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
De Souza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
De Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Rua is rocked!
Ninho De Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Souza arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rua's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ninho De Souza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emils Hartmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emils Hartmanis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Toney
vs
Hartmanis

189 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emils Hartmanis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hartmanis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hartmanis has eaten all the pies!
Hartmanis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Toney connects with a jab.

It looks like Emils Hartmanis has been cut.

Toney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hartmanis!

Toney has control of Hartmanis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hartmanis regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Toney is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hartmanis has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Toney is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hartmanis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Hartmanis wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toney working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Toney is persistently looking for the submission but Hartmanis is defending it well.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Toney.
Hartmanis tries to escape but Toney has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hartmanis is trying to defend against the choke here but Toney has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Toney Tightens the hold and Hartmanis taps out furiously! Toney displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Duke Toney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Ayricke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Ayricke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yrjo Pierre's chin.

Pierre
vs
Ayricke

180 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

PURE
Solid

Firebird Designs

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 Las Vegas, Yrjo Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheus Ayricke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayricke throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Ayricke.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Ayricke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Ayricke misses with an uppercut.
Matheus Ayricke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayricke misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
No luck for Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Ayricke misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayricke misses with a straight right.
Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Ayricke misses with an uppercut.
Ayricke misses with a straight right.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayricke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Ayricke.
Ayricke throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Pierre scores with a takedown into Ayricke's guard.
Ayricke wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.

Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big right from Ayricke misses.
Ayricke looks gassed!
Pierre fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Ayricke gets caught flat footed, as Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayricke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ayricke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ayricke wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pierre prevents Ayricke from getting back to his feet.
Ayricke is wriggling around but Pierre manages to pass to half guard.
Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Pierre stops Ayricke from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Ayricke cracks Pierre with a big right hand and Pierre goes down!

Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Yrjo Pierre has been cut.
Ayricke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayricke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ayricke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Ayricke wants to stand and escape but instead Pierre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ayricke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierre won't allow Ayricke to get back to his feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ayricke misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.

Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Ayricke is retaining full guard.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pierre stops Ayricke from standing up.

Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ayricke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pierre shoots for a takedown but Ayricke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ayricke bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Pierre! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Pierre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ayricke tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Pierre is pulling down on Ayricke's head. It's preventing any offense from Ayricke, at least for the moment.
Ayricke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pierre's guard.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ayricke looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Ayricke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayricke.
Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Ayricke misses the target.
Ayricke lands with a straight right. Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Ayricke throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Ayricke misses.
Ayricke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre tries to clinch but Ayricke moves out of range.
Ayricke misses with a straight right.
Matheus Ayricke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre tries to clinch but Ayricke is having none of it.

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.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ayricke is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Ayricke circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre defending well as Ayricke loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ayricke there.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ayricke, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Ayricke against the cage but Ayricke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ayricke thuds his right hand into Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ayricke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Ayricke.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ayricke.
Pierre lands a head kick. Ayricke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Ayricke.
Yrjo Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ayricke tries to keep at a distance but Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayricke looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Ayricke waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Ayricke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ayricke cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ayricke throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ayricke looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Ayricke missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ayricke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Ayricke's front leg but catches the back leg as Ayricke tries to avoid it.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ayricke, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Ayricke against the cage but Ayricke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pierre gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ayricke scores with a jab.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Ayricke.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ayricke as he avoids it easily.
Ayricke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ayricke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Ayricke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.

Pierre moves into the clinch.

Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ayricke.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Ayricke waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Ayricke misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Ayricke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierre connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ayricke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ayricke. That did some damage!
Matheus Ayricke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayricke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ayricke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ayricke but Ayricke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayricke loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
Ayricke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierre tries to clinch but Ayricke moves out of range.
Ayricke looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Ayricke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ayricke is trying to break the clinch but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.

Pierre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ayricke being controlled here momentarily.

Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ayricke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yrjo Pierre!

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FIGHT
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98%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Murray

193 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Solid
PURE

Crippler's Corner

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murray gets a takedown into half guard.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.

Murray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

Murray 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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Murray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Murray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Murray seems to be looking for submissions.

Murray is looking for a kimura here.

Murray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Murray eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Murray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is pressing down on Murray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.

Murray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking shots to the head.

Murray is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Murray's body position as best he can.

Murray is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Murray's body position as best he can.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Murray maintains control.

Murray working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.

Murray has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murray has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Murray moves to the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Murray looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Murray will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Murray is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Murray. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Murray's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Murray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murray keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Murray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murray.

Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Murray has worked his arm free - good work by Murray!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva 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.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Murray 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.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Murray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murray is breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murray 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murray fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.

Murray 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.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Xavier Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Murray in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Murray tries to pass.
Silva scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murray working to try and regain half guard.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Murray working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Silva working for a submission but Murray is keeping him at bay.

Murray defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Murray manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Murray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray preventing the sweep.

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

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

Silva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Murray is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Murray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

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

Silva working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Murray is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Murray's back instead.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for the RNC.
Murray turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Murray advances position into side control!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murray's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva won't allow Murray to pass to mount.

Murray seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Murray is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!

Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Murray defends it well.
Silva moves to take his opponent's back.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Murray is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.
Silva is hanging on to Murray's back as he tries to escape.

Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Murray manages to turn into his guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva moves to the back position.

Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

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