EFA 20.5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Bubba had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bubba
vs
Crocodile

225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bubba shoots in and bounces Crocodile off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crocodile looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bubba cracks Crocodile with a solid left hand.
Bubba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bubba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bubba chips away with some ground and pound.
Bubba is pushing down on Crocodile's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crocodile is fighting to maintain full guard but Bubba has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Crocodile taking some punishment here, with Bubba in his half guard.
Bubba working the head and body with strikes.
Bubba winds up and cracks Crocodile with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Crocodile is rocked!
Bubba lands a big elbow - Crocodile is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bubba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bubba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Michael Jackson and Too Many DJs - Rock with you blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quinton King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jackson
vs
King

170 cm
20
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

174 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the head kick by King.
King misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
King tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
King is looking to clinch.
King wants to clinch.
Jackson blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jackson has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!

King is rocked!
King looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jackson lands a right hand from hell, dropping King. Jackson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jackson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik has chosen Russian Black Metal Death as his entrance music. Jon Doe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Doe
vs
Datsik

193 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
227 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Datsik looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Doe swinging wilding here.
Datsik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doe to score with a decent uppercut.
Doe slips a straight right by Datsik.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doe cracks the inside of Datsik's front leg.
Doe scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Viacheslav Datsik has been cut.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Datsik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Datsik.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Datsik. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Datsik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doe can pounce on him.
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!
Doe throws a right hand that Datsik ducks under and follows up with a left that Datsik also avoids with ease.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Datsik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doe.
Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Datsik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
A slow jab from Datsik misses its intended target.
Datsik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Datsik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doe. That one must have hurt.
Datsik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doe.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
Doe scores with a leg kick.
Doe misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Doe.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Doe scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Doe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Datsik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doe.
Jab, jab by Doe - just one landing.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Datsik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses
and Doe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doe - that will leave a mark!
Doe feints and then cracks Datsik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Datsik down.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe lands a nice hook to Datsik's body. Datsik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Datsik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe cracks the inside of Datsik's front leg.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Datsik tries to land a body kick
and Doe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Datsik thinking.
Doe catches Datsik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viacheslav Datsik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Datsik throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a nice leg kick.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Datsik in his tracks.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Doe does no damage.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Datsik slips a jab and a cross from Doe.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Datsik backs up against the cage.
Doe scores with a push kick.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Datsik.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Datsik moved out of range.
Datsik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Datsik throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Datsik, as that shot connected.
Doe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Datsik 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.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Datsik. That did some damage!
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Doe throws a right hand that Datsik ducks under and follows up with a left that Datsik also avoids with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Datsik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doe has got the better of the exchanges.
Datsik misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Datsik.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doe.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Datsik misses.
Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Datsik.
Doe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jon Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe thuds his shin into the meat of Datsik's side.
Datsik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Doe.
Datsik ducks right into an uppercut from Doe.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Datsik misses the jab.
Doe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Datsik misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Datsik misses its intended target.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Datsik's sensitive parts.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Datsik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Datsik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Datsik misses with a double jab
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
Datsik avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe throws a front kick that sends Datsik stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doe. That's going to slow Datsik down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viacheslav Datsik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A lazy body kick from Datsik
and Doe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Datsik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Datsik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Doe.
Datsik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Datsik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doe.
A swing and a miss from Datsik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Datsik's sensitive parts.
Datsik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Datsik misses with a double jab
and Doe counters with a low kick, right behind Datsik 's knee.
Datsik waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Doe.
Doe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Doe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
Doe blocks a jab.
Doe slips a jab from Datsik.
Jon Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Datsik's front leg but catches the back leg as Datsik tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Doe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
Datsik throws a lazy head kick
and Doe counters with a solid body kick.
Datsik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Datsik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Datsik if he has to take too many more of those.
Datsik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doe doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Datsik. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Datsik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doe counters with a good, hard body kick but Datsik shrugs it off.
Datsik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Datsik.
Viacheslav Datsik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doe pushes Datsik away with a front kick.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Datsik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doe lands a two punch combo.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Datsik can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Datsik manages to avoid it.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Datsik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses
and Doe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Datsik.
Datsik looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Datsik misses with a looping right.
Datsik drops his hands momentarily and Doe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Doe!