TDF 1-The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reddman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reddman
vs
Irons

176 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Reddman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dusty Irons!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reddman throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
Reddman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irons lands a two punch combo.
Reddman misses with a low kick.
Irons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irons is looking to land body kicks.
Reddman takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Irons with that takedown attempt.
Irons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jay Reddman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Irons.
Reddman moves in looking to clinch but Irons pushes him off.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Reddman counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Reddman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irons is looking to chop away at Reddman's legs.
Reddman takes a swing at Irons's ribcage but misses.
Reddman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reddman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irons clinches but Reddman breaks the clinch
and Reddman counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reddman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dusty Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons throws a push kick but Reddman slaps the foot to one side.
Reddman throws the left hand but Irons avoids the punch easily.
Irons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reddman misses with a leg kick.

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.
Irons connects with a solid leg kick.
Reddman misses with a double jab
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reddman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irons tries to score with a low kick but Reddman moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Reddman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Irons wants to clinch up but Reddman keeps it at a distance.
Reddman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a straight right hand.
Irons tries to clinch up
and Reddman counters with a left and a right that stings Irons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Reddman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irons closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons looks for the body kick but Reddman saw that one coming.
Reddman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a leg kick.
Reddman misses with a few strikes there.
Reddman misses with a leg kick
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reddman pinned against the cage. Reddman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Irons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irons checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reddman misses with a wild body shot.
Irons misses with a combination
and Reddman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reddman circles away.
Jay Reddman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Irons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reddman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irons was well out of range. Poor timing from Reddman.
Irons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irons misses with a combination
and Reddman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reddman throws a low kick, looking for Irons's leg but Irons calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dusty Irons will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reddman misses with a head kick.
No luck for Irons with that takedown attempt.
Irons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reddman stuffs the takedown attempt from Irons. Irons gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irons throws a combination. Reddman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons wants to clinch up but Reddman keeps it at a distance.
Irons stalks Reddman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reddman's face. Reddman staggers backwards, shaken.
Irons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reddman counters with a stiff right hand.
Reddman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a left and a right that stings Reddman.
Reddman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reddman works over Irons's head and body with a nice combination.
Irons wants to clinch up but Reddman keeps it at a distance.
Irons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reddman but Reddman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jay Reddman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Irons.
Irons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irons tries to clinch but Reddman moves away
and Reddman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reddman lands with a cross.
Reddman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irons throws a nice looking combination but Reddman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reddman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irons throws a combination that misses
and Reddman counters with a nice uppercut.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a two punch combo.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Reddman counter with a right hand.
Irons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reddman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Reddman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reddman 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reddman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
14%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eun Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Park
vs
Shot

185 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Target Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eun Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Shot!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Shot. No joy for Park on that attempt.

Shot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shot throws a punch but it's blocked by Park.
Shot misses with a knee strike.
Shot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Park lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shot connects with a knee to the head.
Shot scores with a knee to the head.
Shot scores with a knee to the head.
Park tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Shot.
Shot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Shot.
Shot lands a knee to the head.
Shot prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eun Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park is breathing heavily.
Shot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Park tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shot smiles and moves away.
Shot is looking to clinch.
Shot tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.

Shot has Park up against the cage in a clinch.
Park tries to score a body lock takedown but Shot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Shot.
Shot tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Shot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Park avoiding damage as Shot throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Shot.
Shot missing with knees to the body.

Park gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Park missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Park is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shot sees it coming and defends easily.
Park is controlling the pace.
Park's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Park thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Park wants to pass the guard but Shot is defending well.
Shot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Park.
Park could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eun Park!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Hardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

moore
vs
Hardner

190 cm
22
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan Hardner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but moore moves away.
Hardner scores with a head kick.

It looks like Mario moore has been cut.
moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardner misses with a double jab

and moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

moore gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hardner regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardner looking to control.
Hardner is looking to stand up but moore isn't so interested in that idea.

Hardner looking for a guillotine here but moore defends easily.
Hardner looking to control.
moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardner has wrist control.
moore wants to control from the top but Hardner keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch lands to the side of moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardner misses with a takedown attempt
and moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardner looks gassed!
Hardner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from moore.
Hardner darts in trying to clinch

and moore moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
moore tries to bum rush Hardner with a series of wild strikes but Hardner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardner circles away from the clinch attempt.

moore gets caught flat footed, as Hardner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardner is fighting to break moore's control of his arms but moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
moore trying to strike off his back.
Hardner trying to control but moore is working from the bottom.
Hardner looking to sit in guard and control but moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardner is wriggling around but moore manages to pass to half guard.
moore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardner defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. moore lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if moore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

moore gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardner circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bryan Hardner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario moore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

moore rushes Hardner and presses him up against the cage.
moore tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardner is trying to maintain a safe position but moore gets an underhook and turns Hardner into the cage.
moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

moore manages to break the clinch.
moore moves away from the strike by Hardner.
Mario moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

moore closes the distance and clinches.
Hardner managing to block the knees to the body from moore.
Hardner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but moore has him pressed against the cage.

moore turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and moore manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from moore seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hardner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, moore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
moore working the ground and pound but Hardner is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
moore trying to control the action but Hardner is working from the bottom.
Hardner is looking for a sweep.

That's two 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.
moore is putting a hurting on Hardner here, landing some big shots from side control.
moore lands a decent elbow from side control.
moore scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hardner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardner keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardner can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but moore is staying active.

That's four 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.
moore in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hardner can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario moore's cut.
That's time! moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

moore has Hardner up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but moore has him pressed against the cage.
moore fails to pull guard.
Hardner wants to break the clinch but can't.

moore pulls guard.
Hardner looking to sit in guard and control but moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
moore trying to control but Hardner is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardner has his hands on moore's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardner is controlling moore's posture.
moore looking to pass the guard.
Hardner trying to control the position.

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.
moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardner fails with the takedown

and moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by moore.
Hardner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hardner managing to block the knees to the body from moore.

moore pulls guard effortlessly.
moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
moore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
moore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
moore postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardner looks a forlorn figure.
moore cracks Hardner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardner is trying to stand.
moore landing punches.
moore working Hardner over with strikes here.
Hardner is looking to get to half guard.
Hardner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think moore 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario moore!