PFC 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Sillvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Sillvestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rhodes
vs
Sillvestre

188 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Sydney, James Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wayne Sillvestre!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sillvestre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sillvestre holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sillvestre breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sillvestre throws a looping overhand right but Rhodes ducks down to avoid it.

Sillvestre rushes Rhodes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sillvestre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhodes avoids it.
Rhodes working hard to break the clinch.
Rhodes is pressed up against the cage. Sillvestre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rhodes down to the mat. Rhodes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sillvestre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but Sillvestre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Rhodes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhodes throws a body punch but Sillvestre moves out of range.
Rhodes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sillvestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sillvestre shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sillvestre is defended easily by Rhodes.
James Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Sillvestre.
Rhodes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sillvestre. Sillvestre obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillvestre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Rhodes.

Sillvestre is rocked!
Sillvestre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rhodes as he avoids it easily.
James Rhodes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sillvestre looks gassed!
Rhodes lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sillvestre can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rhodes and Sillvestre drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rhodes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Rhodes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Amaranth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jemaine Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Amaranth
vs
Clement

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Amaranth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jemaine Clement!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement digs a good hook to Amaranth's body.

Clement clinches up against the cage.
Clement is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amaranth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clement gets underhooks to prevent Amaranth's takedown attempt.
Amaranth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clement gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clement stalling against the cage.
Amaranth avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Amaranth blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Clement.
Amaranth is breathing heavily.
Clement gets underhooks to prevent Amaranth's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Amaranth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Clement's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amaranth fails with a takedown attempt.
Clement lands with a slapping head kick.
Clement throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amaranth's head.
A head kick from Clement lands but Amaranth takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Clement gets a clinch.
Clement has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Amaranth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clement looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Clement has hold of one of Amaranth's legs. Amaranth is fighting the takedown attempt but Clement gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement stands and throws Amaranth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clement tries to move to mount but Amaranth blocks the move with his legs.
Clement passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Amaranth!
Clement lands a big elbow.

Clement is working for a guillotine from mount but Amaranth frees his head quite easily.
Clement lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Clement is working for a guillotine from mount but Amaranth frees his head quite easily.
Clement trying to control but Amaranth is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaranth taking shots to the head.
Clement lands a big shot there that rocks Amaranth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clement trying to control but Amaranth is having none of it.

Clement wants to finish this one by submission but Amaranth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Clement.
Amaranth is in all sorts of trouble here.

Clement wants to finish this one by submission but Amaranth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Clement.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clement working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement trying to control but Amaranth is having none of it.

Clement working for a submission but Amaranth is keeping him at bay.
Clement with shots to the head and body - Amaranth looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Clement connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clement has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clement is landing with some decent strikes but Amaranth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amaranth is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clement scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amaranth is squirming around, avoiding Clement's attempts to control the action.

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.
BOOM! Clement connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Amaranth regains half guard.
Clement working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Clement is working for a submission of some sort.
Clement moves nicely into side control.

Clement is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Amaranth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amaranth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jemaine Clement dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amaranth misses with a two punch combination.
Clement misses with a head kick.
Clement jabs at Amaranth's body.
Jemaine Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Clement closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amaranth tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Clement decides to stand back up. Clement steps back and let's Amaranth get back to his feet.
Clement tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amaranth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clement lands a head kick. Amaranth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Clement moves into the clinch.
Amaranth prevents a body shot from Clement.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaranth avoids the damage to the body.
Clement pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clement is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement tries to break free but Amaranth pushes him back against the cage.
Clement fails to pull guard.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaranth.
Clement fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amaranth avoids a wild elbow strike from Clement.

Clement pulls guard effortlessly.
Amaranth has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clement is proving hard to escape from.
Clement trying to control the position.
Jemaine Clement has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Clement is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amaranth is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clement is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amaranth is aware though and is defending well.
Clement looking to control.
Clement 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.

Clement working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amaranth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amaranth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Amaranth gets to his feet - Clement follows without any prompting.

Amaranth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clement sprawls well initially but Amaranth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clement manages to get to full guard.
Clement bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amaranth's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amaranth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clement passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clement cracks Amaranth with a big right hand but Amaranth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Amaranth throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Clement stands up.
Amaranth keeps the fight on the outside.
Amaranth blocks a head kick by Clement.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement misses with a body kick.
Amaranth looks to land a combination but Clement avoids it well.
Clement throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amaranth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clement 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.

Amaranth stands up from Clement's guard - Amaranth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Amaranth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clement tries to avoid it but Amaranth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clement to the ground. Clement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amaranth shoots in but no luck this time.
Clement scores with a kick to the midsection.
Clement misses with a head kick.

Clement looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clement moves nicely into side control.
Amaranth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Clement is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jemaine Clement showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Amaranth fails with the takedown

and Clement counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Amaranth is not content to let Clement control the position.
Clement works his way into full mount!
Amaranth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clement trying to control but Amaranth is having none of it.
Amaranth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clement controlling his opponent.

Amaranth defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Clement.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaranth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clement is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amaranth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Clement goes for an armbar but Amaranth turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Amaranth.

Amaranth decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clement, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement throws a head kick but Amaranth moves out of range.
Amaranth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clement counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Amaranth is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Clement closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amaranth to the mat! Amaranth manages to get full guard.

Amaranth working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Clement has passed into half guard!
Clement wants to pass to mount but Amaranth is defending the position.
Clement is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clement prevents Amaranth from standing back up.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amaranth keeps working.
Clement passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaranth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Clement wants to sweep but no luck.

Amaranth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clement has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amaranth has managed to get both his arms back between Clement's legs - danger averted.
Clement is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clement is trying to control. Amaranth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clement blocks the strikes from Amaranth.
Clement wants to pass to mount but Amaranth is defending the position.

Clement decides to return to a standing position.
Jemaine Clement is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaranth tries for a takedown but Clement circles away easily
and Clement counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Amaranth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaranth throws a series of punches but Clement avoids them all with ease.

Clement shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clement was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Clement is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Amaranth is surviving well by controlling Clement's body position as best he can.
Amaranth can't escape the position.
Clement controlling from the full mount.
Amaranth regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jemaine Clement comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clement 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Jemaine Clement!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Jemaine Clement!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Jemaine Clement!

Jemaine Clement wins by unanimous decision!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ryan rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thery Sanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanon's choice of entrance music: Singles Run. ryan rippa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

rippa
vs
Sanon

177 cm
22
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
149 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, ryan rippa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thery Sanon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rippa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanon sprawls well. Sanon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. rippa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sanon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
rippa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Sanon pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanon keeping moving, preventing rippa from controlling successfully.
Sanon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rippa wants to control from the top but Sanon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanon has control of rippa's left arm, preventing rippa from doing any damage.
rippa prevents Sanon from getting back to his feet.
rippa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rippa throws a sloppy head kick

and Sanon counters with a shoot takedown. rippa fights it but they end up in guard.
rippa wants to stand up but Sanon is controlling him.
Sanon trying to stand up but can't free himself from rippa's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanon preventing the sweep.
Sanon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. rippa is keeping the position for now.
rippa is looking to stand up but Sanon isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanon trying to control but rippa is working from the bottom.
Sanon sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

rippa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanon uses it to pass to side control.
Sanon wants to control but rippa is keeping him busy.
rippa sneaks back into half guard.
rippa is trying to maintain the position but Sanon is very close to passing his half guard.
rippa moves into full guard.

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.
Sanon is stalling in the full guard.
rippa keeping moving, preventing Sanon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rippa is trying to control the position but Sanon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thery Sanon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
rippa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanon asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Sanon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by rippa, who protects the arm well.

Sanon stands up.
rippa has his takedown stuffed

so Sanon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanon stopping the sweep attempt from rippa.
Sanon wants to stand but rippa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

rippa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanon won't allow rippa to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
rippa wants to stand but Sanon is controlling the position.
Sanon looking to pass the guard.
Sanon won't allow rippa to get back to his feet.
Sanon 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.

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

Sanon has rippa up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanon jumps guard and drags rippa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
rippa wants to control from the top but Sanon keeps moving.
rippa looking to pass the guard.

Sanon is looking for a triangle but rippa pushes his legs off easily.
Sanon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sanon has his foot on rippa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. rippa works his way back into a safe position though.
rippa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
rippa wants to stand but Sanon is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rippa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thery Sanon 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!

rippa tries for a takedown but Sanon circles away easily

so Sanon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rippa keeping moving, preventing Sanon from controlling successfully.
rippa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
rippa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanon stays in close to rippa's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rippa controls Sanon momentarily but Sanon frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanon prevents rippa from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
rippa tries to clinch

and Sanon counters with a nice double leg into side control. rippa won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rippa is not content to let Sanon control the position.
rippa is trying to get back to half guard.
rippa bucks up and tries to throw Sanon off but instead Sanon has got his back!
Sanon controls the action.
rippa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanon biding his time, controlling rippa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

rippa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
rippa is in bad spot here.

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.
rippa is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sanon.
Sanon is trying to stick to rippa's back but rippa is turning into Sanon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sanon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by rippa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thery Sanon really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

rippa misses with a takedown attempt

and Sanon counters with a takedown into side control.
rippa is trying to get back to half guard.
rippa is trying to get back to his feet.

Sanon decides to stand up, so the ref orders rippa to his feet.
rippa wants to clinch but Sanon slips to the side

and Sanon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. rippa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sanon manages to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sanon lets loose with a powerful body kick. rippa will feel that in the morning.
ryan rippa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanon throws a nice head kick!
Sanon wants to clinch up but rippa keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rippa misses with a takedown
and Sanon counters with a right hand to the body.
ryan rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sanon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sanon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
rippa misses with a takedown attempt

and Sanon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan rippa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanon has picked rippa up - he's going for a ride! Sanon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanon not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rippa is looking to improve his position.
rippa pushes Sanon off looking to stand but Sanon dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rippa wants to control but Sanon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanon slows the pace down in half guard.
Thery Sanon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
rippa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
rippa trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanon tries to pass the half guard into mount. rippa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanon lands a high kick!
rippa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sanon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
rippa is trying to control but can't.
rippa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Sanon 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thery Sanon dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

rippa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
rippa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
rippa trying to control the position but Sanon is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rippa throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanon's head but Sanon avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

rippa stands up and beckons Sanon to his feet.
Sanon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
rippa misses with a takedown

and Sanon counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanon stays in close to rippa's body and controls the position.
rippa wants to stand up but Sanon is controlling him.
Sanon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanon slips nicely into half guard.
rippa misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
rippa wants to improve his position but Sanon is controlling well.
Sanon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thery Sanon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rippa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thery Sanon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Thery Sanon!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Thery Sanon!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Thery Sanon!

Thery Sanon wins by unanimous decision!
Thery Sanon is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Bouleau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vinicius
vs
Bouleau

180 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Biobonds Supplements

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olivier Bouleau!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bouleau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vinicius's guard.
Vinicius is trying to keep Bouleau in close.

Bouleau thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bouleau won't allow Vinicius to sweep him here.
Bouleau trying to control but Vinicius is working from the bottom.

Bouleau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bouleau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vinicius looking to control.
Vinicius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bouleau is one step ahead there.
Vinicius looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vinicius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bouleau counters by clinching up.
Bouleau wants a takedown but no success here.
Vinicius has Bouleau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bouleau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vinicius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bouleau prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Vinicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vinicius is breathing heavily.
Vinicius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bouleau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bouleau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vinicius fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Vinicius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vinicius will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vinicius looking to control but Bouleau passes into half guard.
Bouleau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bouleau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vinicius taking some punishment here, with Bouleau in his half guard.

Bouleau 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bouleau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vinicius is looking to improve his position.
Vinicius flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bouleau working Vinicius over with strikes.

Bouleau 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.
Bouleau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinicius keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinicius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

Bouleau closes the distance and clinches.
Vinicius tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bouleau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bouleau drags the fight down to the ground.

Bouleau has his feet on Vinicius's thighs here. He's pushed Vinicius off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vinicius screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olivier Bouleau!