EWB IV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Mack The Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Steamboat
vs
Palmer

183 cm
21
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Steamboat. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steamboat is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, Steamboat circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
Tyson Steamboat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Palmer.
Steamboat stuffs the takedown attempt from Palmer. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer misses with a double jab.

Palmer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Steamboat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palmer landing with the ground and pound.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Steamboat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steamboat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Steamboat has his foot on Palmer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palmer works his way back into a safe position though.

Steamboat 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! Palmer rolls with it to try and escape but Steamboat cranks on the arm and Palmer is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Steamboat!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chancey Karnt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Guerilla Radio by RATM as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karnt
vs
Smith

203 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Montreal, Chancey Karnt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karnt wants to clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to bum rush Karnt with a series of wild strikes but Karnt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Karnt forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karnt.
Karnt tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Karnt drops back down to his feet.
Karnt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancey Karnt. 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.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Karnt is trying to break free.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Karnt, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Karnt against the cage but Karnt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnt shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Karnt 's knee.
Karnt shoots in but no luck this time.
Karnt fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karnt is trying desperately to improve position.
Karnt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Karnt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karnt is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control but Karnt is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnt is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling from mount.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karnt is looking to escape.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to finish Karnt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karnt!
Karnt is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Karnt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karnt tries to get out of the position.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith avoids the attempt from Karnt to control.
Karnt really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Karnt is breathing heavily.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Karnt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Karnt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karnt tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karnt has his takedown stuffed

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Smith gets to his feet - Karnt follows without any prompting.

Karnt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karnt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Karnt from controlling successfully.
Karnt is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Karnt controls the position.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.

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.
Karnt is trying to escape the mount.
Smith cracks Karnt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karnt tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith wants to control the pace but Karnt is squirming around nicely.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Karnt is looking to get to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Karnt is squirming around nicely.
Karnt tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Karnt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Karnt is looking to get to half guard.
Karnt wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith prevents Karnt from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karnt has a takedown stuffed.
Karnt takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Karnt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Karnt backing up. Karnt nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Karnt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Karnt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancey Karnt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karnt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

Karnt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karnt working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith is not content to let Karnt control the position.
Smith tries to bench press Karnt off him but Karnt keeps the position.
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.
Karnt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Matt Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karnt is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Karnt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Karnt wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

Karnt stands up.

That's two 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.
Karnt throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karnt fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Karnt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karnt wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Karnt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karnt stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karnt connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnt stalling.
Karnt is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Karnt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karnt is tying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karnt works his way into full mount!
Karnt with a couple of short strikes.
Karnt controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karnt landing strikes from the mount.
Karnt landing punches.
Karnt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Karnt has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chancey Karnt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starr comes to the cage accompanied by "Yo Yo Ninja Boy" by Less Than Jake. Jayson Starr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Starr
vs
Knight

167 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 Montreal, Jayson Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands with a slapping head kick.

Starr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Starr trying to pass the guard but Knight defending well.
Starr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knight tries to kick Starr off but Starr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Starr is pressing down on Knight's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knight is holding on for now.
Starr is working hard here to advance position.
Starr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Knight trying to control here.
Starr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr stops Knight from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Starr looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight lands a head kick!
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starr shoots in but no luck this time.
Alex Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knight scores with a head kick.

Starr is rocked!
A head kick by Knight - that's a beauty! Starr is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Knight can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Knight!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reece Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Hero for a Day as his entrance music. Quinton Taylor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Perry
vs
Taylor

185 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

OdessieFIGHT

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 Montreal, Reece Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Taylor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perry instigates a clinch.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Perry won't allow it.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Perry keeps him there for the moment.

Perry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taylor trying to control here.
Perry wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Perry is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control.
Perry is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor works Perry's body with a nice hook.
Perry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.
Perry tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
Reece Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Taylor.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.

Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.

Perry goes for an armbar but Taylor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Taylor.

Perry working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.

Perry has his feet on Taylor's thighs here. He's pushed Taylor 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! Taylor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reece Perry!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

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