Midweek Madness X PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keyser Soze had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soze
vs
Grossman

196 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

196 cm
28
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman is looking to clinch.
Soze throws a head kick that misses

and Grossman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soze won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grossman throws a strike aimed at the side of Soze's head but Soze avoids it well.
Soze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soze tries to get out of the position.
Grossman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soze keeps working.

Grossman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Soze is trying to escape and Grossman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Soze is forced to tap! Nice work there by Grossman! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Grossman!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Clancey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Benton
vs
Clancey

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
204 lbs
7 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Clancey!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton blocks a head kick by Clancey.
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Clancey pushes him off.
Clancey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clancey looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Benton with a poor takedown
and Clancey counters with a stiff right hand.
Clancey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown but Clancey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clancey keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton tries to clinch but Clancey is having none of it.
Clancey thuds his right hand into Benton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clancey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tom Clancey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton fails with the takedown.
Benton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clancey scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Clancey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
The crowd cheers as Clancey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benton doesn't seem phased though.
Benton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clancey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Benton is rocked!
Benton is breathing heavily.
Clancey lands with a good body shot.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton leaves his chin hanging out and Clancey seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Benton crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Clancey!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvel Wickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor The Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor The Vitor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuvel Wickson's chin.

Wickson
vs
The Vitor

200 cm
21
272 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

161 cm
20
253 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuvel Wickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor The Vitor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Vitor pushes Wickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wickson tries to stall but The Vitor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Wickson.

It looks like Vitor The Vitor has been cut.
Wickson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wickson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Vitor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

The Vitor has Wickson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Vitor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wickson tumbling to the mat - The Vitor dives into Wickson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The Vitor looking to sit in guard and control but Wickson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wickson cracks The Vitor with a solid left hand.
The Vitor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wickson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wickson working some strikes from top position.

Wickson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Vitor takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Vitor walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles The Vitor limp body while Wickson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuvel Wickson!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Quick
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar has Quick up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.
Quick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.

Lesnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Quick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lesnar slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Quick manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lesnar's guard. Nice work there by Quick.
Lesnar has control of Quick's left arm, preventing Quick from doing any damage.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Quick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quick preventing the sweep.
Quick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Quick defends easily.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar has Quick pulled in close to control his posture.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lesnar not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Quick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quick pinned against the cage. Quick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quick leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Quick does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Quick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nes Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.

Quick scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar looks gassed!
Quick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quick thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lesnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lesnar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lesnar wants to control but Quick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quick lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to pass to full mount but Lesnar defends it.
Quick working Lesnar over with strikes.
Quick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Quick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lesnar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lesnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Quick controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Quick defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Quick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quick moves to clinch but Lesnar breaks away
and Lesnar counters with a good, hard body kick but Quick shrugs it off.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar dives in and grabs Quick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quick pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Nes Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lesnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar 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.
Quick controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quick is keeping the position for now.
Quick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lesnar dives into side control.

Lesnar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Quick to his feet.

Lesnar forces Quick back against the cage and clinches.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quick avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown but Quick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lesnar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lesnar.
Quick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quick.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to kick Lesnar off but Lesnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
Quick is trying to stand.
Quick wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick is in trouble now - Lesnar has advanced to mount!
Quick has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Lesnar is punishing Quick with strikes - can he finish him?!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Quick.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lesnar controlling the positon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Quick.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lesnar stalling against the cage.

Lesnar jumps guard and drags Quick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Quick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lesnar's head.
Quick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quick wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
Lesnar trying to control but Quick is working from the bottom.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lesnar stands and steps away. Quick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No joy there for Quick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Quick circles away easily
and Quick counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Quick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.

Quick gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.

Lesnar pulls guard successfully.
Quick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Quick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
Quick trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quick is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar misses with a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sweaty Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmen Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villamora has chosen Fugees - Ready Or Not as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mullins
vs
Villamora

180 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sweaty Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmen Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mullins rushes Villamora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Villamora tries to break free but Mullins pushes him back against the cage.

Mullins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Villamora can't fight it off and eventually Mullins manages to take the fight to the floor. Villamora looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mullins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mullins'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.

Villamora looking for a guillotine here but Mullins defends easily.
Mullins's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sweaty Mullins wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Villamora moves into range and clinches up with Mullins.

Mullins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mullins wants to pass to mount but Villamora is defending the position.
Mullins stalling.

Villamora is defending against the submission attempts here by Mullins.
Mullins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villamora trying to control but Mullins postures up.
Mullins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mullins passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mullins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Villamora is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villamora tries to stand but Mullins is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mullins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Villamora defends well.
Mullins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mullins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Villamora drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mullins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mullins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mullins!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins just content to control the position.
Villamora is trying to control Mullins's posture but Mullins avoids it.
Villamora is not content to let Mullins control the position.
Villamora struggling a bit here.
Mullins remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Villamora throws a series of punches but Mullins moves out of range.
Villamora misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Villamora. Mullins shrugs it off though.

Villamora closes the distance and clinches.
Villamora lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
Villamora tries to break free but Mullins pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villamora is trying to break the clinch but Mullins has him pressed against the cage.
Villamora is trying to break free.
Mullins is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mullins takes the fight into the clinch.
Mullins tries to pull guard but Villamora won't allow it.
Mullins wants a takedown but no success here.
Villamora trying to control the position but instead, Mullins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Villamora into the cage.
Villamora prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sweaty Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullins looking for a takedown.
Villamora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mullins has Villamora pressed against the cage, preventing Villamora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mullins as Villamora tries to tie him up.
Mullins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villamora wants to stall.
Villamora seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Villamora tries to break free but Mullins pushes him back against the cage.
Villamora is trying to stall.
Mullins has Villamora pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Villamora.
Mullins is trying to break the clinch but Villamora has him pressed against the cage.
Villamora tries to land a knee to the head but Mullins blocks with his arms.
Villamora is looking to break free of the clinch but Mullins has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mullins tries for a takedown but Villamora manages to get underhooks.
Mullins is pushing Villamora up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mullins tries to score a body lock takedown but Villamora shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villamora's efforts to push away.
Villamora is looking to control Mullins's arms but Mullins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Villamora has his back to the cage.
Villamora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Villamora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villamora thuds his shin into the meat of Mullins's side.
Sweaty Mullins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Villamora clinches up with Mullins and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Sweaty Mullins has been cut.

Villamora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mullins's calf.

Villamora gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Villamora looking to slow down the pace here.
Villamora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Villamora manages to break the clinch.

Mullins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villamora, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Villamora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mullins's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villamora.
Mullins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Villamora avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Villamora is trying to push Mullins away but Mullins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmen Villamora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sweaty Mullins's cut.
That's time! Mullins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Villamora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mullins has managed to clinch.
Villamora tries to break the clinch but Mullins is controlling the position.
Mullins has Villamora pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Villamora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Villamora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mullins has him pressed against the cage.
Mullins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villamora stalling in the clinch.
Villamora is trying to break the clinch but Mullins is controlling him.

Mullins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Villamora is trying to keep an underhook but Mullins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Villamora tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mullins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Villamora tries to hold on but Mullins postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mullins avoids the attempt from Villamora to control.
Mullins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mullins blocks Villamora's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mullins controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora is squirming around, avoiding Mullins's attempts to control the action.
Villamora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullins cracks Villamora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Villamora looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Villamora do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Villamora rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villamora trying to control but Mullins postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora manages to get to full guard.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Villamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villamora looking to control.
Villamora is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mullins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mullins shoots in looking for a takedown. Villamora tries to sprawl out of it but Mullins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villamora manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mullins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villamora, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora stops a takedown attempt from Mullins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sweaty Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villamora prevents a takedown attempt there.

Mullins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Mullins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Villamora sees it coming and defends easily.
Villamora wants to control but Mullins is keeping busy.
Mullins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villamora keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mullins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villamora has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villamora wants to improve his position but Mullins is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sweaty Mullins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mullins 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sweaty Mullins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Statham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Neidhart
vs
Statham

190 cm
27
224 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Neidhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Statham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham lands with a shot to the body.
Statham takes a swing at Neidhart's ribcage but misses.
Statham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Statham takes a swing at Neidhart's ribcage but misses.
Neidhart keeps the fight on the outside.
Statham stuffs the takedown attempt from Neidhart. Neidhart gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Neidhart misses.
Statham misses the body punch

and Neidhart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neidhart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Statham is looking to escape.
Neidhart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Statham's head.
Statham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neidhart thows a huge punch but Statham dodges it nicely.
Statham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neidhart.
Neidhart thows a huge punch but Statham dodges it nicely.
Neidhart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neidhart is looking to take a break and control but Statham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neidhart slips a nice elbow through Statham's hands, connecting with Statham's forehead.
Neidhart is controlling the pace.
Neidhart moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neidhart working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Neidhart crashes against the mat.
Neidhart working the body and head with strikes.
Neidhart cracks Statham with a big right hand but Statham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Neidhart is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Statham looks gassed!
Neidhart is working Statham over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Statham some visible discomfort.
Statham parries the strikes from Neidhart easily there. Neidhart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Statham to escape.
Neidhart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Neidhart cracks Statham with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Neidhart immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Statham is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Neidhart!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Neidhart!