VFC Live PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colon
vs
Collins

180 cm
24
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Collins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins stuffs the takedown.
Colon shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Colon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Colon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colon is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colon checks a leg kick.
Collins stuns Colon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins seems to be stalking Colon here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Colon drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Collins!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Fernacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Fernacher
vs
Bond

192 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patty O Fernacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Bond!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bond clinches with his opponent.
Bond misses with a knee strike.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond swings wildly with an uppercut but O Fernacher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from O Fernacher.
O Fernacher lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
O Fernacher scores a nice knee to the body.
O Fernacher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Walter Bond has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Fernacher with a knee to the head.
Bond landing knees to the body.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
O Fernacher managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Bond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Fernacher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Fernacher.
O Fernacher scores with a knee to the head.
O Fernacher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Fernacher tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Fernacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Bond tries to break the clinch but O Fernacher is controlling the position.
O Fernacher misses with an elbow over the top.
Bond tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Fernacher smiles and moves away.

Bond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Fernacher, pushing him back against the cage.
Bond blocks an elbow strike from O Fernacher.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but O Fernacher avoids the damage to the body.
O Fernacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Fernacher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bond avoiding damage as O Fernacher throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Fernacher obliges.
O Fernacher trying to land knees to the body.
Bond tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Fernacher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Fernacher's elbow.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Fernacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Fernacher avoids it.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond working O Fernacher over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
Bond stalling in the clinch but O Fernacher improves position.
O Fernacher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bond up against the cage.
Bond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Fernacher is defending well for now.
O Fernacher avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Fernacher throws an elbow but misses.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.

Bond jumps into guard, dragging O Fernacher to the mat.
O Fernacher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Fernacher trying to move into half guard but instead Bond has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Fernacher has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bond has passed into side control.
O Fernacher is trying to get back to his feet.
O Fernacher tries to improve position but can't.
O Fernacher looking for a sweep but Bond has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bond wants to control the pace but O Fernacher is squirming around nicely.
O Fernacher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bond wants to control the pace but O Fernacher is squirming around nicely.
O Fernacher wants to control but Bond is having none of it.
O Fernacher is looking to improve his position but Bond isn't that keen on the idea.
O Fernacher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Fernacher is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond tries to control but O Fernacher wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patty O Fernacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bond tries to score with a low kick but O Fernacher moves his leg out of the way.

Bond instigates a clinch.

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

O Fernacher closes the distance and clinches.
Bond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Fernacher.
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!
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Fernacher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
O Fernacher scores with a knee to the head.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
O Fernacher leaning against his opponent.
O Fernacher connects with a knee to the head.
O Fernacher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond is breathing heavily.
O Fernacher tries to land a knee to the head but Bond blocks with his arms.
O Fernacher throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Fernacher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bond takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by O Fernacher.
O Fernacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Fernacher lands a damaging elbow.
Patty O Fernacher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Fernacher taking a breather.
O Fernacher lands a knee to the head.
O Fernacher lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Nice elbow from O Fernacher.
Bond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bond being controlled against the cage.
O Fernacher seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
O Fernacher lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands an elbow inside that O Fernacher shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Bond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but O Fernacher avoids the damage to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow inside.
Bond tries a knee to the head but O Fernacher blocks it.
O Fernacher lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Bond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Fernacher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Fernacher misses with a knee to the head.
O Fernacher tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
Bond drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Fernacher pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Fernacher loads up on a big right hand but Bond slips the punch.

O Fernacher rushes Bond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.

Bond manages to break the clinch.

Bond drives through and clinches with O Fernacher against the cage.
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
O Fernacher crunches a lovely knee into Bond's ribcage.
O Fernacher has Bond pressed against the cage.
Bond is trying to break free.
Bond wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Fernacher lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.
Bond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Fernacher is defending well for now.
O Fernacher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Fernacher has Bond pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond tries to pull guard but O Fernacher won't allow it.
Patty O Fernacher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Bond.
O Fernacher misses with an elbow over the top.
Bond throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Fernacher stalling.
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Fernacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bond dodges an elbow strike from O Fernacher.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Fernacher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on O Fernacher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Fernacher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patty O Fernacher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

O Fernacher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bond.

Bond rushes O Fernacher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Fernacher throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Fernacher is defending well for now.
Bond taking a breather.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Fernacher avoids it.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
Bond avoiding damage as O Fernacher throws knees to the body.
O Fernacher blocks a body shot from Bond.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from O Fernacher, against the cage.
O Fernacher dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Bond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bond is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Fernacher is keeping busy.
Bond is trying to break the clinch but O Fernacher has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Fernacher.
A knee to the head by O Fernacher.
O Fernacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond dodges an elbow strike from O Fernacher.
Bond managing to block the knees to the body from O Fernacher.
Bond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Fernacher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Fernacher pushes off an throws an elbow but Bond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Fernacher lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Fernacher obliges.
O Fernacher lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Fernacher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bond just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Fernacher's brow.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Fernacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bond takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Fernacher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.

Bond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
A head kick misses from O Fernacher.

Bond darts in and clinches O Fernacher up against the cage.
Bond tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Fernacher blocks an elbow strike from Bond.
Nice elbow from O Fernacher.
Bond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
O Fernacher lands a damaging elbow.
Bond is trying to maintain a safe position but O Fernacher gets an underhook and turns Bond into the cage.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as O Fernacher controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Fernacher.

That has opened up Walter Bond's cut even more.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Fernacher avoids it.
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
O Fernacher prevents Bond from breaking the clinch.
Bond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patty O Fernacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Fernacher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bond's brow.
Bond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Fernacher lands a good knee to the midsection. Bond won't want to take too many of those.
O Fernacher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Fernacher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patty O Fernacher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Bond.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Fernacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Fernacher tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Fernacher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Fernacher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Fernacher lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Fernacher avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
O Fernacher just leaning against Bond, taking a breather.
O Fernacher lands a damaging elbow.
O Fernacher lands a nice knee to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
Walter Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Fernacher lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
O Fernacher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Fernacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from O Fernacher.

The cut above Walter Bond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
O Fernacher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bond in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Fernacher lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Fernacher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Fernacher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Fernacher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bond can do to turn this around?
O Fernacher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patty O Fernacher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Fernacher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Patty O Fernacher!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Patty O Fernacher!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Patty O Fernacher!

Patty O Fernacher wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Patty O Fernacher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tulfo
vs
Salazar

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Salazar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulfo defending well as Salazar loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulfo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salazar throws a body kick that misses.
Tulfo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Tulfo closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Salazar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tulfo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulfo.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Tulfo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar misses with a low kick as Tulfo jumps back.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulfo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Salazar dives in and scores a takedown into Tulfo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tulfo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tulfo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tulfo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tulfo has momentary wrist control but Salazar slips an elbow through the middle.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Tulfo.
Tulfo keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tulfo is breathing heavily.
Tulfo controls Salazar momentarily but Salazar frees himself.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tulfo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salazar - the referee stops the clock and Tulfo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salazar. Tulfo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salazar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tulfo takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tulfo enables Salazar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tulfo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Salazar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tulfo keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mateo Salazar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tulfo tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a leg kick that knocks Tulfo off balance momentarily.
Salazar misses with a low kick.
Tulfo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salazar back to the cage. Tulfo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tulfo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Salazar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salazar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tulfo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tulfo throws a leg kick
and Salazar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tulfo's knee momentarily.
Tulfo tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.

Salazar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Salazar thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tulfo looking for a guillotine here but Salazar defends easily.

Salazar gets to his feet. Tulfo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Salazar is looking to clinch.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulfo moves in looking to clinch but Salazar pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tulfo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tulfo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Salazar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salazar tries to keep at a distance but Tulfo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salazar can't break the clinch.

Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulfo pinned against the cage. Tulfo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mateo Salazar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tulfo throws a low kick but Salazar avoids it.
Tulfo doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazar circles away.
A good leg kick by Tulfo.
Tulfo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
Danga de danga de dang - Tulfo scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Salazar scores with a takedown into Tulfo's guard.
Salazar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tulfo is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salazar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salazar won't allow Tulfo to sweep him here.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tulfo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Tulfo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mateo Salazar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salazar works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Salazar seems to be working for a kimura but Tulfo defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo pushes Salazar off looking to stand but Salazar dives back in and keeps control.

Salazar is trying to work for a kimura but Tulfo is defending well.
Tulfo controlling the position well.
Tulfo won't allow Salazar to pass to mount.
Salazar trying to control the action but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Salazar is looking to stall here but Tulfo recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tulfo is trying to control Salazar's posture but Salazar avoids it.

Salazar is trying to get an arm triangle but Tulfo is defending well.
Tulfo wants to get back to his feet but Salazar drags him back down.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Tulfo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulfo struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tulfo keeps working.

Salazar stands up and beckons Tulfo to his feet.
Salazar connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar tries to clinch but Tulfo is having none of it.
Salazar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Salazar clinches up with Tulfo and pushes him back against the cage.
Salazar jumps guard but Tulfo stands there with Salazar around his waist. Salazar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulfo fails to pull guard.
Tulfo stops a takedown attempt from Salazar.
Tulfo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salazar managing to block the knees to the body from Tulfo.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Tulfo holds him up against the cage and eventually Salazar drops back down to his feet.
Erwin Tulfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Salazar.
Tulfo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salazar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar tries to score a body lock takedown but Tulfo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Salazar is pushing Tulfo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salazar fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salazar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tulfo looking to slow down the pace here.
Tulfo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.

Salazar manages to break the clinch.

Tulfo closes the distance and clinches.
Salazar avoids a wild elbow strike from Tulfo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Salazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Salazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tulfo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salazar trying to control but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Salazar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tulfo is keeping the position for now.
Salazar won't allow Tulfo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tulfo working for submissions but it's allowed Salazar to get to half guard.
Tulfo is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salazar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tulfo is just riding it out for now. Salazar eventually gives up the hold.
Salazar is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tulfo wants to sweep but no luck.
Salazar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Salazar scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tulfo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tulfo tries to bench press Salazar off him but Salazar keeps the position.
Salazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tulfo keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulfo pushes Salazar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Salazar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Erwin Tulfo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salazar controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Salazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salazar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Mateo Salazar!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mateo Salazar!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mateo Salazar!

Mateo Salazar wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mateo Salazar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hye Kye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Starrkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hye Kye could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Starrkey's chin.

Kye
vs
Starrkey

174 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
274 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hye Kye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Starrkey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Starrkey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Starrkey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kye might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kye on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Starrkey moves nicely into side control.
Starrkey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kye's legs.

Starrkey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrkey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Starrkey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kye keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrkey prevents Kye from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starrkey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Starrkey controlling from side mount.

Starrkey has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kye is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Starrkey yanks on the arm and Kye is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Starrkey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Starrkey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotsum Pancakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Beauvais
vs
Pancakes

173 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Remi Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotsum Pancakes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pancakes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pancakes working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pancakes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beauvais manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pancakes wants to hold on but Beauvais pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pancakes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pancakes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pancakes wants to hold on but Beauvais pushes him away.
Pancakes is looking to improve his position but Beauvais isn't that keen on the idea.
Pancakes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beauvais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pancakes tries to lock up and control but Beauvais gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancakes holds on for dear life, controlling Beauvais's posture momentarily.
Pancakes is looking to improve his position but Beauvais isn't that keen on the idea.
Pancakes is trying to reverse the position but instead Beauvais has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pancakes really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Beauvais's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Pancakes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Beauvais's guard. Nice work there by Pancakes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pancakes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pancakes throws and elbow that misses. Beauvais uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pancakes's guard. Nice move by Beauvais!
Beauvais stopping the sweep attempt from Pancakes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pancakes holds on and takes a little breather.
Pancakes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pancakes looking for a sweep. Not yet Pancakes, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beauvais trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pancakes has his feet on Beauvais's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais throws a jab when Pancakes was well out of range.
Beauvais shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pancakes defends it nicely.
Beauvais is breathing heavily.

Pancakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Pancakes tries to score a body lock takedown but Beauvais shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pancakes keeps control of Beauvais as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beauvais jumps guard but Pancakes stands there with Beauvais around his waist. Beauvais gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pancakes is working for takedown but Beauvais is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pancakes has clasped his hands together around Beauvais's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pancakes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beauvais on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Beauvais some visible discomfort.
Pancakes slows the pace down.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Pancakes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gotsum Pancakes wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pancakes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beauvais on his heels. He'll look to pass Beauvais's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gotsum Pancakes 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.

Beauvais gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pancakes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beauvais preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pancakes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pancakes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pancakes throwing strikes but missing.
Pancakes distracts Beauvais with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pancakes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pancakes postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pancakes is in close to Beauvais's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pancakes connects with a couple of short punches.
Pancakes advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancakes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Beauvais!
Pancakes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beauvais hang on?
Pancakes controlling his opponent.
Pancakes lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes controlling from the full mount.
Pancakes lands a big elbow.
Pancakes working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beauvais tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pancakes controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancakes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pancakes dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Pancakes.
Pancakes breaks from Beauvais's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pancakes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Pancakes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pancakes scoring with strikes but Beauvais is staying in there.
Pancakes controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancakes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pancakes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Pancakes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pancakes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Beauvais that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pancakes lands with some strikes.
Pancakes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beauvais hang on?
Pancakes landing strikes from the mount.
Pancakes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pancakes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beauvais can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pancakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pancakes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pancakes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gotsum Pancakes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Pancakes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pancakes showed some decent athleticism there.
Pancakes not doing much here.
Gotsum Pancakes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pancakes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pancakes is taking a breather. Beauvais says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Beauvais wants to control but Pancakes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pancakes is nestled in close to Beauvais, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Pancakes seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancakes working Beauvais over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pancakes working the head and body with strikes.
Pancakes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pancakes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pancakes content to control rather than advance.
Pancakes working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes controlling the action here.
Pancakes slips a nice elbow through Beauvais's hands, connecting with Beauvais's forehead.
Pancakes is nestled in close to Beauvais, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pancakes lands with a punch from half guard.
Beauvais has hold of Pancakes's hands but Pancakes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pancakes trying to control the pace.
Pancakes slips a nice elbow through Beauvais's hands, connecting with Beauvais's forehead.
Gotsum Pancakes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well,Beauvais is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pancakes is nestled in close to Beauvais, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pancakes lands strikes from half guard.
Pancakes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pancakes trying to pass the guard but Beauvais defending well.
Pancakes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gotsum Pancakes wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pancakes instigates a clinch.
Beauvais prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pancakes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pancakes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gotsum Pancakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pancakes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!

Gotsum Pancakes wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Gotsum Pancakes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.