CWC 27 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F**king Hostile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Olofson

213 cm
26
285 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Olofson does it's job there.
Olofson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Donk. Olofson catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
Olofson slips a jab from Holmes.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Olofson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Olofson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olofson misses with a body kick.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofson is just out of range.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Olofson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes swings for the body but Olofson moves out of range.
Holmes slips a jab from Olofson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olofson looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Olofson lands with a hook. Holmes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Olofson misses its intended target.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Olofson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olofson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olofson tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olofson lands a jab to the nose.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Olofson's head but Olofson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofson throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
A swing and a miss from Olofson.
Olofson swings widly with a right hand
and Olofson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olofson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Olofson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olofson in his tracks.
Olofson misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Olofson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Olofson misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Olofson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holmes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Olofson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofson takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Olofson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Olofson.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Olofson throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
That kick from Holmes tenderised Olofson's leg. Olofson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Olofson looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Olofson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olofson lands with an overhand left.
Olofson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Olofson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olofson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Olofson throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olofson takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Olofson throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olofson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Olofson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Olofson's defenses.
Holmes is looking to wear down Olofson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Olofson avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Olofson misses with a body punch
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olofson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson misses with a low kick.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olofson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes lands a head kick. Olofson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Olofson takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Olofson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofson throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Olofson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Olofson didn't see that one coming.
Olofson misses with a left hand
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Olofson 's knee.
A big right from Olofson misses.
Holmes is looking to slow Olofson down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Olofson.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olofson moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olofson swings widly with a right hand
and Olofson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Olofson avoids it well.
Olofson wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
No joy there for Olofson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Olofson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Olofson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Olofson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Olofson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes takes a swing at Olofson's ribcage but misses.
Olofson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olofson throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olofson misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Holmes dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Olofson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Olofson misses with a straight left.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Olofson misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olofson misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olofson slips under a jab from Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes moves away from the strike by Olofson.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olofson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Holmes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Olofson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes tests Olofson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olofson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Olofson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Olofson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olofson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olofson throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olofson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Olofson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olofson dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Herman Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Olofson walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
Olofson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from Olofson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
A jab from Olofson misses.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes defending well as Olofson loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson blocks a jab.
Olofson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Olofson settles back down.
Olofson throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the body from Olofson misses
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Olofson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olofson checks the leg kick.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Olofson.
Olofson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a good low kick that Olofson was not able to check.
Holmes connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws a right and a left that Olofson avoids nicely.
Olofson misses with a left hand
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olofson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes scores with a head kick. Olofson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Holmes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birmiski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Back - T.I. Stryker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go To Sleep. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Birmiski
vs
Stryker

170 cm
25
140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
147 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ari Birmiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birmiski misses with a low kick as Stryker jumps back.
Birmiski looks to land a right hand but Stryker moved out of range.
Stryker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Birmiski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryker.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Stryker tries to sprawl but Birmiski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Birmiski prevents Stryker from standing back up.
Birmiski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stryker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stryker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Birmiski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Birmiski's back!
Stryker wants to stand up but Birmiski is stuck to his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Birmiski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stryker. What's that going to do exactly?
Stryker wants to stand but Birmiski is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Birmiski controls the position.
Stryker is looking to stand but Stryker has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Birmiski tries to reverse the position but Stryker maintains control.
Birmiski is squirming around, avoiding Stryker's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to stand up but Birmiski had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.

Birmiski seems to be working for a kimura but Stryker defends the submission attempt.
Birmiski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Birmiski throws a strike but Stryker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Birmiski wants to control from the top but Stryker keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stryker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Birmiski controls the pace.
Birmiski trying to control but Stryker is working from the bottom.
Birmiski is pushing down on Stryker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stryker is fighting to maintain full guard but Birmiski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Birmiski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stryker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Birmiski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Birmiski breaks from Stryker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Birmiski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stryker's face.
Birmiski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Birmiski 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Birmiski looking for a guillotine from mount but Stryker is having none of it.
Stryker blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Birmiski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Birmiski slips under a jab.
Birmiski lands with a right hand.
Stryker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Birmiski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stryker swivels and escapes.
Stryker blocks a leg kick.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birmiski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birmiski connects with a nice looking jab.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Birmiski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stryker moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski lands with a nice combination. Stryker backs away looking to recover.
Birmiski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stryker as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Birmiski.
Stryker cracks Birmiski with a good jab.
Stryker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birmiski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Birmiski shoots in for a takedown but Stryker shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Birmiski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Birmiski.
Stryker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Birmiski. Birmiski obviously looking to wear him down.
Stryker misses with a body shot.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birmiski misses with a straight left.

Birmiski rushes Stryker and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Birmiski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birmiski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Birmiski prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Stryker misses with a body punch.
Stryker has a couple of punches blocked by Birmiski.

Birmiski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Birmiski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stryker controls Birmiski momentarily but Birmiski frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski pushing down on Stryker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Birmiski is controlling the pace.

Birmiski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryker tries to kick Birmiski off but Birmiski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Birmiski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Billy Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stryker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Birmiski misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Birmiski.
Stryker misses with a straight left.
Birmiski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stryker throws a shot from downtown. Birmiski moves away and avoids it.
Birmiski misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Birmiski.
Birmiski tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Birmiski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Birmiski throws a right hand that Stryker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryker also avoids with ease.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birmiski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birmiski throws out a powerful jab.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Birmiski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stryker is looking to clinch but Birmiski is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Birmiski.
Stryker throws a right hand that Birmiski ducks under and follows up with a left that Birmiski also avoids with ease.
Birmiski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Birmiski punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Ari Birmiski is winning the standup battle so far.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Birmiski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Birmiski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski misses with a head kick.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birmiski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birmiski thuds a left hand into Stryker's body.
Birmiski throws a front kick aimed at Stryker's knee but Stryker avoids it well.
Birmiski lands a high kick!
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Ari Birmiski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Stryker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Stryker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birmiski backwards.
Birmiski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Birmiski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stryker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Birmiski moves out of range of the strikes.
Stryker looks to land a combination but Birmiski avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birmiski misses with the combination.
Stryker throws a lazy right hand but Birmiski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ari Birmiski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Birmiski, 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Birmiski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inyo Mahmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmi comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Season. Moon has chosen Don't Get Lost In The Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mahmi
vs
Moon

180 cm
24
179 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
31
196 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inyo Mahmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahmi but Mahmi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Mahmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahmi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moon checks it well.
Mahmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with a low kick as Moon jumps back.
Mahmi misses with a right hand
and Moon counters with a thumping low kick.
Mahmi walks into a jab.
Moon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Inyo Mahmi's cut is getting worse.
Mahmi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahmi is defended easily by Moon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon thuds his shin into the meat of Mahmi's side.
Moon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mahmi back to the cage. Moon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moon misses with a leg kick
letting Mahmi counter with a right hand.
Mahmi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moon.
Moon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahmi scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi dips to his left and cracks Moon with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmi blocks a head kick by Moon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moon is defended easily by Mahmi.
Inyo Mahmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Moon.
Moon avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moon counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahmi shrugs it off.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Mahmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahmi slaps away a takedown attempt from Moon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi misses the shot to the body.
Mahmi misses the shot to the body.
Mahmi looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Mahmi moves out of range of the leg kick from Moon.
Mahmi leaves Moon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moon misses with a leg kick
and Mahmi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahmi is looking to wear down Moon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moon misses with a low kick.
Moon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahmi's sensitive parts.
Mahmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Mahmi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmi.
Mahmi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmi avoids a kick to the body.
Mahmi swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Moon counter with a right hand.
Moon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moon is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahmi swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Moon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Inyo Mahmi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahmi sprawls well. Mahmi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moon gets slowly back to his feet.
Moon ducks under a wild hook from Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with a body shot.
Moon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moon jabs Mahmi right on the nose. Mahmi blinks but takes it well.
Mahmi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahmi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moon is out of range and Mahmi settles back down.
Mahmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Moon is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon misses with a head kick.
Mahmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Mahmi misses.
Mahmi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moon wants to land a leg kick but Mahmi is out of range.
Inyo Mahmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon slips under a jab from Mahmi.
Mahmi throws a chopping leg kick but Moon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahmi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahmi with a jab.
Mahmi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon connects with a body shot.
Moon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Moon misses
and Mahmi counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Mahmi misses.
Moon looks for the body kick but Mahmi saw that one coming.
Moon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahmi misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi throws a low kick but Moon moves out of range easily.
Mahmi checks the leg kick.
Mahmi takes a swing at Moon's ribcage but misses.
Mahmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahmi as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mahmi as Moon shoots in.
Inyo Mahmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Moon.
Mahmi connects with a body shot.

Mahmi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moon is trying to defend but Mahmi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mahmi tries to pass to full mount but Moon defends it.
Mahmi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mahmi passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moon misses with a low kick as Mahmi jumps back.
Mahmi throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahmi takes a swing at Moon's ribcage but misses.
Mahmi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahmi thows a body shot but no joy.
Moon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmi.
Moon throws a low kick but Mahmi avoids it.
Mahmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moon closes the distance and clinches up with Mahmi, looking for a takedown. Moon pushes Mahmi against the cage but Mahmi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moon shoots in but Mahmi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moon avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Moon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moon avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Mahmi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moon counters with a nice leg kick.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to clinch there but Mahmi circles away.
Mahmi misses with a body shot.
Moon wants to slow Mahmi down by chopping away at his legs.
Moon slips under a jab.
Moon avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi connects with an inside leg kick.
Moon thuds his shin into the meat of Mahmi's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmi moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Mahmi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahmi can't find room to land a body shot as Moon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahmi.
Mahmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Moon controls his hands.
Moon blocks a body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahmi can't find room to land a body shot as Moon controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Mahmi can't find room to land a body shot as Moon controls the action.
Moon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahmi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mahmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Moon controls his hands.
Mahmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moon misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moon's elbow.
Mahmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moon lands with a light punch inside.
Mahmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahmi misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmi tries a body shot but Moon blocks it.
Mahmi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inyo Mahmi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahmi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inyo Mahmi!