Escape The Cage.3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nielsen
vs
Yang

194 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Untouchable Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buddy Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Yang!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nielsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nielsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yang tries to bum rush Nielsen with a series of wild strikes but Nielsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yang connects with a high kick.

It looks like Buddy Nielsen has been cut.
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!
Nielsen is looking to clinch.
Nielsen tries to clinch up but Yang circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang scores with a head kick. Nielsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yang shoots in but no luck this time.

Yang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nielsen did well to prevent Yang getting side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nielsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is thwarting Nielsen's attempts to control the position.
Yang trying to pass the guard but Nielsen defending well.
Nielsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yang.
Nielsen tries to roll over but Yang keeps him under control.
Yang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nielsen!
Yang prevents Nielsen from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Yang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nielsen is looking to get to half guard.
Yang working Nielsen over with strikes here.
Yang unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nielsen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yang celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Yang!
Danny Yang thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. XV ft. Pusha T- Awesome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lamar Stevenson enters the ring!

Lokren
vs
Stevenson

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lamar Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Lokren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson shoots and misses

and Lokren counters with a single leg into guard. Stevenson didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Lokren from controlling successfully.
Lokren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lokren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lokren is now in half guard.
Lokren drops an elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Lokren misses with a head shot. Stevenson uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lokren postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lokren is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet but Lokren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lokren won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Lokren wants to get up but he can't break Stevenson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lokren wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren distracts Stevenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stevenson looking to control.
Lokren trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Lokren throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
Lokren trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Lokren.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Lokren moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevenson misses with a takedown

and Lokren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jack Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamar Stevenson.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Lokren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lokren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lokren trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Lokren is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Lokren just wasn't active enough.
Lokren shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stevenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lokren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lokren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lokren trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Lokren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevenson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lokren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lokren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lokren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevenson is looking to control Lokren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevenson avoid being mounted?
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Lokren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lokren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lokren stops Stevenson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Lokren sits in half guard.
Lokren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevenson's head.
Lokren thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson is not content to let Lokren control the position.
Lokren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevenson's head.
Lokren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lokren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lokren trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lokren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren is looking to stall here but Stevenson recovers full guard.
Stevenson looking to control.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Lokren wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Lokren is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lokren.
Stevenson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lokren chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lokren!
Lokren is trying desperately to improve position.
Lokren flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stevenson with good strikes from the mount here!
Lokren wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lokren wants to hold on but Stevenson pushes him away.
Lokren avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevenson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stevenson tries to control but Lokren wriggling away.
Stevenson avoids the attempt from Lokren to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount and Lokren is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Lokren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lokren swivels and escapes.
Stevenson looks to clinch

so Lokren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lokren connects with a couple of short punches.
Stevenson has momentary wrist control but Lokren slips an elbow through the middle.
Stevenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lokren won't allow Stevenson to get back to his feet.
Stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lokren stops Stevenson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren stands up over Stevenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lokren is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevenson has wrist control.
Lokren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jack Lokren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevenson has momentary wrist control but Lokren slips an elbow through the middle.
Lokren trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lokren chips away with some ground and pound.

Stevenson is working an open guard so Lokren takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Lokren shoots in.
Jack Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lokren as he jumps to the side.
Jack Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamar Stevenson.

Lokren gets the takedown into side control.
Lokren content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren controls the position.

Jack Lokren has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lokren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lokren counters with a shoot takedown. Stevenson fights it but they end up in guard.
Lokren controlling from the top position.
Lokren trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lokren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevenson for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Lokren.
Stevenson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lokren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lokren in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamar Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lokren, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Lokren!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strygwyr Ghyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Diaz
vs
Ghyl

188 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

225 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Strygwyr Ghyl!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghyl dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghyl.
Ghyl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a jab.

It looks like Strygwyr Ghyl has been cut.
Ghyl looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Ghyl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghyl tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Ghyl avoids it well.
Ghyl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghyl dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Ghyl misses with a double jab

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghyl has double underhooks.

Ghyl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghyl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that Ghyl ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghyl also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghyl lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ghyl counters with a head kick that wobbles Diaz - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Ghyl sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Strygwyr Ghyl!
Strygwyr Ghyl decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

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

Ribera
vs
Slice

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera lands a nice shot that snaps Slice's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Ribera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribera.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Ribera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribera wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ribera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribera defends it nicely.
Manny Ribera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slice somewhat.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribera as he connects with a hook.
Slice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera swats away the attempt to clinch by Slice.
Ribera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribera. That snapped Slice's head back.
Ribera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Slice is rocked!

Ribera drops Slice with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Slice looks back up at him and smiles so Ribera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Slice is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribera finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera is stalking Slice. Slice circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ribera, and it's lights out! Slice really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Ribera!
Post fight, an emotional Manny Ribera said 'What, what, in his butt!'.