XFC: Bombshell PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Al Kurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svenson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kurd comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - Love Gun. Mustafa Al Kurd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Al Kurd
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Firebird Designs
Elite Nutrition Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Al Kurd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Svenson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Kurd tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Kurd fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Kurd.
Al Kurd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Kurd throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Kurd.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Kurd.
Al Kurd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Kurd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Al Kurd.
Al Kurd lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Silva can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Al Kurd and Silva drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Al Kurd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Al Kurd!

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RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avon Barksdale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barksdale
vs
Bryant

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
Barksdale throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - Barksdale circles away.
Barksdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barksdale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
Barksdale tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barksdale lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barksdale as he avoids it easily.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barksdale makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bryant really felt that one!
Bryant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barksdale.
Bryant tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Bryant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barksdale. Barksdale obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
Barksdale wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Barksdale throws a series of strikes that have Bryant backpedaling.
Barksdale is breathing heavily.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant throws a front kick aimed at Barksdale's knee but Barksdale avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Barksdale checks it.
Bryant throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barksdale counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at Barksdale to acknowledge the strikes.
Barksdale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Barksdale pushes him off.
Bryant tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant tries to clinch but Barksdale moves away
and Barksdale counters with an outside leg kick.
Barksdale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryant.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barksdale looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barksdale throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Barksdale does no damage.
Barksdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barksdale tries for a takedown but Bryant circles away easily

and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown. Barksdale fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barksdale pulls Bryant in close to prevent any damage.
Barksdale is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bryant wants to stand but Barksdale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barksdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
Bryant postures up.
Barksdale controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barksdale misses with a wild combination.
Barksdale misses with a few strikes there.
Barksdale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Barksdale circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barksdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Barksdale as Bryant shoots in.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryant as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avon Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barksdale is looking to clinch.

Barksdale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barksdale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bryant wants to control but Barksdale is having none of it.
Barksdale looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barksdale seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bryant for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bryant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barksdale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barksdale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barksdale looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Barksdale drops Bryant with a beautiful combination! Bryant stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barksdale is looking for the KO!

Bryant is rocked!
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale lands with a right and another and another! Bryant is in big trouble! Barksdale lands again and this time it's lights out for Bryant! A quality knockout there for Barksdale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Avon Barksdale!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Kelly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kelly
vs
Recksun

186 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recksun misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Recksun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hugh Recksun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Recksun.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.
Kelly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Recksun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Recksun is trying to break free.
Recksun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Recksun wants to break free but Kelly has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Recksun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kelly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Recksun can't fight it off and eventually Kelly manages to take the fight to the floor. Recksun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recksun is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.

Recksun pushes Kelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Recksun misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Recksun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Recksun keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Recksun does no damage.
Recksun blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Recksun.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Recksun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recksun throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.

Kelly is trying to trip Recksun. He has hold of a leg but Recksun is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kelly persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Recksun is proving hard to escape from.
Recksun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Recksun is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Recksun gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Recksun tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Recksun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Recksun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.
Recksun lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Recksun.
Recksun misses with a double jab

and Kelly counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Recksun throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Recksun throws a combination. Kelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a right hand that Recksun ducks under and follows up with a left that Recksun also avoids with ease.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Recksun against the cage.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Recksun throws a head kick that misses.
Recksun throws a combination that misses

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kelly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Recksun throws a combination that misses

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Recksun wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Recksun trying to control from the bottom.

Recksun manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Recksun throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Recksun throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.

Kelly is rocked!
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Recksun counters with a body kick.
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Recksun.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.

Kelly successfully pulls guard.
Kelly is trying to keep Recksun in close.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Recksun!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly landing shots from mount.

It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kelly wants to control the pace but Recksun is squirming around nicely.
Recksun's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recksun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Recksun tries to lock up and control but Kelly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Recksun is squirming around nicely.
Andrew Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly punching from mount but Recksun doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Recksun squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kelly trying to control but Recksun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Recksun wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Recksun hang on?

Hugh Recksun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugh Recksun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Kelly!

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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Batteryus Teho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batteryus Teho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sadiq Hossein's chin.

Teho
vs
Hossein

178 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batteryus Teho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein doesn't manage to clinch there - Teho circles away.
Hossein cracks Teho with an open hand slap.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein swinging wilding here.
Teho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Teho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Teho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Teho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hossein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hossein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Teho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teho advances position into side control!

Teho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hossein has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hossein wants to get back to his feet but Teho drags him back down.
Hossein is looking for a sweep.

Teho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hossein, who protects the arm well.
Teho is breathing heavily.
Teho works to advance to full mount. Hossein defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hossein working to try and regain half guard.
Teho with the ground and pound from mount.
Teho thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Teho thowing shots but they're missing.
Hossein tries to reverse the position but Teho maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teho looking for a guillotine from mount but Hossein is having none of it.
Teho lands a big shot there that rocks Hossein but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Teho prevents Hossein from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Teho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Teho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hossein regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Teho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hossein is just riding it out for now. Teho eventually gives up the hold.

Teho seems to be working for a kimura but Hossein defends the submission attempt.
Teho 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!

Teho is trying for a kimura here. Hossein looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Teho wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Batteryus Teho!

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hype
A | B

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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzov Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown by Europe. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wright
vs
Saget

178 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzov Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saget!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright wants to sweep here but Saget controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wright had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Saget is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wright Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Saget's back instead.
Wright lands strikes to the head.

Wright is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Wright has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Saget has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wright is hanging on to Saget's back as he tries to escape.

Saget defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright controlling well, preventing Saget from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright is looking for the choke from the back position but Saget is controlling his hands well.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Saget tries to break free.
Saget rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Saget slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Saget is keeping the position.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Saget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saget preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saget throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Saget throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wright trying to control but Saget is working from the bottom.
Wright stands and throws Saget's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wright prevents Saget from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wright keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Wright seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saget is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hanzov Wright!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

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