Showtime 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simans
vs
Douglas Key

196 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgars Simans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas Key lands a jab.
Simans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas Key counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas Key connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas Key paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Douglas Key.

Simans is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Douglas Key gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Simans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Douglas Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Simans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simans seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas Key scores with a hook to the body.
Simans is breathing heavily.
Simans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas Key throws a big uppercut that drops Simans! More strikes from Douglas Key and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Simans lies dazed against the cage as Douglas Key celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
An out of breath Gabriel Douglas Key thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Edgar
vs
Dyrdek

169 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dyrdek!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dyrdek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dyrdek throws a big right hand that misses.
Dyrdek postures up.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Edgar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dyrdek is in close to Edgar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dyrdek passes into half guard.
Dyrdek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dyrdek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dyrdek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Edgar sees it coming and defends easily.
Dyrdek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edgar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dyrdek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdek passes to side control.
Dyrdek working the head and body with strikes.
Dyrdek scoring with punches from side control.
Edgar tries to escape but Dyrdek is in control.
Dyrdek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Edgar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dyrdek working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dyrdek is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dyrdek working the body and head with strikes.
Dyrdek wants to take a breather but Edgar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dyrdek.
Dyrdek wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dyrdek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyrdek lands a couple of elbows.
Dyrdek postures up.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Dyrdek from controlling successfully.
Edgar has momentary wrist control but Dyrdek slips an elbow through the middle.
Dyrdek wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.

Edgar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dyrdek defends well.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Dyrdek from controlling successfully.
Dyrdek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Dyrdek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dyrdek stands up over Edgar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edgar working a defensive guard here.
Dyrdek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dyrdek postures up in Edgar's guard and throws a big left but Edgar blocks it.
Dyrdek lands a couple of elbows.
Dyrdek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dyrdek on the ground.
Dyrdek working some strikes from top position.
Dyrdek works over Edgar with some ground and pound from guard.
Dyrdek postures up.
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!
Dyrdek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dyrdek cracks Edgar with a solid left hand.

Edgar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dyrdek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dyrdek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dyrdek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edgar is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dyrdek is in close to Edgar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dyrdek chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyrdek is working Edgar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dyrdek landing some decent shots from guard.
Dyrdek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dyrdek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dyrdek scoring with some ground and pound.
Dyrdek trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyrdek working some strikes from top position.

Edgar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dyrdek defends well.
Dyrdek with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dyrdek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dyrdek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Edgar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Edgar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dyrdek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dyrdek working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Edgar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dyrdek off and cradles Edgar's limp body as Dyrdek celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rob Dyrdek!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Dyrdek 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Brascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Grohl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grohl
vs
Brascoe

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Brascoe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brascoe fails with the takedown

and Grohl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brascoe regains full guard. Nicely done.

Brascoe pushes a forearm under Grohl's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Grohl is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Brascoe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cockle Boffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Petrosyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boffle
vs
Petrosyan

176 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

$10

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cockle Boffle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cockle Boffle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boffle lands with a good body shot.
Petrosyan looks gassed!
Boffle scores with a jab.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boffle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrosyan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boffle works over Petrosyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Petrosyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boffle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boffle postures up in Petrosyan's guard and throws a big left but Petrosyan blocks it.
Boffle 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boffle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boffle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boffle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boffle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boffle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boffle cracks Petrosyan with a solid left hand.
Boffle cracks Petrosyan with a solid left hand.
Boffle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boffle passes Petrosyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boffle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boffle working Petrosyan over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boffle drops an elbow to the side of Petrosyan's head.

Petrosyan is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boffle lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Petrosyan! More strikes land and this one is all over! Boffle jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cockle Boffle!
A very excited looking Cockle Boffle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.