BMFL 39 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Real I Am Going To School You (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis McLay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McLay
vs
I Am Going To School You

176 cm
32
133 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

150 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Decent knees
Heavy handed

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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Real I Am Going To School You!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

I Am Going To School You scores a takedown into full mount!
McLay looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McLay tries to reverse the position but I Am Going To School You maintains control.
I Am Going To School You putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

I Am Going To School You working for a submission but McLay is keeping him at bay.
I Am Going To School You trying to control but McLay is having none of it.
McLay is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but I Am Going To School You turns him over and now has his back.
Well, with I Am Going To School You on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before McLay is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
A lull in the action here.
I Am Going To School You lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

I Am Going To School You is looking for the choke from the back position but McLay is controlling his hands well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

I Am Going To School You looking for the choke but no joy.
McLay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
I Am Going To School You keeps control of the position as McLay tries to break free.
I Am Going To School You wants to control but McLay is keeping busy.
McLay tries to roll but I Am Going To School You sticks to his back.

I Am Going To School You patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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!

I Am Going To School You is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McLay is defending well though. I Am Going To School You let's go of the attempt for now.

I Am Going To School You is cranking McLay's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for McLay! He's tightened the choke and McLay is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Real I Am Going To School You!
A relieved looking Real I Am Going To School You thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Kirby has chosen Forgot about dre. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danneskjold
vs
Kirby

182 cm
31
191 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

185 cm
33
199 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby misses with a straight left.
Danneskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirby.
Danneskjold scores with a decent looking hook.
Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danneskjold gets slowly back to his feet.
Danneskjold misses with a looping right.

Danneskjold scores with a takedown into Kirby's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Danneskjold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby wants to stand but Danneskjold is controlling the position.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirby has Danneskjold pulled in close to control his posture.
Danneskjold scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold preventing the sweep.
Kirby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danneskjold.
Kirby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Danneskjold from controlling successfully.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a big elbow that misses.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Danneskjold drops back looking for a leg! Kirby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirby manages to kick Danneskjold off! Danneskjold jumps back into Kirby's guard.
Danneskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirby has wrist control.

Danneskjold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskjold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjold slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danneskjold lands an elbow.
Danneskjold advances to full mount.
Danneskjold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Danneskjold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Danneskjold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjold scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold landing strikes from the mount.
Danneskjold trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Danneskjold with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Danneskjold looking to finish Kirby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kirby!

That has opened up John Kirby's cut even more.

Danneskjold working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby is desperately trying to improve his position but Danneskjold has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kirby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danneskjold shoots for a takedown but Kirby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby misses with a right hand
and Danneskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby misses with a straight right.
Danneskjold fails with the takedown.
Danneskjold walks into a jab.

It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Kirby feints a jab promting Danneskjold to slip. Kirby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Danneskjold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Danneskjold throws a head kick that misses.
Danneskjold dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danneskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Danneskjold does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby walks into a straight right hand from Danneskjold.
A punch lands to the side of Danneskjold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirby stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby throws out a loose jab but Danneskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danneskjold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danneskjold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirby slips a straight right by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danneskjold works over Kirby's head and body with a nice combination.

The cut above John Kirby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskjold swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Danneskjold or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirby which made him look bad.
John Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danneskjold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Kirby gets tackled into the cage by Danneskjold. Danneskjold maintains the clinch.
Danneskjold avoiding damage.
Danneskjold tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Danneskjold lands with a light punch inside.
Danneskjold struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Danneskjold just leaning against Kirby, taking a breather.
Danneskjold looking for a takedown.
Danneskjold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Kirby is trying to push Danneskjold away but Danneskjold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirby misses with the head strike.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby tries to break free but Danneskjold pushes him back against the cage.
Danneskjold trying to stall but Kirby improves his position.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danneskjold is looking for a takedown.
Danneskjold scores with a shot to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Kirby struggles to land a body shot inside as Danneskjold controls his hands.
Danneskjold has Kirby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danneskjold lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Danneskjold is controlling the position.
Danneskjold looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Danneskjold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danneskjold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Danneskjold.

Danneskjold turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Danneskjold manages to end up in side control.
Kirby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskjold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danneskjold is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danneskjold working away.
Kirby is not content to let Danneskjold control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ragnar Danneskjold will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Danneskjold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirby throws a hook to the side of Danneskjold's head but Danneskjold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Danneskjold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Danneskjold counters with a straight right hand.
Danneskjold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirby misses with a hook to the body
and Danneskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjold throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Kirby does no damage.
Danneskjold looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danneskjold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirby misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danneskjold manages to avoid it.
Danneskjold defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Kirby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danneskjold wants to clinch.
Danneskjold lands with an overhand left.
Kirby misses with a series of wild punches.
Danneskjold punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Kirby.
Kirby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danneskjold is out of range.

Danneskjold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kirby did well to prevent Danneskjold getting side control.

Danneskjold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to control from half guard but Kirby is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Danneskjold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danneskjold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ragnar Danneskjold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskjold not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Danneskjold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirby doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Danneskjold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to control but can't.

Danneskjold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but Kirby defending well.
Danneskjold is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kirby!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danneskjold.
John Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danneskjold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Danneskjold is working for a guillotine from mount but Kirby frees his head quite easily.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirby wants to hold on but Danneskjold pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danneskjold looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danneskjold, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!
Ragnar Danneskjold really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klahan Virote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virote comes to the cage accompanied by Victory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Virote
vs
Wrestler

191 cm
29
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Brute

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Klahan Virote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virote misses with a wild combination.

Wrestler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virote tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wrestler manages to move to mount!
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Virote really wants to buck Wrestler off and get back to his feet.
Wrestler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Virote is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Virote is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Wrestler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Virote squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Virote wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestler controlling the position easily from mount.
Virote is trying to stand.
Wrestler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Virote wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler controlling his opponent.
Virote tries to buck Wrestler off but he can't manage it.
Wrestler controlling from the full mount.
Virote is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wrestler controlling the position easily from mount.
Wrestler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Wrestler.
No joy there for Virote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virote misses with a few strikes there.
Wrestler misses with a left hand
and Virote counters with a series of strikes. Wrestler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Virote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virote avoids the head kick by Wrestler.
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!
Virote misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Wrestler dominated that 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.

Wrestler misses the body punch
and Virote counters with a series of strikes. Wrestler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Virote misses with a few strikes there.
Wrestler misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrestler throws a head kick that misses
and Virote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Wrestler is rocked!
Wrestler misses with a leg kick

and Virote counters with a crisp one two that drops Wrestler! Virote thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wrestler to his feet! Wrestler is in big trouble!
Wrestler is still on wobbly legs! Can Virote finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrestler throws a leg kick
and Virote counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Wrestler off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Virote follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Wrestler was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klahan Virote!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brasco
vs
Polo

213 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brasco.
Brasco slips a jab and a cross from Polo.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Polo moves out of range.
Brasco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polo.
Polo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Polo throws a combination that misses
and Brasco counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasco wants to land a leg kick but Polo is out of range.
Brasco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Polo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brasco somewhat.
Brasco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brasco lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Polo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brasco.
Polo misses with a double jab.
Polo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brasco cracks Polo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Polo falls backwards against the cage. Brasco follows up with more strikes that drop Polo to his knees. Brasco keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Polo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Brasco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane has chosen Tool - Jimmy as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Goodman
vs
Zidane

160 cm
29
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
143 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Zidane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Zidane ducks down to avoid it.
Goodman checks a leg kick.
Zidane misses with a two punch combination.
Zidane cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Zidane.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zidane.
Goodman throws a hook but Zidane blocks it.
Goodman connects with a body shot that sends Zidane's belly button to the back.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zidane misses with a wild body shot.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Zidane slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Goodman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goodman.
Goodman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zidane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Goodman checks a leg kick nicely.
Goodman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Zidane does no damage.
Goodman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zidane. That did some damage!
Goodman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zidanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zidane swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.

Goodman closes the distance and clinches.

Zidane breaks from the clinch.
Goodman throws a hook but Zidane blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Goodman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zidane staying out of range there.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman wants to slow Zidane down by chopping away at his legs.
Zidane throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman jabs Zidane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zidane. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman tests Zidane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodman connects with the punch.
Goodman tries to land a leg kick but Zidane saw it coming and moves away.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane throws a low kick but Goodman moves out of range easily.
Zidane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Zidane cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
Zidane throws a leg kick
and Goodman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodman tries to score with a low kick but Zidane moves his leg out of the way.
Zidane throws a poor cross that misses

and Goodman counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goodman.
Good body shot from Goodman.

Zidane manages to break the clinch.
Goodman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zidane throws a leg kick but Goodman moved away.
Goodman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zidane counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zidane.
Goodman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zidane.
Goodman thows a body shot but no joy.
Zidane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodman.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Zidane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goodman misses with a head kick.
Goodman tries to land a leg kick but Zidane saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zidane. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman throws a right and a left that Zidane avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Zidane.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zidane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Zidane ducks down to avoid it.
Zidane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodman's head backwards.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodman, as that shot connected.
Zidane scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Zidane.
A clash of legs there as Goodman blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Goodman throws the left hand but Zidane avoids the punch easily.
Zidane fakes the leg kick and cracks Goodman in the body.
Good work by Goodman as he checks the leg kick.
Zidane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Zidane lands a leg kick that knocks Goodman off balance momentarily.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Zidane slips the punch.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zidane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goodman is out of range and Zidane settles back down.
Goodman stuns Zidane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zidane.
Zidane slips a straight right by Goodman.
Zidane lands a glancing blow to the side of Goodman's head.
Zidane thows a leg kick but Goodman checks it
and Goodman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goodman throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Zidane misses.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Zidane with an uppercut!
Zidane throws a chopping leg kick but Goodman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zidane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodman checks the leg kick.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zidane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zidane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zidane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zidane misses with a body shot.
Goodman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zidane.
Zidane tries to work over Goodman's front leg with a kick but Goodman checks it.
Zidane swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goodman throws a nice looking combination but Zidane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Zidane moves away and avoids it.
Goodman checks a leg kick nicely.
Zidane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Goodman misses.
Goodman works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a hook. Zidane ducked under it nicely.
Zidane connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodman tries to land a leg kick but Zidane saw it coming and moves away.
Zidane lands a nice looking body kick.
Goodman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zidane.
Zidane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zidane connects with a body shot.
Zidane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goodman.
Zidane is looking to chop away at Goodman's legs.
Goodman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zidane motions for Goodman to come forward. Zidane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Zidane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zidane.
Nice shot lands for Goodman.
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!
Zidane tries a low kick but Goodman avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zidane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zidane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goodman rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Zidane.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zidane is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zidane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Zidane misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalil Zidane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Goodman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Zidane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zidane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zidane cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
Zidane tries to score with a low kick but Goodman moves his leg out of the way.
Zidane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Zidane cracks Goodman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Zidane. That snapped Goodman's head back.
Zidane tries to score with a low kick but Goodman moves his leg out of the way.
Goodman takes one to the chin there.
Goodman lands with a hook. Zidane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goodman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zidane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goodman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodman, right into the meat.
Goodman misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman 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 Zidane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zidane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zidane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zidane.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Zidane misses.
Zidane feints and then cracks Goodman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goodman down.
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zidane can pounce on him.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Goodman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zidane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zidane.
Goodman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zidane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodman.
Zidane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Zidane.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Zidane keeps Goodman at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman moves forwards but Zidane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Zidane.
Zidane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goodman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zidane cracks Goodman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goodman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zidane can pounce on him.
Zidane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goodman's hands.
Jab, jab by Zidane - just one landing.
Zidane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zidane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zidane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
Zidane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goodman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zidane to score with a decent uppercut.
Zidane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zidane cracks Goodman with a good jab.
Zidane blocks a leg kick.
Goodman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zidane, right into the meat.
Zidane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zidane cracks Goodman with an open hand slap.
Zidane misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Zidane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zidane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Zidane!
After the fight, Khalil Zidane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Egill
vs
Bingham

195 cm
25
270 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
27
250 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demetrious Bingham!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill throws a head kick that Bingham semi-blocks.

It looks like Demetrious Bingham has been cut.
A head kick from Egill lands but Bingham takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Egill!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egill weaves into range and cracks Bingham right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Bingham goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Egill is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Egill!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nick Egill waved his t-shirt featuring XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!'s logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drake's choice of entrance music: Blitzkrieg Bop. Jose Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Drake

186 cm
29
182 lbs
24 - 8 - 2

180 cm
32
175 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Martinez throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.

Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
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!
Martinez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Martinez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Drake is rocked!

Martinez darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Martinez connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
Martinez throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Drake colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Martinez as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Drake is left battered and dazed whilst Martinez and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Martinez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Celtics as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hinch
vs
Davis

201 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

205 cm
28
293 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Davis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hinch's guard.

Hinch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Hinch is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Hinch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hinch throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis trying to control but Hinch is working from the bottom.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis trying to control but Hinch is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hinch has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis trying to control but Hinch is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis works over Hinch with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hinch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis stops Hinch from standing up.
Hinch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hinch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hinch landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Hinch controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hinch stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinch.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinch is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

It looks like Glen Davis has been cut.

Hinch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinch has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Hinch with a nice head shot there.
Davis trying to strike off his back.

Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hinch trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis looking for subs off his back but Hinch has passed one foot through into half guard.

Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
Hinch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davis has hold of Hinch's hands but Hinch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Hinch is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
Davis tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
Hinch is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis trying to hold on to Hinch's head to control him but Hinch postures up.
Hinch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinch is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Davis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hinch uses it to pass to side control.
Hinch cracks Davis with a big right hand but Davis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stevie Hinch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glen Davis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Hinch. No joy for Davis on that attempt.

That has opened up Glen Davis's cut even more.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hinch enables Davis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hinch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Hinch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hinch striking off his back.
Hinch 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.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Hinch blocks nicely.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hinch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hinch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hinch looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis works over Hinch with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis trying to control but Hinch is working from the bottom.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hinch is controlling Davis's posture.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis is in close to Hinch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hinch trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis distracts Hinch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinch keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Hinch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hinch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hinch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis is in close to Hinch's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Glen Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hinch working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Hinch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a strike but Hinch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hinch trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hinch defends it easily.

Davis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hinch is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinch landing strikes.

The cut above Glen Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hinch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hinch.

Hinch is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Davis has his hands clasped together but Hinch extends an breaks Davis's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hinch.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Hinch!
A relieved looking Stevie Hinch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.