4-C Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Return of the Mack . Frost has chosen 8 second ride (Jake Owen) as his entrance music. Lane Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

George
vs
Frost

220 cm
32
300 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
31
269 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Frost!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? George is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, George circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts George as he jumps to the side.
George scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
George scores with a hook to the body. Frost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
George connects with a looping right hand.
Frost closes the distance and clinches up with George, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes George against the cage but George circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthew George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Frost.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George connects with a jab.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
George is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthew George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost's hands.
A lazy left from George finds it's target.
George cracks Frost with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Frost is rocked!
George lands a big right hook! Frost looks hurt but is still standing! George lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Frost falls down and George dives in with a huge hammer fist! Frost's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and George runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew George!
Matthew George took some time post fight to say the following; 'These fights have been BS and I'm not going to lose again so you all better get ready for the Thunder Cookie to strike again.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zahir Nolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Love this Road (Emerson Drive). Nolam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mo Money mo Problems. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cain
vs
Nolam

185 cm
30
209 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
27
213 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emerson Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zahir Nolam!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nolam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nolam moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Nolam tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Cain lands with a right hand.

Nolam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cain sprawls well initially but Nolam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nolam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Nolam there.
Nolam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cain tries to get to full guard but Nolam has control of the leg.

Cain looking for subs from the bottom but Nolam mounts him!
Nolam with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Emerson Cain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nolam! Cain is hurt baaadly! Nolam is firing away with more strikes - Cain is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zahir Nolam!
Zahir Nolam made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I can win this title and I'm going to so get ready to defend that title. One more win and I want a shot!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjermus Myrene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr comes to the cage accompanied by Ode To Fredo. Gjermus Myrene has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wayne Kerr's chin.

Kerr
vs
Myrene

197 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 Montreal, Wayne Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gjermus Myrene!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myrene shoots for a takedown but Kerr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kerr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Kerr has closed the distance and engaged Myrene in a clinch.
Myrene has Kerr pressed against the cage, preventing Kerr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kerr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myrene avoids it.
Myrene looking for a takedown.
Wayne Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gjermus Myrene.
Kerr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myrene avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerr wants to break free but Myrene has control.
Myrene is looking to take this one to the mat.
Myrene is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kerr pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Myrene gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Myrene landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myrene working Kerr over with strikes.
Myrene throwing shots but Kerr is blocking nicely.
Myrene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myrene throwing shots but Kerr is blocking nicely.
Myrene scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Myrene seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kerr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Myrene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kerr defending well though.
Myrene throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Myrene is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kerr defends it well.
Myrene lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Myrene is pressing down on Kerr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kerr is holding on for now.
Myrene thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerr's head.
Myrene thows a huge punch but Kerr dodges it nicely.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
Myrene lands strikes from half guard.
Kerr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Myrene.
Myrene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Myrene has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Myrene.
Myrene working Kerr over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myrene thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Myrene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrene working the head and body with strikes.
Myrene scores with a big shot! Kerr's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kerr! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gjermus Myrene!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, THats how we roll. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Elder
vs
Marabou

195 cm
29
275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
266 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xander Elder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marabou counters with a right hand to the body.
Elder doesn't manage to clinch there - Marabou circles away.
Elder on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Xander Elder has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marabou drives through and clinches with Elder against the cage.

Marabou breaks from the clinch.
Elder is looking to clinch but Marabou is avoiding it.
Xander Elder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marabou rushes Elder and presses him up against the cage.
Elder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elder throws an elbow that misses.
Elder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marabou.
Marabou tries to break the clinch but Elder is controlling the position.
Elder misses with an elbow over the top.
Marabou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Marabou breaks the clinch.
Marabou lands with a big left! Elder is wobbled badly! Marabou comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Elder to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gary Marabou!
Gary Marabou took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson comes to the cage accompanied by Bubba Shot the Jukebox last night- Mark Chestnut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tomson
vs
Simmons

189 cm
30
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
209 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Tomson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simmons!
Tomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simmons.
Tomson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tomson tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons throws a hook but Tomson avoids it easily.
Tomson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomson has a takedown stuffed.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomson fails with a takedown attempt.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Tomson moves out of range.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Tomson avoids nicely.

Tomson 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.
Tomson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson wants to pass the guard but Simmons is keeping the position.
Tomson 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.
Tomson passes Simmons's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tomson throwing shots but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Tomson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simmons is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simmons makes his way to full guard, as Tomson worked for a kimura.
Tomson throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Tomson forces his way into half guard.
Simmons taking some punishment here, with Tomson in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Tomson wants to work for an arm triangle but Simmons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tomson is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tomson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tomson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big left from Tomson misses.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Simmons.

It looks like Julius Tomson has been cut.

Tomson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.

Tomson is rocked!
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Tomson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.

Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Tomson seems to have got his legs back now.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manny Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons misses with an uppercut.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomson shoots for a double leg takedown but Simmons sprawls well. He's pushed Tomson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Tomson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simmons tries to avoid it but Tomson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simmons to the ground. Simmons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tomson staying out of range there.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Tomson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Tomson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Tomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tomson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomson pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.

Tomson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tomson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Tomson working for a triangle but Simmons defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tomson is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tomson has his foot on Simmons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simmons works his way back into a safe position though.

Tomson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Simmons stacks Tomson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Simmons!
Tomson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Simmons's best efforts.
Simmons tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tomson controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is looking to control Simmons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomson avoid being mounted?
Tomson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Simmons wants to stand but Tomson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is looking for a sweep. Simmons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simmons is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tomson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomson.
Simmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomson's head.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Tomson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manny Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simmons's waist but Simmons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomson off to one side.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Tomson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomson.
Tomson tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Tomson has a takedown stuffed.
Tomson moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Simmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tomson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomson lands the left hand.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Tomson tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmons stalks Tomson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tomson's face. Tomson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tomson walks into a jab.
Manny Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Tomson tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tomson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Tomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Tomson moves out of range.
Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomson.
Simmons connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Tomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomson at a distance.
Simmons throws a one two combo.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to land a combination but Tomson avoids it well.
Tomson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but Tomson slips the punch.
Simmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Simmons drops Tomson with a huge uppercut! Tomson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Simmons is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Simmons! Manny Simmons retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Manny Simmons stared into the camera and said 'I'm MA to the Dam D-E-A! I knocked out a Thunder God, and now I knocked out another heaveyweight now I'll be waiting for the next fighter at 3 o'clock. '.