LAC 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Hammer

203 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 Los Angeles, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from James.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James wants to clinch.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side

and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch.
James tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Hammer blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to clinch but Hammer moves away

and Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
Hammer works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammer passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.
Hammer winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Hammer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
James is in trouble now - Hammer has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but James is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hammer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
Hammer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands with some strikes.

Lebron James's cut is getting worse.
Hammer controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Hammer 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.
Hammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hammer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jeez, Lebron James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Hammer!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pari An (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
An

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pari An!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson throws a leg kick
letting An counter with a right hand.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

An clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to circle away but An has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from An.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pari An.

An pulls guard.

An pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for An on that attempt.
Wilson throws a solid leg kick but An takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilson.
An takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An looks winded!
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks An off balance momentarily.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson lands a head kick!
An chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An walks into a jab.
An takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to An's calf.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

An is rocked!
Jab by Wilson.
An is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson feints and then cracks An's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow An down.
Wilson jabs An to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilson. An shrugs it off though.
An takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
An tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson throws a head kick but An moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a head kick. An tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilson cracks An with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Wilson - just one landing.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and An moves out of range easily.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses An's sensitive parts.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson lands a head kick. An smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped An in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - An looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of An's head.
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Wilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. An looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. An looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson 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.

Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from An.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
An changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but An manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces An off the cage and back into range.
An takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on An. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Wilson.
An is breathing heavily.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson thuds a left hand into An's body.
An takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through An's defenses.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson clobbers An with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. An takes a step back to recover.
An takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
An tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An tries to clinch up.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow An down.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt An.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that An can do to turn this around?
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks An in the body.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson thumps An with a low kick.
Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An takes one on the button.
An takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson jabs at An's body.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. An takes a step back to recover.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Pari An is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into An's torso.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and An has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow An down.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

A good leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping An at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
An changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but An manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An 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.
An takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
An takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses An's front leg but catches the back leg as An tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses An's sensitive parts.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from An there as he acknowledges the shot.
An 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.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. An looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stuns An with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. An takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries to bum rush An with a series of wild strikes but An uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
An dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on An's head and hops out.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pari An.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson feints and then cracks An's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow An down.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses An's front leg but catches the back leg as An tries to avoid it.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
An's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! An scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson is looking to slow An down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping An under the eye.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Wilson misses
and An counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and An counters with a leg kick.
Pari An has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson avoids the head kick by An.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Kaepernick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yaj
vs
Kaepernick

188 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Kaepernick!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick stuffs the takedown attempt from Yaj. Yaj gets slowly back to his feet.
Yaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaepernick which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yaj.

Yaj gets a double leg takedown into Kaepernick's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaepernick is keeping the position for now.
Yaj works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj prevents Kaepernick from improving his position.
Well, if Yaj is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yaj is working away from the top position though.
Yaj takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kaepernick wants to get back to full guard.
Yaj sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kaepernick is in trouble now - Yaj has advanced to mount!
Yaj is landing with some decent strikes but Kaepernick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yaj with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a big shot there that rocks Kaepernick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj with good strikes from the mount here!
Yaj lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yaj lands with some strikes.
Yaj lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Yaj connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yaj with the ground and pound from mount.
Kaepernick is looking to improve his position but Yaj isn't that keen on the idea.
Yaj has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaepernick's face.
Kaepernick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yaj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yaj with the ground and pound from mount.
Yaj scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaepernick?
A nice elbow there by Yaj.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yaj scoring with strikes but Kaepernick is staying in there.
BOOM! Yaj connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yaj landing strikes from the mount.
Kaepernick tries to lock up and control but Yaj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yaj pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kaepernick is in a horrible position here. Yaj smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj landing strikes from the mount and Kaepernick is in trouble!
Yaj looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yaj cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yaj landing strikes from the mount.
Yaj is landing with some decent strikes but Kaepernick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yaj landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yaj is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaepernick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yaj putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Yaj is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kaepernick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yaj 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yaj cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yaj wants to control the pace but Kaepernick is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Kaepernick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaepernick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the head.
Yaj pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yio Yaj 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.

Kaepernick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Kaepernick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaepernick thows a body shot but no joy.
Yio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Kaepernick.
Yaj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yaj is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaepernick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaj tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaepernick swivels and escapes.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Kaepernick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yaj is defended easily by Kaepernick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Kaepernick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yaj drives through with a takedown into Kaepernick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yaj is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaepernick can do to turn this around?
Yaj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yaj forces his way into half guard.
Yaj works his way into full mount!
Yaj tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj trying to control but Kaepernick is having none of it.
Kaepernick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Yaj fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaepernick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yaj with a couple of short strikes.

Yaj is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kaepernick is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kaepernick flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Yaj anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kaepernick and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Yaj slips an arm under Kaepernick chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Yaj has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Yaj is squeezing on Kaepernick like an anaconda would it's prey. Kaepernick fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yio Yaj!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen I'm a Souljah as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Justice
vs
Santiago

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Santiago!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago moves away from the strike by Justice.
Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Santiago needs to keep his hands up - Justice had a free shot at his head there.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Justice.

Santiago is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice misses the jab.
Santiago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santiago off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Justice throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Justice scores with a four punch combination!
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
Santiago misses with a hook.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Justice.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santiago there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago dodges the punch combination from Justice.
Santiago misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Jon Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Justice.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santiago.
Jon Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Santiago.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense.
Santiago is trying desperately to land a takedown but Justice is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santiago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago blocks a low kick nicely.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Jon Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice slips under a jab from Santiago.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Justice throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Santiago missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Justice throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago checks a leg kick.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Santiago.
Justice digs a good hook to Santiago's body.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Santiago, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Santiago might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Justice dominated that round.
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.

Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Justice sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Justice is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
Justice throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Justice lands with a straight right. Santiago didn't see that one coming.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santiago.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jon Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Santiago.
Santiago throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Justice counters with a single leg into guard. Santiago didn't expect that.
Justice wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Santiago throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santiago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Justice is posturing up here but Santiago has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Justice tries to roll out but it's too tight and Justice has to tap! Slick submission there by Santiago!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Santiago!
After the fight, Tommy Santiago 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
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Billings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Billings
vs
McDonald

163 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Billings gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald .
Billings working aggressively here.
Billings is trying to break the clinch but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.

McDonald manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Billings throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Billings tries to kick McDonald off but McDonald keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Billings is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.
McDonald passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the action but Billings is working from the bottom.
Billings is trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Billings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

McDonald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Billings has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Billings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Billings is looking for a sweep.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billings keeps working.
Billings is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Billings is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McDonald is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Billings tries to improve position but can't.

McDonald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Billings knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Billings tries to bench press McDonald off him but McDonald keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billings keeps working.
Billings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
Billings is looking to regain half guard here but McDonald keeps moving and retains side control.
Billings on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Billings tries to get out of the position.

McDonald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Billings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billings looks to move to half guard but instead McDonald has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Billings listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ron McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billings throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt

and Billings counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDonald won't be happy with that.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom here.
Billings working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billings working the body and head with strikes.
Billings could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Billings cracks McDonald with a big right hand but McDonald just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

McDonald is rocked!
Billings scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McDonald is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Billings can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Billings!
Colt Billings seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danza Kaduro. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Gore

213 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gore!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gore is having none of it.
Gore lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gore shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gore.
Gore slows the pace down in half guard.
Gore throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gore in particular looking to stall.
Gore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

Gore is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gore throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.

Gore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Gore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore with a couple of short strikes.
Gore loads up with a big shot that hurts Diaz! He's pulled Gore in close but Gore has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Diaz survive? More strikes from Gore and Diaz is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Gore!
A relieved looking Frank Gore 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
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vovchanchyn
vs
Johnson

173 cm
25
238 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vovchanchyn is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson stops Vovchanchyn from getting back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to control but Vovchanchyn is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Vovchanchyn is defending well.
Vovchanchyn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vovchanchyn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Vovchanchyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vovchanchyn looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Vovchanchyn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vovchanchyn tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Vovchanchyn is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vovchanchyn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Vovchanchyn is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is trying to control. Vovchanchyn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vovchanchyn wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson is thwarting Vovchanchyn's attempts to control the position.
Johnson stops Vovchanchyn from getting back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vovchanchyn tries to get out of the position.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Vovchanchyn finds it's target.
Igor Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Vovchanchyn connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vovchanchyn's waist but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws out a powerful jab.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson looks winded!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Vovchanchyn catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Vovchanchyn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vovchanchyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson prevents Vovchanchyn from breaking the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vovchanchyn swivels and escapes.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vovchanchyn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vovchanchyn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Vovchanchyn.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vovchanchyn connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vovchanchyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Vovchanchyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vovchanchyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the head.

Johnson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vovchanchyn finish him?
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
Johnson moves forwards but Vovchanchyn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn drops Johnson with a huge uppercut! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vovchanchyn is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrelly comes to the cage accompanied by Written In My Face. 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.

Farrelly
vs
Hall

185 cm
18
262 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Hall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall instigates a clinch.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Farrelly misses with some punches.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Farrelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall blocks a body shot from Farrelly.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrelly tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Farrelly back against the cage.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Farrelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall letting Farrelly take a breather here.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Farrelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall looks winded!
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrelly digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Farrelly stalls.
Farrelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Farrelly.
Farrelly is working Hall over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farrelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Farrelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrelly blocking some punches.
Farrelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Farrelly - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farrelly.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Farrelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrelly.
Farrelly slows down the pace here.
Farrelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Farrelly lands a nice uppercut.
Farrelly gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrelly is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Farrelly as the two fighters clinch.
Farrelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.

Hall is rocked!
Farrelly lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hall to his knees! Farrelly keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Farrelly!
A relieved looking Seamus Farrelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.