RF 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Ghanizadeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Berzevaco
vs
Ghanizadeh

188 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caccane Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amir Ghanizadeh!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Berzevaco lands but Ghanizadeh takes it in his stride.
Ghanizadeh lands with a good body shot.
A clash of legs there as Berzevaco blocks the low kick.
Ghanizadeh misses with a low kick as Berzevaco jumps back.

Ghanizadeh rushes Berzevaco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berzevaco managing to block the knees to the body from Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghanizadeh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berzevaco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berzevaco managing to block the knees to the body from Ghanizadeh.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ghanizadeh missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ghanizadeh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghanizadeh blocks an elbow strike.
Ghanizadeh tries a knee to the head but Berzevaco blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghanizadeh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzevaco lands an elbow just above Ghanizadeh 's eye.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berzevaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghanizadeh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ghanizadeh avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh wants to stall.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ghanizadeh - that landed with a thud.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzevaco avoids it.
Berzevaco taking a breather.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.
Ghanizadeh has a couple of punches blocked by Berzevaco.
Ghanizadeh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghanizadeh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow.
Berzevaco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghanizadeh is keeping busy.
Ghanizadeh misses with a knee strike.
Ghanizadeh missing with knees to the body.
Ghanizadeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but Berzevaco blocks with his arms.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh misses with a knee strike.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Berzevaco managing to block the knees to the body from Ghanizadeh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ghanizadeh misses with a knee to the head.
Berzevaco blocking some punches.
Ghanizadeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghanizadeh misses with a knee strike.
Ghanizadeh throws a head punch that misses.
Berzevaco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Ghanizadeh dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco blocking some punches.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Berzevaco.

It looks like Amir Ghanizadeh has been cut.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghanizadeh's defenses.
Ghanizadeh blocks an elbow strike.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghanizadeh avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghanizadeh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco lands a damaging elbow.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghanizadeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghanizadeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berzevaco avoiding damage as Ghanizadeh throws knees to the body.
Ghanizadeh avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ghanizadeh fails to land.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzevaco.
Ghanizadeh swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh blocks an elbow strike.
Ghanizadeh blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.
Ghanizadeh tries a knee to the head but Berzevaco blocks it.
Ghanizadeh being controlled against the cage.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but Berzevaco blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghanizadeh trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghanizadeh's brow.
Ghanizadeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghanizadeh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ghanizadeh trying to land knees to the body.
Ghanizadeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghanizadeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Ghanizadeh shrugs off.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghanizadeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghanizadeh blocks an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
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 Caccane Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amir Ghanizadeh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ghanizadeh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghanizadeh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses.
Berzevaco scores with a head kick. Ghanizadeh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Ghanizadeh is rocked!
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses.
Ghanizadeh is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzevaco finish him?
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Ghanizadeh moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Ghanizadeh moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghanizadeh seems to have recovered his senses.
Ghanizadeh misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle, before Berzevaco throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ghanizadeh's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Berzevaco lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Caccane Berzevaco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puh
vs
Rivers

185 cm
33
200 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

188 cm
36
195 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Puh misses
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Puh lands a jab to the head.
Puh lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Puh.
Puh shoots in for a double leg but Rivers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's front leg with a kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers throws a low kick but Puh moves out of range easily.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Puh.
Puh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puh. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivers's calf.
Puh motions for Rivers to come forward. Puh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puh throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Puh only half commits.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Puh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puh off to one side.
Puh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Puh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Puh or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Puh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers slips under a jab.
A jab from Puh misses.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivers blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Puh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Puh.
Puh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Puh throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puh.
Puh throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Puh scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puh throws a leg kick
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Puh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puh misses with a wild combination.
Puh lands a head shot.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivers is able to avoid easily.
Puh avoids the head kick by Rivers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Puh.
Puh misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Puh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Puh persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Nalle Puh has been cut.
Puh throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Nalle Puh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nalle Puh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rivers motions for Puh to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puh is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Rivers lunges at Puh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puh's hand.
Puh throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Puh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Puh looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Rivers checks a low kick from Puh.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rivers throws a push kick but Puh slaps the foot to one side.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puh thumps Rivers with a low kick.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Puh throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nalle Puh is winning the standup battle so far.
Puh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.

Puh moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Puh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puh is struggling to control the position.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Puh gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puh or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puh - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Puh controls the action.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Puh works on Rivers's body with a couple of short punches.
Puh can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Rivers misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Puh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Nalle Puh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Puh stalling.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puh's elbow.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers tries to work over Puh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puh misses with a body punch.
Puh lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Puh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puh.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Puh working aggressively here.
Puh tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Puh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Rivers tries to work over Puh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Puh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Puh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puh.
Puh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puh cracks the inside of Rivers's front leg.
Puh cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
A low kick from Puh is predictable there
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puh. Puh obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puh misses with a looping left.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Puh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puh throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Puh scores with a leg kick.
Puh misses with a double jab.
Rivers takes one to the chin there.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puh is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puh connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh lands a head kick!

It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Puh as he checks the leg kick.
Puh tries to clinch up
and Rivers counters with a good, hard body kick but Puh shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivers scrambles back to his feet.
Puh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puh scores with a nice right hand.
Puh throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with a low kick, right behind Puh 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nalle Puh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Nalle Puh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Puh lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puh, right into the meat.
Puh punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Puh misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Puh misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh moves out of range as Rivers throws a body kick.
A jab from Puh misses.
Rivers throws a body punch but Puh moves out of range.
Puh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers throws a low kick but Puh avoids it.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Puh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!
During a confident post fight interview, Nalle Puh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Treehorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jackie Treehorn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yster Best's chin.

Best
vs
Treehorn

190 cm
28
225 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

195 cm
31
222 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yster Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Best shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Treehorn's guard.
Best showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Treehorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Best. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Best passes into half guard.
Treehorn tries to roll over but Best keeps him under control.
Best is trying to control. Treehorn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Best thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Best wants to free his trapped foot but Treehorn is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Best is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Treehorn sees it coming and defends easily.
Best content to control rather than advance.
Best landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Best is looking for a kimura here.

Treehorn is defending against the submission attempts here by Best.

Best is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Treehorn still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Treehorn has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best is looking for a sweep.
Best sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Best gets back to full guard.
Treehorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best controls Treehorn momentarily but Treehorn frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Best has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Treehorn has passed into side control.
Best manages to work his way to half guard, despite Treehorn's best efforts.
Best controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Treehorn wants to get back to his feet.
Best is controlling Treehorn's trapped leg to prevent Treehorn from advancing to side control.

Best looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Treehorn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Best manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Best escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Treehorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Best has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Treehorn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yster Best 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.

A cross from Treehorn lands.
No luck for Best with that takedown attempt.
Best fails to land the takedown.
Treehorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Best doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Treehorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yster Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Treehorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Treehorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Treehorn stuffs the takedown.

Treehorn moves into the clinch.
Best has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Treehorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Treehorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn lands with a left to the head.
Best can't get the takedown.
Best blocks a body shot from Treehorn.
Treehorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Treehorn has a couple of punches blocked by Best.
Best tries to throw a body punch but Treehorn avoids it by throwing Best back against the cage.
Treehorn lands a shot to the body.
Treehorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Best fails to pull guard.
Best is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Treehorn is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Treehorn.
Treehorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn gets underhooks to prevent Best's takedown attempt.
Best has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Treehorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Treehorn misses with some punches.
Best is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Treehorn to keep the fight standing.
Best blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treehorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Best backwards.
Best fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Best is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Treehorn is defending well.
Best tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Treehorn just stands there and leans against the cage.

Best has hold of one of Treehorn's legs. Treehorn is fighting the takedown attempt but Best gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yster Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Best being controlled here momentarily.
Treehorn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Best has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Treehorn keeps working.

Best thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Treehorn struggling a bit here.
Best advances to full mount.

Best is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Treehorn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Treehorn shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Best tries to control but Treehorn wriggling away.

Treehorn is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Best locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Treehorn is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yster Best!
After the fight, Yster Best 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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freese has chosen I'm Sexy And I Know It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cooper
vs
Freese

195 cm
34
198 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

178 cm
32
199 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sephiroth Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Freese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails with the takedown.
Freese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freese stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sephiroth Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freese looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper slips a straight right by Freese.
Freese scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freese misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Freese. That snapped Cooper's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese misses the jab.
Craig Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freese misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a one-two to the body.
Freese tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Freese misses the shot to the body.
Cooper throws a leg kick that misses.
Freese misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a left to the body.
Freese misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Freese scores with a body shot.
Freese throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freese gets caught napping as Cooper dives in and scores a takedown. Freese manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freese controlling the position.
Cooper advances to half guard.
Freese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.

Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Freese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
Cooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Freese is having none of it.
Cooper lands with a punch from half guard.
Freese won't allow Cooper to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Cooper.
Ground and pound from Cooper.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Freese is defending the position.
Freese tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.

Cooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Freese is just riding it out for now. Cooper eventually gives up the hold.
Cooper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Freese!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freese is desperately trying to improve his position but Cooper has a good base and remains in mount.
Cooper raining down hammerfists from mount.

Cooper is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Freese has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Freese!
Cooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Freese defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sephiroth Cooper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sephiroth Cooper waved his t-shirt featuring Apex Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Stepp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stepp
vs
Kermode

193 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mayo Kermode!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode misses with an uppercut
and Kermode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kermode just misses with a punch to the body.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepp paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stepp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kermode to the mat! Kermode manages to get full guard.
Stepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kermode utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kermode working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepp.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kermode works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kermode works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp postures up in Kermode's guard and throws a big left but Kermode blocks it.
Stepp throws an elbow that misses. Kermode uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stepp's guard. Nice move by Kermode!
Kermode preventing the sweep.
Stepp is working hard here to advance position.
Kermode must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stepp wants to stand and escape but Kermode is having none of it.
Stepp is looking to sweep but instead, Kermode has passed into half guard.
Stepp works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp looking for a sweep. Not yet Stepp, not yet.
Stepp wants to improve his position but instead Kermode has moved into half guard.
Kermode is looking to take a break and control but Stepp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stepp is looking for a sweep. Kermode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stepp 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.
Stepp has a hand on Kermode's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kermode takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp working to try and regain half guard.
Stepp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stepp pushes Kermode off looking to stand but Kermode dives back in and keeps control.
Kermode is thwarting Stepp's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stepp is trying to stand up here but Kermode is controlling him well.
Well, if Kermode 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.
Kermode prevents Stepp from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stepp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermode is fending him off so far but Stepp persists. Nope, Kermode circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stepp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stepp shoots for a double leg takedown but Kermode sprawls well. He's pushed Stepp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kermode pushes Stepp up against the cage in a clinch.
Stepp managing to block the knees to the body from Kermode.
Stepp tries for a takedown but Kermode manages to get underhooks.
Stepp looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kermode with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Steven Stepp has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kermode.
Stepp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kermode lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kermode.
Kermode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kermode unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stepp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kermode lands an elbow inside.

Steven Stepp's cut is getting worse.
Kermode connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stepp's face.
Kermode lands an elbow inside.

Steven Stepp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kermode scores a nice knee to the body.
Kermode lands an elbow inside that Stepp shrugs off.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Kermode lands a knee to the head.
Kermode is pressed up against the cage. Stepp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kermode down to the mat. Kermode avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kermode scores with a head kick.
Kermode throws a head kick but Stepp moves out of range.
Kermode lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepp off the cage and back into range.

Jeez, Steven Stepp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo Kermode is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kermode throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kermode keeps Stepp at a distance using the push kick.
Kermode throws a combination that misses
and Stepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stepp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stepp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stepp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayo Kermode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermode closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kermode cracks Stepp with a good jab.
Stepp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kermode defends it nicely.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kermode sprawls well. Kermode wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stepp gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch but Stepp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kermode gets a clinch.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Kermode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mayo Kermode!
After winning the bout, Mayo Kermode thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.