The Island Season 1, 265 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Kingston
vs
Grabowski

189 cm
27
250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Lehbron Kingston's cut is getting worse.
Kingston moves to clinch but Grabowski breaks away
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
A jab from Grabowski misses.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grabowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Kingston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabowski catches Kingston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Lehbron Kingston's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.

Oooooh!!! Grabowski has knocked Kingston down with a huge combo! Grabowski steps away and waves a wobbly Kingston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zorg Grabowski!
Zorg Grabowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Herst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herst comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Crowley. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Herst
vs
De Moraes

185 cm
26
230 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Herst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Moraes tries to avoid it but Herst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Moraes to the ground. De Moraes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Herst has managed to clinch.

De Moraes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Moraes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herst has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herst stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Moraes.
Herst misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damian Herst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Moraes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Herst with that takedown attempt.
Herst moves in looking to clinch but De Moraes pushes him off.
Herst tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Herst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herst is breathing heavily.

De Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Herst tumbling to the mat! De Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Herst back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Damian Herst has been cut.
De Moraes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Moraes scoring well with a low kick there.
De Moraes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Herst gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edvan De Moraes!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. This should be a great matchup!

Nelson
vs
Gill

195 cm
26
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
226 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Gill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Gill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Gill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Gill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson misses with a body punch

and Gill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nelson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.
Gill looking to pass the guard.
Gill chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gill stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson won't allow Gill to pass to mount.

Gill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson wants to control but Gill passes into side.
Gill lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gill lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Gill working the ground and pound.
Gill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gill landing a few strikes.
Gill wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill taking a breather here.
Nelson defending against the ground and pound.

Gill has hold of Nelson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nelson seems comfortable defending it but Gill has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nelson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nelson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gill couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JP Gill!
JP Gill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Toretto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Toretto
vs
Fernandez

181 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

ProGear MMA Apparel (95% Laundry)

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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Toretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandez.
Toretto misses with a looping right.

Toretto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fernandez sprawls well initially but Toretto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fernandez trying to control but Toretto postures up.
Toretto controlling the action here.
Toretto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toretto throwing shots but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Toretto seems content to control.
Fernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Toretto scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toretto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toretto is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez manages to get to full guard.
Toretto stays in close to Fernandez's body and controls the position.
Fernandez keeping full guard, as Toretto tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez is trying to keep Toretto in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toretto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toretto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toretto advances position into side control!
Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez being controlled for a moment.
Toretto working away.
Fernandez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Toretto.
Fernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Toretto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Toretto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Toretto.
Toretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
A jab lands there for Toretto.

Toretto instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandez stalling in the clinch but Toretto improves position.
Toretto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Toretto.

Toretto has hold of one of Fernandez's legs. Fernandez is fighting the takedown attempt but Toretto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez controls Toretto momentarily but Toretto frees himself.
Toretto throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Toretto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fernandez moves to clinch but Toretto breaks away

and Toretto counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Toretto - that landed with a thud.
Toretto stalling.
Toretto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Toretto lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Toretto is trying to trip Fernandez. He has hold of a leg but Fernandez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Toretto persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Toretto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Toretto scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toretto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Toretto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto distracts Fernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Toretto content to stall in guard here.
Toretto connects with a couple of short punches.
Toretto controlling from the top position.
Toretto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Toretto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Toretto.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toretto defends it nicely.
Toretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernandez tries to move into range but Toretto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Juan Fernandez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez tries to clinch up.

Toretto dives in and scores a takedown into Fernandez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fernandez working for a triangle but Toretto defends it easily.
Toretto content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dwayne Toretto just wasn't active enough.
Fernandez shoots and misses

and Toretto counters with a single leg into guard. Fernandez didn't expect that.
Toretto throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toretto looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Toretto.
Toretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Toretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Fernandez's cut.
That's time! Toretto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Toretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Juan Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fernandez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Toretto is controlling Fernandez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Toretto is looking to control Fernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toretto avoid being mounted?
Toretto is trying is best to control the position here.

Fernandez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Toretto sees it coming and defends easily.
Toretto is controlling Fernandez's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Toretto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dwayne Toretto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toretto is pulling down on Fernandez's head to control his posture.
Fernandez trying to control but Toretto is working from the bottom.
Toretto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toretto tries to get out of the position.
Toretto looking for a sweep. Not yet Toretto, not yet.
Toretto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

We're going to have a standup here because Dwayne Toretto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Toretto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toretto moves into the clinch.
Toretto has Fernandez pushed against the cage.
Toretto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toretto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernandez.

Toretto tightens his grip and picks Fernandez up, before dumping him to the ground. Fernandez manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toretto passes Fernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Toretto is controlling the pace.
Toretto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fernandez for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fernandez trying to hold on to Toretto's head to control him but Toretto postures up.
Toretto stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Toretto.
Fernandez staying out of range there.

Toretto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toretto taking a breather here.
Toretto is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto working away.
Toretto controlling the position.
Toretto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandez keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toretto landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Toretto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toretto 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Dwayne Toretto!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Dwayne Toretto!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Dwayne Toretto!

Dwayne Toretto wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwayne Toretto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.