WCSA XVII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thicke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat . The key to victory for Brad Thicke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Thicke
vs
Black

184 cm
31
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
30
137 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Thicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Black!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thicke finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Black looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thicke's head backwards.

Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thicke is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thicke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thicke gets full guard.
Thicke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.

Thicke drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Thicke as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Black screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Thicke! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brad Thicke!
A very excited looking Brad Thicke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Alamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Alamo

190 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
150 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruben Alamo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alamo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alamo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alamo trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Alamo looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Alamo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sanchez stacks Alamo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sanchez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alamo prevents Sanchez from improving position.

Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Alamo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alamo is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alamo, who protects the arm well.
Alamo tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alamo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alamo is not content to let Sanchez control the position.

Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alamo wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Alamo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Alamo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

Alamo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Alamo.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Alamo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruben Alamo!
Ruben Alamo is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Good Rats. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy. 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.

Kincade
vs
Silva

162 cm
33
144 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

172 cm
24
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kincade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kincade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.

Kincade postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kincade, into his guard.

Kincade working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kincade can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kincade is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva controlling from the top position.

Kincade isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Kincade on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controls the position from side control.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Kincade's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva wants to control but Kincade is keeping him busy.
Kincade is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Kincade trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kincade is looking for a sweep.
Kincade manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva wants to control but Kincade is keeping him busy.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Kincade actively working from the bottom here.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Kincade defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Kincade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Kincade is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva thows a huge punch but Kincade dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kincade keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kincade actively working from the bottom here.

Kincade looking for submissions off his back.
Kincade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Kincade is defending the position.
Kincade is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Kincade is defending the position.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Kincade is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kincade defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kincade looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Kincade is defending well.
Kincade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Kincade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kincade tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva scoring with strikes but Kincade is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Silva 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.

Kincade dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Kincade pushes his legs off easily.
Kincade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kincade postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kincade is proving a slippery customer.
Kincade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kincade postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade being controlled here momentarily.
Kincade throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kincade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kincade defends well.
Kincade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kincade throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kincade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kincade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kincade's head.

Kincade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincade defending well though.

Kincade looking for submissions off his back.

Kincade actively working from the bottom here.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Kincade wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Kincade looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva moves into full mount! Kincade won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kincade regains half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kincade is working away.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Kincade is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Kincade is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Kincade is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kincade slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Kincade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva gets to mount! Kincade was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kincade in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva working Kincade over with strikes here.
Kincade taking shots to the head.

Kincade is rocked!
Silva postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kincade in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kincade to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Silva!
Pablo Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
Pablo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes into the arena with The Mars Volta - blaring out of the sound system. Perez has chosen It's Goin Down by T.C. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joshua Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Li
vs
Perez

167 cm
34
119 lbs
16 - 19 - 1

197 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Perez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li scores with a kick to the body.
Perez lands with a right hand.
Li throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Li checks a leg kick.

Perez has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perez tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Perez taking a breather.

Perez gets control of Li's arms and successfully pulls guard. Perez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Li decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Perez, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Li takes the fight into the clinch.

Li works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.

Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez striking off his back but it's not causing Li any problems.

Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Perez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Li has picked Perez up and slammed him! Perez can't keep hold of the triangle and Li manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Perez is looking for a sweep.
Perez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li is looking for a kimura here.

Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Perez is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Li is tapping! Great win for Perez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joshua Perez!
Joshua Perez gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelson Kawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hicks
vs
Kawai

199 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Hicks!
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, Kelson Kawai!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Kawai lands with a cross.
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Kawai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawai thuds a left hand into Hicks's body.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawai manages to avoid it.
Hicks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kawai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
Kawai jabs at Hicks's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks avoids the head kick by Kawai.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawai lands with a slapping head kick.

Hicks is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kawai! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kelson Kawai!
Kelson Kawai made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.