TFL 1: Rise of Troy PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ry Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Cricket
vs
Bread

178 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ry Bread!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bread does no damage.
Bread stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Bread as Cricket shoots in.
Cricket swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bread counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Cricket!

Cricket is rocked!
Bread lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cricket! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bread jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ry Bread!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Pacquiao

165 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones wants to clinch.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.

Jones pushes Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Jones has control.
Pacquiao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

Jones pulls Pacquiao into guard.
Pacquiao wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Eddie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Pacquiao preventing the sweep.
Pacquiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Jones has control.

Jones jumps guard and drags Pacquiao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pacquiao doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Pacquiao escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eddie Jones!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between naf naf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay ar Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

naf
vs
ar Strong

200 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, naf naf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay ar Strong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Strong has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but naf regains guard immediately.
naf being controlled here, momentarily.

naf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strong defends well.
Strong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Strong 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jay ar Strong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
naf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strong sprawls well. Strong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. naf gets slowly back to his feet.
naf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strong is fending him off so far but naf persists. Nope, Strong circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
naf clinches but Strong breaks the clinch

and Strong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Strong seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. naf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Strong trying to control but naf is working from the bottom.
naf 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.

naf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
naf is breathing heavily.
Strong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Strong tries to free his leg and advance position but naf is retaining full guard.
Strong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
naf trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.

naf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
naf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strong controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Strong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Strong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

naf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Strong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strong clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong.
naf can't get the takedown.

Strong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Strong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Strong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Strong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong content to stall in guard here.

naf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

naf working for a triangle but Strong defends it easily.
Strong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

naf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strong defends well.
Strong is stalling in the full guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jay ar Strong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Strong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. naf did well to prevent Strong getting side control.
Strong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with naf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
naf tries to get to full guard but Strong has control of the leg.

naf is defending against the submission attempts here by Strong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong sitting and controlling from the half guard.

naf looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Strong seems content to control.

That's four 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.

naf actively working from the bottom here.
naf has hold of Strong's hands but Strong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strong controlling the action here.

naf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strong pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay ar Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

naf misses with a takedown

and Strong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Strong looking to sit in guard and control but naf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
naf passes into half guard.
naf tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Strong.
Strong keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jay ar Strong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Strong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

naf bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
naf tries for a takedown but Strong circles away easily

and Strong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Strong.
Strong trying to control but naf is working from the bottom.
naf looking to control.

naf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jay ar Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
naf trying to control the position.
Strong's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Strong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

naf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Strong got a little sloppy there for a moment and naf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strong has managed to get both his arms back between naf's legs - danger averted.

naf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

naf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

naf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strong stands up over naf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

naf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strong wants to stand but naf is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jay ar Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

naf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to control from the top but naf keeps moving.
Strong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strong wants to control from the top but naf keeps moving.
Strong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
naf naf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strong preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay ar Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay ar Strong!

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energy
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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 Jukka Hilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Edman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilden comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Edman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knockout kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jukka Hilden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hilden
vs
Edman

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Los Angeles, Jukka Hilden!
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, James Edman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hilden shoots in and bounces Edman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Edman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hilden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hilden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hilden postures up in Edman's guard and throws a big left but Edman blocks it.
Hilden wants to control from the top but Edman keeps moving.
Hilden postures up in Edman's guard and throws a big left but Edman blocks it.
Hilden trying to control but Edman is working from the bottom.
Hilden stays in close to Edman's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hilden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hilden working some strikes from top position.
Hilden throwing strikes but missing.
Hilden advances position into side control!
Edman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Hilden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Hilden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hilden is looking to take a break and control but Edman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hilden 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hilden has hold of Edman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Edman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hilden cranks the arm and Edman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Edman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jukka Hilden!