Darkness 3 - KO Challenge PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsay Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephanio Bithotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snow
vs
Bithotelli

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Darkness
Dissolution Fight Wear

Darkness

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsay Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephanio Bithotelli!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to clinch there but Bithotelli circles away.
Bithotelli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bithotelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ramsay Snow has been cut.

Bithotelli darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
Bithotelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Snow won't allow it.
Bithotelli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snow after a bit of a struggle.
Bithotelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snow tries to pull guard but Bithotelli won't allow it.

Bithotelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow shoots in for a double leg but Bithotelli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsay Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bithotelli looks for a takedown but Snow sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bithotelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Snow, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Bithotelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bithotelli prevents the takedown attempt.
Bithotelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snow smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bithotelli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bithotelli.
Bithotelli fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Snow or perhaps it was just good defense by Bithotelli, which made it look bad.
Snow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bithotelli is fending him off so far but Snow persists. Nope, Bithotelli circles away and we're back to standing.

Bithotelli moves into the clinch.
Bithotelli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Snow to keep the fight standing.
Bithotelli presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Bithotelli.

Bithotelli jumps guard and drags Snow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bithotelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.
Bithotelli looks winded!

Snow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bithotelli dives on top into guard.

Snow is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bithotelli frees his head nicely. Oh but Snow has switched to an armbar! Bithotelli is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ramsay Snow!
Ramsay Snow made sure to mention his sponsor, Dissolution Fight Wear in his post fight interview.

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Undercard bout

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

Battaglia
vs
Tremblay

173 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Darkness

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Battaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battaglia has his takedown stuffed

and Tremblay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Battaglia!
Battaglia tries to bench press Tremblay off him but Tremblay keeps the position.
Tremblay working the body and head with strikes.
Tremblay trying to control the action but Battaglia is working from the bottom.
Battaglia is trying to control Tremblay's posture but Tremblay avoids it.
Battaglia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremblay lands with a punch from half guard.
Battaglia wants to control but Tremblay is keeping busy.
Tremblay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tremblay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Battaglia keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tremblay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Battaglia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tremblay wants to control but Battaglia is keeping him busy.
Tremblay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Battaglia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Battaglia is looking for a sweep. Tremblay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Tremblay there.
Tremblay wants to free his trapped foot but Battaglia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Battaglia could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Battaglia tries to get to full guard but Tremblay has control of the leg.
Battaglia gets full guard.
Battaglia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia is trying to control the position but Tremblay postures up.

Tremblay is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Battaglia has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tremblay is looking to defend but Battaglia has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tremblay! Battaglia pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tremblay taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brady Battaglia!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane McLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane McLain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McLain
vs
Harris

205 cm
18
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McLain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McLain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Alexander Harris has been cut.
McLain throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and McLain moves out of range easily.
McLain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from McLain misses.
Harris misses with the combination.
McLain cracks Harris with a hook to the temple - Harris is on wobbly legs here! McLain swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Harris falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McLain wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shane McLain!
A very excited looking Shane McLain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Gelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Brum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Gelling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gelling
vs
Brum

196 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry
Darkness

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Gelling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Brum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brum darts in trying to clinch
and Gelling counters with a nice uppercut.

Brum gets tackled into the ropes by Gelling. Gelling maintains the clinch.
Brum managing to block the knees to the body from Gelling.
Brum takes a shot to the head.
Brum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gelling's elbow.
Gelling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brum blocks it with crossed arms.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brum can't find room to land a body shot as Gelling controls the action.
Gelling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
A short right from Gelling on the inside.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gelling misses with a body punch.
Gelling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Still in the clinch, Brum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Brum - that landed with a thud.
Brum blocking some punches.
Brum digs a right hand into Gelling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelling's gas tank.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gelling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.
Brum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Gelling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gelling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling misses with the head strike.
Gelling tries to work over Brum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gelling works on Brum's body with a couple of short punches.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Gelling fails to land.
Brum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling tries to land a knee to the head but Brum blocks with his arms.
Gelling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gelling lands with a short shot to the head.
Brum lands with a right to the head.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Gelling tries to throw a body punch but Brum avoids it by throwing Gelling back against the ropes.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Brum lands an elbow inside.
Gelling lands a shot to the body.
Gelling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gelling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brum's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelling.
Gelling misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brum.
Brum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gelling.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling tries to land knees in the clinch but Brum avoids the damage to the body.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gelling throws a head punch that misses.
Brum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Brum scores with a shot to the side of Gelling's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brum.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brum.
Gelling takes an elbow to the temple.
Gelling digs a right hand into Brum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brum's gas tank.
Brum blocks an uppercut.
Gelling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum works on Gelling's body with a couple of short punches.
Brum presses Gelling against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Brum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Brum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brum gets tackled into the ropes by Gelling. Gelling maintains the clinch.
Fernando Brum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gelling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gelling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brum's brow.
Brum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gelling blocking some punches.
Brum works on Gelling's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Gelling.
Gelling misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Brum.
Gelling cracks Brum with a nice body shot.
Gelling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brum misses with a punch to the body.
Brum is trying to maintain a safe position but Gelling gets an underhook and turns Brum into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gelling.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Junior Gelling has been cut.
Brum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum lands a nice elbow.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brum misses with a punch on the inside.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Gelling can't find room to land a body shot as Brum controls the action.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brum.
Gelling lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gelling on the inside.
Brum lands with a left to the head.
Brum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelling lands a hook that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling lands a shot to the body.
Brum avoiding damage as Gelling throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brum blocks an elbow strike.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Gelling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gelling lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brum. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brum is looking to control Gelling's arms but Gelling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brum has his back to the ropes.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gelling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling presses Brum against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gelling tries to land a knee to the head but Brum blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gelling throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelling.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brum lands an elbow inside.
Brum lands a nice elbow.
Gelling misses with a knee strike.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gelling takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Gelling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brum digs a right hand into Gelling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelling's gas tank.
Gelling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gelling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brum lands a shoulder strike.
Gelling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Brum.
A short left from Brum.
Brum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gelling is keeping busy.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gelling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brum stalls.
Brum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gelling.
Brum has Gelling pushed against the ropes.
Brum is trying to maintain a safe position but Gelling gets an underhook and turns Brum into the ropes.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelling throws a head punch that misses.
Gelling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brum prevents a body shot from Gelling.
Gelling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Brum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Gelling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brum gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brum.
Gelling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brum blocks it with crossed arms.
Brum trying to control the position but instead, Gelling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brum into the ropes.
Brum misses with a body punch.
Brum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brum lands with a short shot to the head.
Brum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gelling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brum looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brum tries to work over Gelling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Brum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brum blocks an elbow strike.
Brum lands an elbow that stopped Gelling in his tracks for a moment.
Gelling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Brum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gelling as Brum tries to tie him up.
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum lands a nice uppercut.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gelling lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelling throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling misses with some punches.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling misses with some punches.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Gelling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brum's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Brum lands a body punch.
Brum lands an elbow that stopped Gelling in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gelling.
Gelling lands with a right to the head.
Gelling being controlled against the ropes.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.
Brum lands a left hand.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Gelling.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Brum as the two fighters clinch.
Gelling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gelling struggles to land a body shot inside as Brum controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Brum.
Brum blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Brum.
Brum lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brum lands a body punch.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brum.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.

Gelling is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Brum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Gelling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Brum throws a big uppercut that drops Gelling! More strikes from Brum and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gelling lies dazed against the ropes as Brum celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Brum!

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100%

Undercard bout

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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tatum
vs
Sims

165 cm
39
141 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

159 cm
36
143 lbs
31 - 22 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum digs a good hook to Sims's body.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tatum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sims avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tatum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Sims dodges it nicely.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sims avoid being mounted?
Sims is pressing down on Tatum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatum postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sims throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sims preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims trying to keep a closed guard but Tatum is proving a slippery customer.
Sims keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Sims trying to strike off his back.
Sims trying to strike off his back.
Tatum postures up and lands a big shot to Sims's brow.
Sims striking off his back but it's not causing Tatum any problems.
Tatum pushing down on Sims's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sims felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sims has hold of Tatum's hands but Tatum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tatum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Tatum.
Tatum drops an elbow to the side of Sims's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tatum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sims does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tatum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
Tatum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sims defending well though.
Tatum drops an elbow to the side of Sims's head.
Sims missing with punches from the bottom.
Sims preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sims misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Tatum seems to be looking for submissions.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sims avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tatum lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sims flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sims is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tatum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tatum's back!
You can see the frustration on Tatum's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sims lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tatum is in bad spot here.
Sims lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sims wants to control but Tatum is keeping busy.
Sims slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tatum wants to escape the position.
Sims has Tatum flattened out and is raining down punches.
Will Sims go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sims.
Tatum tries to escape but Sims has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum is working hard here to advance position.
Sims is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tatum. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Tatum just trying to survive but Sims is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sims is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sims has the hooks in. Tatum is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sims is punishing Tatum with strikes - can he finish him?!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sims. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Tatum takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sims trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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 Danny Tatum will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Sims misses.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Sims's head but Sims sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sims moves out of range of the strikes.
Sims throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum takes a swing at Sims's ribcage but misses.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.

Tatum rushes Sims and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatum trying to control the position but instead, Sims has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatum into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sims has his back to the ropes.
Sims is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Tatum jumps guard but Sims stands there with Tatum around his waist. Tatum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Sims has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Tatum goes for a takedown attempt but Sims pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tatum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sims defends well and Tatum ends up having to push Sims into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sims has his back to the ropes.
Sims blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Sims has him pressed against the ropes.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Sims has him pressed against the ropes.
Come on Sims - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tatum looking for a takedown.
Tatum fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Sims lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sims is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatum taking a breather.
Sims throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Sims has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sims lands a knee to the body.
Sims landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sims lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Sims is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sims has his back to the ropes.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tatum successfully pulls guard.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tatum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sims controlling from the top position.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tatum wants to sweep here but Sims controlling him for the moment.

Tatum is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sims defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Sims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tatum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sims lands with a good body shot.
Sims sizes up Tatum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tatum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sims is trying to maintain a safe position but Tatum gets an underhook and turns Sims into the ropes.
Tatum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sims smiles and moves away.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sims.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims scores with a jab. Tatum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatum works Sims's body with a nice hook.
Sims lands with a hook. Tatum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sims closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sims gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Sims forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sims fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tatum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sims walks away with a smile on his face. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sims throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
William Sims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sims misses with a hook
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sims manages to avoid it.
Sims throws a big shot that misses.

Tatum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Sims.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sims is keeping busy.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sims to keep the fight standing.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims working Tatum over with knees to the body.
Tatum holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tatum is keeping busy.

Tatum has Sims pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tatum pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Sims tumbling to the mat - Tatum dives into Sims's guard.
Tatum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Sims working a defensive guard here.
Sims throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sims looking to control.
Tatum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.
Sims trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sims looking to control.
Tatum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatum trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.
Tatum slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sims.
Sims misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sims is looking to improve his position.
Tatum blocks the strikes from Sims.
Sims lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Sims is trying to control but can't.
Sims gets full guard.
Tatum works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Sims.
I think Sims has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Sims!
William Sims decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

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