NYR 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Jace
vs
Evans

191 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
237 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Jace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Evans!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Jace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jace tries to counter with a takedown but Evans is quick to defend against it.
Evans wants to clinch but Jace slips to the side

and Jace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Jace passes into half guard.

Jace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Jace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jace.
Jace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jace prevents Evans from standing back up.
Jace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jace controlling his opponent.
Jace lands a couple of good shots and Evans has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jace controlling from the back.
Evans is trying to stand back up.
Evans should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jace just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jace has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Evans! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jace gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Jace!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Colombu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester Cruise looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cruise
vs
Colombu

190 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Colombu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colombu misses the jab.
Colombu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Colombu gets a clinch.

Colombu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Colombu lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruise is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Random Reggie, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Colombu lands strikes from half guard.
Cruise knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Colombu on the ground.
Colombu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cruise taking some punishment here, with Colombu in his half guard.

Cruise is rocked!
Cruise is trying to stand up here but Colombu is controlling him well.
Oh Cruise is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Colombu lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cruise quite badly. Cruise pulls Colombu in close trying to recover. Colombu postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cruise on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cruise doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Colombu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunji Koizumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Espiro (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!

Koizumi
vs
Espiro

176 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ares Espiro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espiro looks to land a right hand but Koizumi moved out of range.
Koizumi misses with a few strikes there.

Koizumi darts in and clinches Espiro up against the cage.
Koizumi has Espiro pressed against the cage.
Koizumi stalls.
Koizumi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Koizumi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koizumi blocks a body shot from Espiro.
Koizumi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Espiro to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espiro is trying to break the clinch but Koizumi is controlling him.

Koizumi lands a takedown into guard.
Espiro wants to stand and escape but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi wants to pass the guard but Espiro is keeping the position.
Espiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koizumi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Koizumi preventing the sweep.
Koizumi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koizumi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Espiro thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Espiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunji Koizumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koizumi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Koizumi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Koizumi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Espiro trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koizumi wants to pass the guard but Espiro is keeping the position.
Espiro is looking to stand up but Koizumi isn't so interested in that idea.
Koizumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi content to stall in guard here.
Koizumi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Espiro for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koizumi won't allow Espiro to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koizumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Espiro.
A swing and a miss from Espiro.
Nice uppercut lands for Espiro. That snapped Koizumi's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koizumi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Koizumi is looking for a kimura but Espiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koizumi to get the leverage.
Koizumi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Espiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Espiro pushes Koizumi off but Koizumi dives into side control.
Espiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Koizumi prevents Espiro from escaping the position.
We've been informed that Espiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koizumi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Espiro prevents Koizumi from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunji Koizumi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Koizumi throws a shot from downtown. Espiro moves away and avoids it.
Koizumi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Espiro can do to turn this around?

Koizumi has managed to clinch.
Koizumi leaning against his opponent.
Espiro letting Koizumi take a breather here.
Koizumi just leaning against Espiro, taking a breather.
Koizumi blocks a body shot from Espiro.
Espiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Koizumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koizumi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Espiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Espiro is trying to push Koizumi away but Koizumi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espiro misses with a hook from the clinch.

Koizumi tightens his grip and picks Espiro up, before dumping him to the ground. Espiro manages to land in guard.
Espiro wants to get back to his feet but Koizumi passes into half guard.

Espiro wants to control but Koizumi is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiro won't allow Koizumi to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Koizumi seems content to control.
Koizumi wants to pass to mount but Espiro is defending the position.
Koizumi stops Espiro from getting back to his feet.
Koizumi is looking to advance position but Espiro won't allow it.
Espiro is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gunji Koizumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koizumi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Espiro tries to get to full guard but Koizumi has control of the leg.

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.
Koizumi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Espiro is trying to stand.
Koizumi wants to pass to mount but Espiro is defending the position.
Koizumi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Koizumi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Espiro defending well though.
Koizumi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Espiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Espiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Espiro tries to get set, Koizumi tries to push him back and clinch up but Espiro manages to avoid the attempt.
A slow jab from Espiro misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koizumi drives through with a takedown into Espiro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Koizumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Espiro trying to control the position.
Koizumi stands and throws Espiro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koizumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Espiro keeps working.
Koizumi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiro is trying to get back to half guard.

Koizumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Espiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Espiro is being controlled here.
Koizumi continues to stall.
Espiro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Espiro's face as Koizumi controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunji Koizumi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Koizumi has managed to clinch.
Koizumi is working for takedown but Espiro is calmly controlling the position for now.

Koizumi wants the takedown. Espiro is fighting it off but Koizumi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Espiro's guard against the cage.
Koizumi passes into half guard.

Koizumi is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Espiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Koizumi.
Espiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Koizumi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koizumi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koizumi is working Espiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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.
Koizumi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koizumi throws a big right hand that misses.
Koizumi is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Espiro throws a looping overhand right but Koizumi ducks down to avoid it.

Koizumi takes the fight into the clinch.
Espiro is trying to force a seperation but Koizumi has the dominant position.

Koizumi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Koizumi swings around for an armbar but Espiro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Koizumi's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Espiro's guard.

Koizumi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koizumi advances position into side control!
Koizumi has control of an arm but Espiro manages to advance to Koizumi's back!
Koizumi breaks Espiro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Espiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koizumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koizumi slips nicely into half guard.
Koizumi not doing much here.
Ares Espiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi prevents Espiro from standing back up.
Koizumi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gunji Koizumi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Espiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koizumi trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunji Koizumi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koizumi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunji Koizumi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khristian Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Call
vs
Henderson

185 cm
21
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 New York, Khristian Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Call backs up against the cage.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Call throws a big counter combination but Henderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Henderson throws a right hand that Call ducks under and follows up with a left that Call also avoids with ease.
Call half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Call avoids a punch combination nicely.

Henderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Call!

Call is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries to advance to mount but Call instead regains half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henderson throwing shots but Call is blocking nicely.
Call gets back to full guard.
Henderson throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Call. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Call looking to pass the guard.
Call trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Call is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henderson has escaped and now he's on top!

Call working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.

Call looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two 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.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Call is retaining full guard.
Call avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Call is keeping the position for now.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Call's head.
Call keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.

Call is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Henderson stands and throws Call's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Call is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Call is breathing heavily.
Call throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Henderson is keen to just control but Call is a slippery customer.
Henderson wants to stand but Call has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Call keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but Call defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Call looking for submissions off his back.

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.
Call on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Call moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Call!
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Call stops Henderson from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Call sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Call not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Call throws a big counter combination but Henderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Henderson has managed to clinch.

Call pulls guard effortlessly.

Call looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Call seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Call is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Call throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Call is keeping the position for now.
Henderson trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khristian Call overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Call is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Henderson cracks Call with a solid left hand.
Call preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Call is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Call is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Call seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson loads up on a big left hand. Call felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Henderson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Call can't hide his disappointment, as Henderson celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Clarke
vs
Meyers

178 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Clarke pushes him off.
Meyers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clarke.
Clarke scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Meyers misses.
Meyers falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Clarke to counter with a crisp jab.
Clarke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clarke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clarke.
Meyers moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Meyers misses.
It looked like Clarke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Clarke circles away.
Meyers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Clarke's head coaches at The Butcher's Block that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Meyers working aggressively here.
Clarke avoiding damage as Meyers throws knees to the body.
Meyers tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Clarke scores with a shoulder strike.
Clarke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clarke controlling the action here for a moment.
Meyers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meyers is trying to force a seperation but Clarke has the dominant position.
Clarke leaning against his opponent.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyers avoids it.
Clarke lands with a left to the head.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke missing with knees to the body.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyers backwards.
Clarke lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.

Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Clarke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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!

Clarke pushes Meyers up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyers swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyers.
Meyers throws a counter combo.

Clarke moves into range and clinches up with Meyers.
Clarke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clarke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside.
Clarke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Clarke lands a right hook to the body.
Meyers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clarke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brandon Meyers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meyers. That did some damage!
Clarke digs a good body shot into Meyers's ribs.
Meyers tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Clarke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Clarke throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Clarke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meyers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meyers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyers throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Meyers looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Clarke tenderised Meyers's leg. Meyers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meyers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clarke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Clarke instigates a clinch.
Clarke is stalling here.
Clarke lands an elbow just above Meyers 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clarke.
Clarke is working Meyers over against the cage.
Clarke scores a nice knee to the body.

Clarke breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Meyers. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Clarke clinches.
Clarke lands a shot to the body.
Clarke pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clarke throws an elbow but misses.
Clarke lands a damaging elbow.
Clarke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clarke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyers's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Meyers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
A frustrated look appears on Meyers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarke misses with a knee to the head.
Clarke swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyers blocks an elbow strike from Clarke.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyers can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Clarke.
Meyers prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the head but Meyers blocks with his arms.
Meyers avoids a wild elbow strike from Clarke.
Clarke is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Clarke.
Meyers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike.
Clarke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to throw knees to the head but Meyers is blocking nicely.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyers.
Clarke tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Meyers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clarke tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
Clarke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyers blocks it with crossed arms.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses.
Meyers blocks an uppercut.
Clarke has Meyers pressed against the cage.
Clarke trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke is struggling to control the position.
Clarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyers.
Jacob Clarke has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clarke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meyerss head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clarke.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clarke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clarke misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clarke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyers's brow.
Clarke has Meyers pressed against the cage, preventing Meyers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyers is trying to break free.
Meyers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacob Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyers misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke lands with a straight right. Meyers didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clarke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke lands a nice looking body kick.
Meyers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyers misses with a wild combination.
Meyers is breathing heavily.
Clarke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clarke slips under a jab from Meyers.
Clarke scores with a jab.
Clarke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meyers's head.

Meyers is rocked!
Meyers misses with a combination
and Meyers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyers is still on wobbly legs! Can Clarke finish him?
Clarke lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Meyers is looking to close the distance but Clarke sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Meyers crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Meyers is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jacob Clarke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thong Song
vs
Oliveira

176 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

GREEN!160
Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chang Thong Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Thong Song is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thong Song to the mat. Thong Song regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thong Song seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Oliveira content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Thong Song has locked up a guillotine! Thong Song's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Oliveira is holding on here and Thong Song must be using up a lot of energy. Oliveira has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Thong Song gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chang Thong Song!
Chang Thong Song took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Underworld Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Oviedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oviedo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tiesto - Adagio for Strings. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Oviedo
vs
Ryan

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Bullet Proof System

Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Oviedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oviedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Oviedo.
Oviedo throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oviedo counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at Oviedo to acknowledge the strikes.

Oviedo lands a left and a right that sends Ryan crashing to the canvas! Oviedo dives into mount looking to finish!

Ryan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oviedo moves to the back position.
Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Oviedo finish him?

Oviedo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ryan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ryan trying to control but not successfully.
Ryan looks winded!
Oviedo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.

Oviedo has managed to slip his arm under Ryan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Ryan is tapping out! Submission win for Oviedo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorge Oviedo!
Jorge Oviedo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Dogerham (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 prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Turner
vs
Dogerham

188 cm
23
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Dogerham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dogerham misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dogerham's hands.

Turner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dogerham is looking to improve his position.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Turner throws a strike but Dogerham manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Turner tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blaze Dogerham!