MMA Gods 38 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fa Arodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Fa Arodo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Angstrom's chin.

Angstrom
vs
Fa Arodo

170 cm
20
161 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
167 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Fa Arodo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angstrom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angstrom is looking for a takedown.
Angstrom tries to work over Fa Arodo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angstrom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angstrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fa Arodo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fa Arodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fa Arodo lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Fa Arodo.
A short body shot lands from Fa Arodo as the two fighters clinch.
Angstrom lands with a right to the head.
Fa Arodo working aggressively here.
Fa Arodo blocks a body shot from Angstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fa Arodo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angstrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fa Arodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Angstrom fails to land.
Fa Arodo pushes Angstrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom tries to throw a body punch but Fa Arodo avoids it by throwing Angstrom back against the cage.
Fa Arodo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Angstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo throws a sloppy head kick and Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Fa Arodo shoots in for a takedown but Angstrom shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Angstrom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Angstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Fa Arodo looks for a takedown but Angstrom sprawls well.
Fa Arodo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angstrom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fa Arodo somewhat.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Fa Arodo.
Angstrom fails with a takedown attempt.
Fa Arodo moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom takes a swing at Fa Arodo's ribcage but misses.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch but Angstrom is avoiding it.
Fa Arodo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angstrom. That did some damage!
Angstrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Angstrom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Angstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fa Arodo moves into the clinch.
Angstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angstrom tries to break free but Fa Arodo pushes him back against the cage.
Angstrom working aggressively here.
Fa Arodo can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.

Fa Arodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo doesn't manage to clinch there - Angstrom circles away.
Angstrom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Angstrom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fa Arodo moves to clinch but Angstrom breaks away
and Angstrom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Angstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Fa Arodo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Fa Arodo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Angstrom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angstrom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Angstrom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Angstrom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Angstrom with the ground and pound from mount.
Fa Arodo tries to hold on but Angstrom postures up.
Angstrom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Angstrom looking to finish Fa Arodo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fa Arodo!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Angstrom looking for a guillotine from mount but Fa Arodo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Angstrom throws a body punch but Fa Arodo moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Angstrom. No joy for Fa Arodo on that attempt.
Angstrom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fa Arodo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alex Fa Arodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angstrom is looking to score with low kicks.
Fa Arodo leaves Angstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fa Arodo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Angstrom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch but Angstrom is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom tries to clinch there but Fa Arodo circles away.
Angstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fa Arodo can do to turn this around?
Fa Arodo misses with a takedown attempt - Angstrom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angstrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fa Arodo.
Angstrom missing with a left hand there. Fa Arodo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fa Arodo moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
Angstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Fa Arodo.
Angstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Fa Arodo tries to sprawl out of it but Angstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fa Arodo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fa Arodo scores with a nice strike.
Fa Arodo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Fa Arodo shoots in for a takedown but Angstrom shows good takedown defense.
Angstrom leaves Fa Arodo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Angstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fa Arodo shoots for a takedown but Angstrom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Angstrom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Angstrom wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Angstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fa Arodo throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Angstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fa Arodo throws a series of punches but Angstrom moves out of range.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch but Angstrom is having none of it.
Fa Arodo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fa Arodo moves away.
A big right from Fa Arodo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fa Arodo connects with an inside leg kick.
Angstrom shoots in but no luck this time.
Fa Arodo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Angstrom has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fa Arodo.

Fa Arodo breaks from the clinch.
Angstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Fa Arodo wants to counter the offense by Angstrom and move into the clinch position.
Harry Angstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch
enabling Angstrom to counter with a crisp jab.
Fa Arodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fa Arodo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch.
Fa Arodo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Angstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Fa Arodo tries to sprawl out of it but Angstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fa Arodo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angstrom lands a nice shot that snaps Fa Arodo's head back.
Angstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fa Arodo.
Angstrom shoots for a takedown but Fa Arodo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fa Arodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Fa Arodo.
Angstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up but Angstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Angstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Fa Arodo gets a clinch.
Angstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fa Arodo tries a body shot but Angstrom blocks it.

Fa Arodo breaks from the clinch.
Fa Arodo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Fa Arodo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fa Arodo.

Fa Arodo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Angstrom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Fa Arodo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Angstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Fa Arodo lands with a good body shot.
Angstrom is looking to clinch.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fa Arodo as he avoids it easily.

Fa Arodo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angstrom tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fa Arodo is in Angstrom's guard.
Fa Arodo preventing the sweep.

Angstrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fa Arodo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fa Arodo 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.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Fa Arodo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Angstrom!
Harry Angstrom was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omari Alleyne Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omari Alleyne Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Johnson
vs
Alleyne Jones

192 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
23
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omari Alleyne Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Alleyne Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Alleyne Jones's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alleyne Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alleyne Jones, as that shot connected.
Donk. Johnson catches Alleyne Jones right on the button with a cross.
Alleyne Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alleyne Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Alleyne Jones.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alleyne Jones - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alleyne Jones. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alleyne Jones connects with a body shot.
Johnson tries to bum rush Alleyne Jones with a series of wild strikes but Alleyne Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Alleyne Jones throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Alleyne Jones throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Alleyne Jones ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Alleyne Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alleyne Jones works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Steven Johnson has been cut.
Alleyne Jones lands a two punch combo.
Alleyne Jones cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson swings for the body but Alleyne Jones moves out of range.
Alleyne Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body kick.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Alleyne Jones moved out of range nicely.
Alleyne Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alleyne Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alleyne Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Omari Alleyne Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Alleyne Jones moved out of range nicely.
Alleyne Jones throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Alleyne Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alleyne Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alleyne Jones throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alleyne Jones sprawls and moves away.
Alleyne Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Alleyne Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alleyne Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alleyne Jones.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Alleyne Jones is controlling him.
Alleyne Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson gets through Alleyne Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alleyne Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Alleyne Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alleyne Jones lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alleyne Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson taking a breather.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body punch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

Alleyne Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is looking to wear down Alleyne Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alleyne Jones can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alleyne Jones throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Alleyne Jones throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.

Alleyne Jones looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Alleyne Jones drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.

Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alleyne Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alleyne Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Alleyne Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Alleyne Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alleyne Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alleyne Jones misses with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Alleyne Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Alleyne Jones misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Alleyne Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alleyne Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alleyne Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson tries to bum rush Alleyne Jones with a series of wild strikes but Alleyne Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alleyne Jones throws a body kick that misses

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alleyne Jones keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Alleyne Jones keeps moving.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Alleyne Jones is retaining full guard.

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

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alleyne Jones defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alleyne Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alleyne Jones defends it easily.
Alleyne Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alleyne Jones trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson working for a triangle but Alleyne Jones defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Johnson is stalling here. Alleyne Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alleyne Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Omari Alleyne Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Alleyne Jones dominates the positioning.
Alleyne Jones has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Alleyne Jones's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking to break Alleyne Jones's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alleyne Jones remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Alleyne Jones trying to control the position but Johnson manages to sink in the hooks.
Alleyne Jones tries to escape but Johnson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Alleyne Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Johnson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Alleyne Jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Alleyne Jones tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Johnson's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Alleyne Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Alleyne Jones misses with a looping left.
Alleyne Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Omari Alleyne Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alleyne Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alleyne Jones.
Johnson defending well as Alleyne Jones loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings for the body but Alleyne Jones moves out of range.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alleyne Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Alleyne Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Alleyne Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alleyne Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Alleyne Jones feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Alleyne Jones misses with a straight left.
Alleyne Jones loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Alleyne Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good exchange - Alleyne Jones coming out on top.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Alleyne Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Alleyne Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Alleyne Jones scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alleyne Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Alleyne Jones is quick to defend against it.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson clobbers Alleyne Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alleyne Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson slips a jab from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Alleyne Jones is quick to defend against it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Alleyne Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alleyne Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Alleyne Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
And Alleyne Jones responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Alleyne Jones dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alleyne Jones counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Alleyne Jones.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alleyne Jones manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alleyne Jones, as that shot connected.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alleyne Jones moves into full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Alleyne Jones keeps moving.

Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Alleyne Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.

Alleyne Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alleyne Jones throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Alleyne Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alleyne Jones 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omari Alleyne Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Van Alden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Leuka
vs
Van Alden

197 cm
23
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Van Alden!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Alden.
And Leuka counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Alden blocks it.

Leuka rushes Van Alden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden blocks the elbow strike.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leuka misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka tries to work over Van Alden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Leuka misses with a body punch.
Leuka controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Leuka blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Alden's brow.
Leuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Leuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Alden's brow.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Van Alden controls the action.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Leuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nelson Van Alden has been cut.
Van Alden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leuka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Alden can turn it around.
Van Alden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Alden's elbow.
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Leuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Van Alden 's eye.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Leuka blocks with his arms.
Leuka is working Van Alden over against the cage.
Leuka lands an elbow that stopped Van Alden in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Nelson Van Alden's cut even more.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Leuka lands an elbow inside.
Van Alden tries to land knees in the clinch but Leuka avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka letting Van Alden take a breather here.
Van Alden blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a body punch.
Van Alden blocks an elbow strike from Leuka.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Van Alden 's eye.
Leuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leuka misses with an elbow strike.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Leuka blocks it.
Van Alden avoids a wild elbow strike from Leuka.
Leuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Nelson Van Alden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leuka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Leuka lands a nice elbow.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leuka.
A short right from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Leuka has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leuka digs a right hand into Van Alden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Alden's gas tank.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Leuka throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Van Alden 's eye.

Nelson Van Alden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lasi Leuka!
Lasi Leuka retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Lasi Leuka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.