RFC 2: Evaporated PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Kondyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cliff Paul has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cliff Paul seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Paul
vs
Kondyt

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Kondyt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondyt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kondyt misses with the combination.
Kondyt dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Kondyt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kondyt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Kondyt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Kondyt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paul in his tracks.
Kondyt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kondyt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kondyt swinging wildly here.
Paul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kondyt ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Kondyt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kondyt lands the left hand.
Cliff Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondyt.
Kondyt swinging wildly here.
Kondyt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kondyt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kondyt to score with a decent uppercut.
Kondyt throws a lazy right hand but Paul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Kondyt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Donk. Kondyt catches Paul right on the button with a cross.
Paul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Christian Kondyt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kondyt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Paul ducks right into an uppercut from Kondyt.
Paul tries to bum rush Kondyt with a series of wild strikes but Kondyt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kondyt back to the cage. Paul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kondyt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Kondyt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kondyt as he connects with a hook.
Kondyt slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kondyt! But no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kondyt.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kondyt doesn't seem phased though.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Kondyt lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Kondyt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Kondyt.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Kondyt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kondyt.
Kondyt clobbers Paul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kondyt throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kondyt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kondyt walks into a stiff left hand from Paul.
Kondyt lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Kondyt.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Kondyt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kondyt misses with a double jab.
Paul went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul throws a series of punches but Kondyt moves out of range.
As Paul backs off Kondyt throws a huge counter combo but Paul manages to avoid it all.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondyt.
Paul throws a hook but Kondyt blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul swings widly with a right hand
and Kondyt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kondyt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kondyt slips a straight right by Paul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kondyt works over Paul's head and body with a nice combination.
Kondyt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kondyt.
Paul throws a series of punches but Kondyt moves out of range.
Kondyt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul with a hook.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kondyt.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kondyt connects with a body shot that sends Paul's belly button to the back.
Kondyt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paul.
Kondyt misses with a double jab.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Christian Kondyt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Kondyt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kondyt scores with a jab to the body.
Kondyt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kondyt lands the left hand.
Kondyt lands with a good body shot.
Kondyt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Kondyt drops his hands momentarily and Paul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kondyt's corner calls for a 1-2. Kondyt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kondyt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.

Paul lands a left and a right that send Kondyt crashing to the mat, dazed. Paul thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kondyt is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul swinging wildly here.
Kondyt is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Kondyt throws a shot to the body.
Paul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kondyt lands a body shot.
Paul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
Kondyt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul cracks Kondyt with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kondyt tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Paul pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kondyt is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Paul!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Ray

215 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 London, Nathan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray throws a counter combo.
Brown looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ray clinches up against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ray content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ray has managed to clinch.
Ray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

Ray breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Ray instigates a clinch.

Ray successfully pulls guard.
Ray will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is fighting to break Ray's control of his arms but Ray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Ray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

Ray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

Ray is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ray jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ray pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ray clinches.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Ray has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Ray pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.

Ray instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray controlling the action here for a moment.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ray clinches up against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Ray pushes him back against the cage.

Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ray instigates a clinch.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Ray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been informed that Ray has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Ray drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brown trying to control but Ray is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ray throws a big elbow that misses.

Ray gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ray pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Ray wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ray is controlling him.
Ray lands a left hand.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ray has him pressed against the cage.

Ray jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
Ray wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ray wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Ray. Ray maintains the clinch.
Ray keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ray jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Robbie Ray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.

Ray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Ray leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray looking for a takedown.
Nathan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Ray.
Ray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ray has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ray rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ray tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ray stalling in the clinch.

Ray breaks the clinch.
Nathan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Ray moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
As Ray looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Ray just gets out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ray closes the distance and clinches.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Ray backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Ray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ray takes the fight into the clinch.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ray fails to land the takedown.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.

Ray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ray clinches with his opponent.
Ray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from Ray.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ray rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Ray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids the head kick by Brown.
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Ray tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Ray swinging wildly here.
Ray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ray is defended easily by Brown.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Robbie Ray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ray throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.

Ray drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Ray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Ray has double underhooks.
Ray tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ray is controlling him.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Ray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Ray connects with a jab.
Brown wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ray throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.

Ray closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Ray lands with a left to the head.
Ray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
Ray gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ray takes the fight into the clinch.

Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Ray saw it coming and moves away.

Ray closes the distance and clinches.

Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ray moves into the clinch.

Ray successfully pulls guard.

Ray pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Ray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to break free.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nathan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Ray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Ray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Brown.

Ray rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Brown darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ray forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.

Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ray duly obliges.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ray tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ray to the ground. Ray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ray is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ray has managed to clinch.
Ray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ray wants a takedown.
Brown can't get the takedown.

Ray manages to pull guard.

Brown stands and steps away. Ray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Robbie Ray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown leaves Ray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ray closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
Ray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nathan Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Ray!
Robbie Ray 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
57%

Undercard bout

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

Olson
vs
ho

205 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ku ho!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olson throws a sloppy head kick and ho moves out of range easily.
ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olson.

Olson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows ho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
ho working some strikes from top position.
Olson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ho trying to control but Olson is working from the bottom.
ho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olson keeping full guard, as ho tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olson is looking to stand up but ho isn't so interested in that idea.
ho throws a big right hand that misses.
ho landing some decent shots from guard.
Olson keeping moving, preventing ho from controlling successfully.
Olson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ho is controlling him.
ho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
ho scoring with punches to the head and body.

Olson is rocked!
ho is working Olson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Olson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
ho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
ho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olson's head.
ho gets to his feet and stands over Olson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Olson felt that one! ho unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Olson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ku ho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

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

Daniels
vs
Suh

190 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Heritage!
Arcticus University: London

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taj Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Suyoung Suh!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Daniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suh's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels cracks Suh with an open hand slap.
Suh misses with a left hand
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suh thinking.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Suh throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Suyoung Suh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Suh ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Suh.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suh throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Suh lands a body shot.
Suh scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suh misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Suh does no damage.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at The Fortress that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Daniels sizes up Suh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Suh didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Suh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Suh.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suh.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Suh's head back.
Suh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Suh misses with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Suh swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Suh misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suh loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Suh slips under a jab.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suh staying out of range there.
A big left from Suh misses.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suh.
Suh scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Suh slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Suh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suh. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Daniels was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Suh moves out of range.
Suh throws a leg kick
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suh thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj Daniels 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.

Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Suh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suh.
Suh misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Suh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Suh.
Suh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Suh.
Daniels slips under a jab from Suh.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suh.
Daniels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Suh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Suh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Suh works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suh.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suh misses with a body shot.
Suh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suh throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
As Suh looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Suh just gets out of the way.
Taj Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taj Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Suh throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Suh misses with an uppercut
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Suh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Suh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suh moves out of range of the strikes.
Suh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Suh throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels throws a combination. Suh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suh misses with a hook to the body
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Suh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suh blocks a jab.
Suh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Suh misses with a looping left.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suh can do to turn this around?
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suh circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Suh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daniels misses the jab.
Suh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Suh settles back down.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels slips under a jab from Suh.
Suh just misses with a punch to the body.
Suh looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Suh misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suh misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Suh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suh lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suh loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suh misses the shot to the body.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suh punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Suh moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
A lazy left from Suh finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj Daniels dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Suh misses the target.
Daniels slips a straight right by Suh.
Suh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suh thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Suh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suh throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Daniels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and Suh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suh connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
Suh misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Suh defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suh. Suh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suh lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniels's head.
Suh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suh misses with a looping right.
Daniels throws a big counter combination but Suh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suh throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Suh misses the target.
It looked like Daniels was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Suh.
Suh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suh takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Suh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suyoung Suh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suh.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suh.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suh.
Suh throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Suh misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Suh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Suh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.

Suh is rocked!
Suh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suh punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suh misses with a body punch
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suh is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels thuds his right hand into Suh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Suh clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suh throws a leg kick
and Suh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suh fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Suh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels tests Suh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Suh drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Daniels swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Suh's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj Daniels!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

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

Ponens
vs
Machado

178 cm
23
208 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

196 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Modus Ponens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Machado!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ponens.
Ponens tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Machado is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ponens throws a hook to the side of Machado's head but Machado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ponens throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado blocks a head kick by Ponens.
Ponens doesn't manage to clinch there - Machado circles away.
Machado feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ponens looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
Machado is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ponens wants to clinch.
Ponens misses with an uppercut.

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.
Ponens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ponens wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.

Ponens moves into range and clinches up with Machado.
Machado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Machado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Modus Ponens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Machado.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponens throws an elbow but misses.
Machado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ponens after a bit of a struggle.
Ponens can't find room to land a body shot as Machado controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponens throws an elbow but misses.
Ponens tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
Machado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ponens prevents it.
Ponens lands an elbow just above Machado 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponens is leaning against Machado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ponens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machado blocks an elbow strike from Ponens.

Machado has Ponens pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Machado pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ponens tumbling to the mat - Machado dives into Ponens's guard.
Ponens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Ponens is retaining full guard.
Ponens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machado throwing strikes but missing.
Machado advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponens wants to get back to full guard.
Machado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Machado throwing shots but Ponens is blocking nicely.
Machado prevents Ponens from improving his position.
Ponens is trying to control but can't.
Machado throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ponens to regain full guard.
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!
Machado landing with the ground and pound.
Machado throwing strikes from guard but Ponens blocks nicely.
Ponens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ponens tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ponens is keeping the position for now.
Machado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Modus Ponens 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.

Ponens drives through with a takedown into Machado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ponens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machado wants to sweep here but Ponens controlling him for the moment.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ponens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Machado is working away from the top position though.
Machado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machado wants to pass to mount but Ponens is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Machado connects with a nice short shot to Ponens's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ponens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Machado throwing shots but Ponens is blocking nicely.
Machado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Machado looks to land a strike but Ponens avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Machado trying to control but Ponens is working from the bottom.
Ponens wants to get back to his feet but Machado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ponens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xander Machado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ponens's head.
Machado throws a big right hand that misses.
Machado trying to control but Ponens is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ponens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ponens trying to control the position.
Machado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ponens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado throws a big right hand that misses.
Machado throws an elbow that misses. Ponens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Machado's guard. Nice move by Ponens!

Machado wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ponens is now in half guard.
Ponens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to get to full guard but Ponens has control of the leg.
Machado is staying active underneath Ponens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ponens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machado tries to roll over but Ponens keeps him under control.
Machado moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ponens landing with the ground and pound.
Ponens throwing strikes but missing.
Ponens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Machado working a defensive guard here.
Ponens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponens throws a big elbow that misses.
Machado has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ponens has passed into side control.
Machado manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ponens's best efforts.
Machado wants to get back to full guard.
Machado trying to control here.
Machado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Machado is rocked!
Ponens scores with a big shot! Machado's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Machado! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Modus Ponens!
Modus Ponens is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Modus Ponens started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Darrow
vs
Harris

176 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darrow pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darrow presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Darrow throws a leg kick

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darrow's guard.
Darrow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Harris wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Darrow is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harris is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Hamish Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Darrow is wise to it.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris scores with a hook.
Darrow throws a head kick that Harris semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks 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!
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Harris has Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
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 Hamish Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.

Darrow closes the distance and clinches.

Harris has hold of one of Darrow's legs. Darrow is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Darrow pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harris has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harris trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Darrow managing to control the position.
Darrow keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow takes one on the button.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrow as he avoids it easily.
Darrow walks into a left hand.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.

Harris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Darrow uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hamish Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris thuds his right hand into Darrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Darrow punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow 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 Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a kick to the body
letting Harris counter with a right hand.

Darrow forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Darrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Hamish Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamish Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Harris successfully pulls guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Darrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamish Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harris.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Darrow!
Hamish Darrow is the new welterweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Paint in Black. The key to victory for Steve Taylor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Taylor
vs
Wright

174 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

GREEN!160
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caleb Wright!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright unleashes a big counter combination but Taylor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Wright has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Taylor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Wright might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wright is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The adventures of Wright the control monster continue. Boring.

Wright is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Taylor is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Taylor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Taylor tries to roll over but Wright keeps him under control.
Wright stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Wright not doing much here.
Taylor trying to control but Wright postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright works his way into side control.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Wright keeps moving and retains side control.
Wright has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright controlling the position easily from mount.
Wright looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wright controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails to take his opponent's back.
Taylor tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Wright controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Wright has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Taylor wants to hold on but Wright pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Wright is stalling in the full guard.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wright shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Wright sitting in guard here, content to control.

Taylor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wright is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Taylor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor throws a combination that misses

and Wright counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Wright stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Caleb Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wright tries to advance to mount but Taylor denies him.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wright advances nicely into full mount.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wright is looking to work his way around to Taylor's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wright controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Wright.
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Wright wants to take Taylor's back here but Taylor is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Wright controlling his opponent.
Taylor regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wright throws some wild stikes that Taylor manages to avoid easily.
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Wright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wright looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wright controlling the position easily from mount.

Wright jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taylor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wright lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor is pulling down on Wright's head. It's preventing any offense from Wright, at least for the moment.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Taylor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wright off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses

and Wright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Taylor pushes Wright off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Taylor tries to sprawl but Wright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Wright controlling the pace.
Taylor wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taylor is in trouble now - Wright has advanced to mount!
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Wright working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor has given up his back here. Will Wright look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wright just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wright landing with strikes.
Wright controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in bad spot here.

Wright working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Taylor is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Wright has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Taylor taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caleb Wright!

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