SFC 5 Fight Club PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Bow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bow
vs
Vermeulen

181 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Bow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bow misses with a takedown attempt
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bow misses with a takedown
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bow looks for a takedown but Vermeulen sprawls well.
Vermeulen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Bow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vermeulen pinned against the cage. Vermeulen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vermeulen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vermeulen stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Vermeulen.
Bow misses with a takedown attempt - Vermeulen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Bow backs off Vermeulen throws a huge counter combo but Bow manages to avoid it all.
Nice sprawl there from Vermeulen as Bow shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Bow pushes him off.
Bow shoots and misses
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Vermeulen. No joy for Bow on that attempt.
Bow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bow fails with the takedown

and Vermeulen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vermeulen.
Bow goes for a takedown attempt but Vermeulen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Bow shoots in and drives through. Vermeulen sprawls well.
Vermeulen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bow misses with a hook to the body
and Vermeulen counters with a huge left! Bow is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vermeulen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bow from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vermeulen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Bubba Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Randleman

190 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Randleman shoots and misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Randleman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Randleman off to one side.
Bubba Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.
Randleman has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Randleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Randleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Randleman shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Randleman shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Randleman looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Randleman looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Randleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randleman tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

and Randleman is countered with a crisp right hand from Smith that sends him to the canvas! Smith follows him to the mat into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to stand but Randleman has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Smith wants to stand but Randleman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wanted to stand there but Randleman had control of the position.
Randleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Randleman is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Smith trying to control the position.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Randleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Randleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Randleman with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Randleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randleman on the ground.
Smith controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.

Smith is rocked!
Randleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randleman gets to his feet and stands over Smith, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Smith felt that one! Randleman unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Smith from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Randleman!
In defeat, Bubba Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough one to swallow but it's all good we take losses like a fuckin man around here, I'll be in gym tomorrow preparing to get better for my next fight. '.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Left Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Ball

184 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Henry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Left Ball!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Ball fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Ball.
Ball swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Ball misses with a hook to the body
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ball misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Ball scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Ball lands a head shot.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ball scores with a nice right hand.
Ball throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Ball.

Oooooh!!! Ball has knocked Henry down with a huge combo! Ball steps away and waves a wobbly Henry back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Henry is rocked!

It looks like Christopher Henry has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ball doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Henry crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Henry's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Left Ball!
Left Ball is the new middleweight champion!