Bad Boys at the Beach PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Siesta (ranked 6409 p4p, 567 weight class) and Chief Bear (ranked 7019 p4p, 592 weight class). The key to victory for Donnie Siesta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Siesta
vs
Bear

170 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
199 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donnie Siesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bear!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siesta lands with an overhand left.
Siesta misses the shot to the body.
Siesta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Siesta defends well and Bear ends up having to push Siesta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Siesta is looking to counter punch.
Bear needs to keep his hands up - Siesta had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Siesta catches Bear right on the button with a cross.
Siesta jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into Siesta's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Siesta seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Siesta looking to control.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Siesta trying to control the position.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siesta wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear postures up.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear won't allow Siesta to get back to his feet.
Bear postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Siesta covers up, he's hurt! Bear keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bear and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bear can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bear!
Chief Bear bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terror Thomas (ranked 5377 p4p, 500 weight class) and Minor Caugh (ranked 5384 p4p, 501 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Thomas
vs
Caugh

225 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

220 cm
26
275 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terror Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Minor Caugh!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caugh as he jumps to the side.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Caugh. Caugh maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caugh.

Caugh drops Thomas with a big knee straight up the middle! Thomas is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Terror Thomas has been cut.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caugh avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caugh avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.

Thomas darts in and clinches Caugh up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Caugh drops Thomas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thomas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Caugh breaks from the clinch.

Caugh instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caugh.

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

Caugh gets a clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Caugh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terror Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caugh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

Caugh breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caugh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Caugh breaks the clinch.
Caugh slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Caugh scores with a punch to the head.
Minor Caugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Caugh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.

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

Caugh takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.

Caugh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caugh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Caugh pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Caugh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caugh lands a body shot.

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

Caugh clinches up against the cage.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Caugh is blocking nicely.

Caugh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caugh drops Thomas with a big left hand! Thomas is injured, injured bad! Caugh jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minor Caugh!
Minor Caugh made sure to mention his sponsor, Taps On The Island in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 3611 p4p, 304 weight class) and David Crane (ranked 6097 p4p, 424 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bidon Barbosa
vs
Crane

178 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Crane!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane lands a jab.
Crane slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like David Crane has been cut.
Crane lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Crane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.

Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane misses with a looping right.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Crane.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane connects with a jab.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Crane.
Barbosa slips a jab from Crane.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Crane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Crane blocks a jab.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Crane moves out of range.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Crane.

Crane sends Barbosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crane is motioning to the referee to let Barbosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
BOOM! Crane lands a beautiful left hook that drops Barbosa. Barbosa tries to recover but Crane is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Barbosa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane!
David Crane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Oreiro (ranked 4170 p4p, 450 weight class) and Dan Brunton (ranked 4149 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oreiro
vs
Brunton

180 cm
26
188 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Oreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Brunton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Brunton misses.
Oreiro throwing a counter right hand but Brunton manages to avoid it.
Oreiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brunton swings widly with a right hand
and Oreiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Oreiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oreiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreiro misses the shot to the body.
And Brunton tries to counter it with a takedown but Oreiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oreiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brunton.
Rafael Oreiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunton moves away.
Brunton with the counter takedown but Oreiro avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Oreiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oreiro lands a really nice looking cross but Brunton seems unphased.
Oreiro throws a lazy uppercut

and Brunton counters with a takedown into side control.

Brunton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Oreiro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Brunton!
Dan Brunton thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Blue Crocodile (ranked 4299 p4p, 156 weight class) and Jason Hunt (ranked 4225 p4p, 155 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Blue Crocodile
vs
Hunt

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Blue Crocodile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Hunt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Crocodile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt wants to clinch.
As Hunt looks to move away, Crocodile throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crocodile's hands.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Hunt throws a right hand that Crocodile ducks under and follows up with a left that Crocodile also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crocodile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crocodile is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Crocodile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crocodile throws a big counter combination but Hunt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crocodile slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Crocodile went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crocodile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocodile drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Crocodile throws a big counter combination but Hunt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crocodile feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crocodile is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crocodile feinted with a counter takedown.
Jason Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Crocodile ducks down to avoid it.
Crocodile slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocodile counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Crocodile counters with a crisp right that sends Hunt to the canvas! Crocodile follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Blue Crocodile!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Jokic (ranked 4039 p4p, 523 weight class) and Jess Riddick (ranked 2280 p4p, 311 weight class). Nikola Jokic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jokic
vs
Riddick

210 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikola Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jess Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick misses with a body shot.
Jokic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Riddick. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokic throws an off balance right hand
enabling Riddick to counter with a crisp jab.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Jokic moved out of range.
Nikola Jokic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddick cracks Jokic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jokic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jokic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riddick's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riddick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riddick misses with an uppercut.
Jokic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jokic pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick tries to throw a body punch but Jokic avoids it by throwing Riddick back against the cage.
Jokic throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddick.
Jokic blocks an uppercut.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddick controls his hands.
Riddick misses with some punches.
Riddick misses with a punch to the body.
Riddick misses with some punches.
Riddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riddick tries to break the clinch but Jokic is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riddick.
Riddick lands a right hand.
A short right from Jokic.
Riddick lands a left hand.
Jokic lands with a right to the head.
Jokic misses with the head strike.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddick.
Riddick tries to throw a body punch but Jokic avoids it by throwing Riddick back against the cage.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Jokic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riddick has had enough of the clinch but Jokic keeps him there for the moment.
Jokic tries a body shot but Riddick blocks it.
Riddick gets through Jokic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jokic manages to break the clinch.
Jokic looks to clinch
and Riddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokic misses the shot to the body.
Jokic looks to clinch
and Riddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Riddick stuns Jokic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riddick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokic misses with a left hand
and Riddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jokic is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic tries to get into range but Riddick steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jokic! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Riddick scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jess Riddick!
After winning the bout, Jess Riddick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhif Un (ranked 2203 p4p, 233 weight class) and Baakir Camara (ranked 4820 p4p, 461 weight class). Baakir Camara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Un
vs
Camara

190 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
238 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

ZZ POPS

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rhif Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baakir Camara!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara looks for a takedown but Un sprawls well.
Un slaps away a takedown attempt from Camara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Un went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Un has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Camara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Un as he avoids it easily.
Rhif Un has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baakir Camara.
Un moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Baakir Camara has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Un as Camara shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Un on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Un wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Camara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Camara working for a triangle but Un defends it easily.
Camara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Un.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Un tries to stand but Camara is controlling from the bottom.

Camara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Un is aware though and is defending well.
Un postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Camara has his foot on Un's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Un works his way back into a safe position though.
Camara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Un trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.

Camara is working an open guard so Un takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Un goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Camara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Un tries to avoid it but Camara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Un to the ground. Un escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Un displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camara.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camara is defended easily by Un.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara shoots and misses
and Un 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!
Camara has his takedown stuffed

and Un counters by moving into the clinch.
Un wants to break free but Camara has control.
Camara tries for a takedown. No joy.

Un pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara moves forwards but Un connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That has opened up Baakir Camara's cut even more.
Camara tries for a takedown but Un circles away easily

and Un counters with a crisp right hand that drops Camara! Un lets Camara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Camara is rocked!
Camara looks winded!
Camara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Un counters with a big left hand that crumples Camara! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rhif Un!
Rhif Un decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Baakir Camara was interviewed post fight and said 'I will visit you soon, in your sleep.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Steele (ranked 2792 p4p, 282 weight class) and Connah Keates (ranked 2983 p4p, 304 weight class). Connah Keates acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Steele
vs
Keates

200 cm
19
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Taps On The Island

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connah Keates!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Keates.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keates throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Steele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keates has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steele is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Keates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Roger Steele has been cut.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keates throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Keates throws a big shot that misses.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates misses with a double jab.
Connah Keates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keates looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Keates is just out of range.
Keates tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Keates misses with a hook.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keates throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steele takes a swing at Keates's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keates looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keates moves away.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keates throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Keates missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Steele misses its target.
Keates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele stuns Keates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Keates.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keates throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Keates manages to avoid it.
Steele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keates tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Keates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keates. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates digs a good hook to Steele's body.
Keates scores with a nice strike.
Keates doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.

Keates moves into the clinch.
Keates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keates has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keates working hard to break the clinch.

Steele breaks from the clinch.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
As Steele backs off Keates throws a huge counter combo but Steele manages to avoid it all.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Keates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele takes one on the button.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keates.
Keates digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Keates connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connah Keates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Steele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

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

Steele is rocked!
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keates was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keates slips under a jab from Steele.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Keates coming out on top.
Keates throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Keates misses with a two punch combination.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keates scores with a punch to the head.
Keates moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a left and a right that stings Keates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Keates misses
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Keates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Keates moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Keates's shoulder, as Keates tries to avoid the shot.
Keates misses with a few strikes there.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Keates.
Keates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Keates has taken the fight to the clinch.

Steele breaks the clinch.
Keates lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Steele goes down and covers up as Keates starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connah Keates!
Connah Keates decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 3595 p4p, 398 weight class) and Kaz McStafferson (ranked 2134 p4p, 260 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Goku
vs
McStafferson

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

150 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Son Goku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaz McStafferson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McStafferson shoots in and bounces Goku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Goku has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McStafferson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Goku breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Goku.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goku. McStafferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goku scores with a sloppy right hand. McStafferson should have avoided that one.
Goku throws a hook to the side of McStafferson's head but McStafferson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McStafferson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goku is positioning himself well to prevent McStafferson advancing to mount.
McStafferson content to control rather than advance.
McStafferson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McStafferson uses his free foot to push down on Goku's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goku.
McStafferson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Goku has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

McStafferson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaz McStafferson!