KFC: 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Seneca (ranked 6218 p4p, 637 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 8250 p4p, 723 weight class). Santiago Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seneca
vs
Costa

190 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Seneca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seneca moves away from the strike by Costa.

Costa gets the takedown into side control.

Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Seneca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Seneca tries to bench press Costa off him but Costa keeps the position.

Costa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Seneca looks calm but he's in trouble here. Costa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Seneca is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Costa lets go of the hold and Seneca can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santiago Costa!
The defeated Marcus Seneca had this to say: 'My opponent did great today, I hope I can take something from this fight and Improve on my game.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Senas (ranked 4889 p4p, 493 weight class) and Nick Dual (ranked 6301 p4p, 565 weight class). Nicolas Senas had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Senas
vs
Dual

165 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Senas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dual!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Senas closes the distance and clinches.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Dual blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dual blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Senas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Senas managing to block the knees to the body from Dual.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dual.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Senas being controlled against the cage.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual lands a left hand.
Dual lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dual pushes Senas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a left hand.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senas misses with some punches.
Senas misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dual misses with a knee strike.
Dual has a couple of punches blocked by Senas.
Dual slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dual lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dual takes a shot to the head.
Dual scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dual.
Dual lands an uppercut.
Dual lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
Dual misses with the head strike.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dual lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Senas fails to land.
A short right from Dual on the inside.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Dual trying to control the position but instead, Senas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dual into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dual throws a punch but it's blocked by Senas.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Dual lands a right hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual lands a shoulder strike.
Senas misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
Dual holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Senas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Senas misses with the head strike.
Dual stalling in the clinch.
Dual misses with a knee to the head.
Dual is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Senas is keeping busy.
Dual lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Senas takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Senas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Dual working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dual digs a right hand into Senas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Senas's gas tank.
Senas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dual.
Senas working aggressively here.
Senas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dual blocking some punches.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Dual misses with an elbow over the top.
Senas lands a shoulder strike.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dual.
Dual is stalling here.
A short right from Dual.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Senas lands a right hand.
Dual lands an uppercut.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
Dual throws a head punch that misses.
Senas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dual uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Dual lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Senas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Dual working aggressively here.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dual scores with a shot to the side of Senas's head.
Dual with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Senas avoids a wild elbow strike from Dual.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senas prevents a body shot from Dual.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Dual will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dual has taken the fight to the clinch.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Dual misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dual working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dual misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Senas.
Senas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Senas fails to land.
Dual misses with a body punch.
Senas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dual blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Senas.
Dual tries to stall but Senas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dual goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nick Dual seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senas misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dual.
Dual lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Senas or not.
Dual misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dual throws a punch but it's blocked by Senas.
Senas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dual throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Senas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dual uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dual taking a breather.
Dual just leaning against Senas, taking a breather.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
A shot in the inside from Dual.
Dual lands a right hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Dual throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dual throws a knee to the head but misses.
Senas lands with a left to the head.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual digs a right hand underneath Senas's ribcage. Senas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dual stalling in the clinch but Senas improves position.
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dual lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
Senas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senas lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dual.
Dual lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Senas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Senas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
Dual pushes Senas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dual dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dual lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dual.
Dual lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Senas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dual lands with a right to the head.
Dual working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dual lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dual.
A knee to the head by Dual.
Dual using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Senas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senas working aggressively here.
Dual pushes Senas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Senas on the inside.
Senas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dual blocking some punches.
Dual with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Senas lands with a short shot to the head.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dual misses with some punches.
Dual misses with the head strike.
Dual avoiding damage.
Senas takes a shot to the head.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senas blocks an uppercut.
Dual tries to land knees in the clinch but Senas avoids the damage to the body.
Dual blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dual lands a left hand.
Dual throws a punch but it's blocked by Senas.
Dual lands a left hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dual fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Senas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Senas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dual.
Senas misses with a punch on the inside.
Senas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dual.
Senas misses with the head strike.
Dual lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Senas fails to land.
Senas misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dual showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dual has closed the distance and engaged Senas in a clinch.
Dual landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a body shot.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual lands an uppercut.
Dual stalling in the clinch but Senas improves position.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
Senas blocks an elbow strike from Dual.
Senas scores with a shot to the side of Dual's head.
Dual lands a nice uppercut.
Dual digs a right hand into Senas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Senas's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dual pushes Senas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dual on the inside.
Dual lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senas throws a head punch that misses.
Dual connects with a knee to the head.
Senas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dual is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Senas is defending well for now.
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dual lands a hook that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dual makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dual.
Dual taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Senas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dual backwards.
Senas misses with some punches.
Dual scores with a shot to the side of Senas's head.
Senas misses with the head strike.
Dual lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dual scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dual lands a right hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
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!
Dual misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Senas as Dual tries to tie him up.
Dual lands a right hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dual is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dual throws an elbow but misses.
Dual lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dual.
Senas blocking some punches.
Dual blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dual lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Senas has a couple of punches blocked by Dual.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dual lands with a light punch inside.
Dual lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Senas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Senas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senas managing to block the knees to the body from Dual.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Senas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dual lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dual lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dual scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
Senas misses with a punch on the inside.
Senas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Senas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dual uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dual lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Senas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dual lands a left hand that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Dual blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dual working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dual misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dual lands a hook that snaps the head of Senas backwards.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dual.
Senas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dual uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dual lands with a light punch inside.
Dual swings wildly with an uppercut but Senas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dual landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dual dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Senas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas Senas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Dual is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Dual on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Dual comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dual 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dual!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elija Elizondo (ranked 6049 p4p, 406 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 25365 p4p, 479 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Elizondo
vs
Bell

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elija Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elizondo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bell to the mat! Bell manages to get full guard.

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

Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elizondo shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Elizondo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bell gets caught napping as Elizondo dives in and scores a takedown. Bell manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell wants to stand and escape but Elizondo is having none of it.

Bell pushes Elizondo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Elizondo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Elizondo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bell was covering up waiting for the punch and Elizondo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elizondo throws a strike but Bell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Elizondo wants to stand up but Bell is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elizondo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo dives in for a single leg takedown but Bell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell throws a head kick that misses
and Elizondo counters with a left to the body.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elizondo.
Bell 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 Elija Elizondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Elizondo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bell was covering up waiting for the punch and Elizondo finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Bell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Elizondo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Elizondo throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elizondo is defended easily by Bell.
Elizondo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell leaves Elizondo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Elizondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Elizondo dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Elizondo's head and hops out.

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

Elizondo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Elizondo shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elizondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elija Elizondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elizondo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Elizondo with a poor takedown
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elizondo as he avoids it easily.
Elizondo lands a jab-cross combination.
Elija Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Elizondo counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Elizondo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Elizondo slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Elizondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.

Elizondo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elizondo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bell throws Elizondo to one side and escapes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo lands a two punch combo.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elizondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elizondo appears to be looking for a big counter.

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

Bell kicks Elizondo off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Elizondo counters with a two punch combo.
Elizondo goes for a double leg but Bell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bell continues to drive forward.

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

Elizondo stands and steps away. Bell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Elizondo works Bell's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elizondo sprawls well. Elizondo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo is looking to clinch.
Bell throws a counter combo.

Elizondo drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elija Elizondo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

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

Elizondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elizondo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bell.
Bell tries to score with a low kick but Elizondo moves his leg out of the way.
Elizondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell tries to clinch up but Elizondo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Bell misses
and Elizondo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bell clinches up with Elizondo and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Elizondo has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elizondo lands a body punch.

Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elizondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Elizondo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elizondo breaks the clinch.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elizondo defends it nicely.
Elija Elizondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Bell.
Elizondo shoots in and drives through. Bell sprawls well.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elizondo swivels and escapes.
Elizondo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elizondo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.

Elizondo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elizondo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elizondo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elizondo prevents Bell from getting back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Elizondo postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bell is working an open guard so Elizondo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Elizondo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elizondo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elizondo fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elija Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Elizondo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elija Elizondo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bizzle (ranked 6615 p4p, 266 weight class) and Mister Mxyzptlk (ranked 6911 p4p, 270 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bizzle
vs
Mxyzptlk

173 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Bizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Mxyzptlk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bizzle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mxyzptlk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bizzle is aware though and is defending well.
Mxyzptlk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bizzle manages to get himself to full guard.

Mxyzptlk stops Bizzle from standing up.
Mxyzptlk tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizzle is retaining full guard.
Mxyzptlk wants to control from the top but Bizzle keeps moving.
Mxyzptlk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mxyzptlk throws a big elbow that misses.

Bizzle looking for subs off his back but Mxyzptlk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bizzle is staying active underneath Mxyzptlk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bizzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mxyzptlk on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mxyzptlk lands a nice short elbow.
Mxyzptlk stalling.
Mxyzptlk wants to control but Bizzle is keeping him busy.
Bizzle is looking for a sweep. Mxyzptlk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bizzle won't allow Mxyzptlk to pass to mount.
Bizzle is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mxyzptlk jumps into side control!

That's two 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.

Mxyzptlk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mxyzptlk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Bizzle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bizzle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mxyzptlk punishes Bizzle with strikes from the back mount.
Mxyzptlk thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mxyzptlk tries to keep control of the position but Bizzle is staying busy.
Bizzle tries to break free.
What can Bizzle do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
You can see the frustration on Bizzle's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A lull in the action here.
Bizzle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Bizzle won't enjoy being in this position. Mxyzptlk looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Bizzle is tapping - it's over boys! Mxyzptlk picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mister Mxyzptlk!