BANDAI 12: Reason PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harper (ranked 5530 p4p, 469 weight class) and Leondardo Song (ranked 3850 p4p, 370 weight class). Song has chosen Oldboy OST - The Last Waltz as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Harper
vs
Song

181 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leondardo Song!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harper tries to counter with a takedown but Song is quick to defend against it.
Song fails with the takedown.
Song fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tom Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leondardo Song.

Harper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Song napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Song has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Song sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Song moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Song is trying to keep Harper in close.
Harper trying to control but Song is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Song working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song pulls Harper in close to prevent any damage.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Song preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Song working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.

Song is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harper cracks Song with a solid left hand.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Song on the ground.

Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Song is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper throwing strikes but missing.

Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Song is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.

Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Song has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
Song looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Song is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Song is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Song lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Song got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Song has managed to get both his arms back between Harper's legs - danger averted.

Harper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Song is aware though and is defending well.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
Song postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper pulls Song in close to prevent any damage.
Song advances to half guard.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Song is thwarting Harper's attempts to control the position.

Song is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Song is working away from the top position though.
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 Tom Harper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harper wants it to stay on the feet.

Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Song is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.

Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Song controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Song trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Song keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Song is retaining full guard.
Song trying to control the position.
Tom Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Song's brow.

Song looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Song looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Song has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.

Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper works over Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Song trying to control the position.

Song is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.

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.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Song is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Song wants to hit a switch here but Harper passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Song there!
Harper lands a big elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Song gets caught napping as Harper dives in and scores a takedown. Song manages to retain guard.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper wants to control from the top but Song keeps moving.
Harper distracts Song with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Song is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Harper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Song dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harper has his feet on Song's thighs here. He's pushed Song off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Song screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Harper!
A victorious Tom Harper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Abbot (ranked 8206 p4p, 566 weight class) and Zinedine Eldoroado (ranked 6152 p4p, 493 weight class). Zinedine Eldoroado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Abbot
vs
Eldoroado

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zinedine Eldoroado!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eldoroado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eldoroado misses with a hook.
Abbot tries to clinch but Eldoroado moves away
and Eldoroado counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Eldoroado misses the target.
Abbot wants to clinch
and Abbot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Eldoroado slips the punch.

Eldoroado gets caught flat footed, as Abbot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Abbot landing with the ground and pound.
Eldoroado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abbot chips away with some ground and pound.
Abbot wants to control from the top but Eldoroado keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot is in close to Eldoroado's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abbot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abbot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abbot throws a strike but Eldoroado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Abbot wants to sweep here but Eldoroado controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Eldoroado gets to his feet - Abbot follows without any prompting.
Zinedine Eldoroado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eldoroado just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado throws a good cross that connects.
Abbot tries to clinch up
and Eldoroado counters with a one-two to the body.
Eldoroado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abbot.
Eldoroado keeps the fight on the outside.

Abbot gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eldoroado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eldoroado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abbot.
We've been hearing that Abbot has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abbot is keen to just control but Eldoroado is a slippery customer.
Abbot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Abbot scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands a heavy elbow.
Abbot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abbot lands a big elbow.
Abbot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eldoroado has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Abbot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eldoroado's face.
Abbot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abbot trying to control but Eldoroado is having none of it.
Abbot working Eldoroado over with strikes here.
Eldoroado is bucking up trying to escape but Abbot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot with the ground and pound from mount.
Abbot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eldoroado takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abbot raining down shots from the mount!
Abbot unloading with bombs!
Abbot landing shots from mount.
Abbot lands a big elbow.
Abbot with good strikes from the mount here!
Abbot punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Abbot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abbot takes one on the button.
Eldoroado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eldoroado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abbot.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zinedine Eldoroado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbot slips under a jab.
Abbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eldoroado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbot slips a straight right by Eldoroado.

Abbot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eldoroado tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abbot is in Eldoroado's guard.
Abbot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abbot passes Eldoroado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eldoroado tries to kick Abbot off but Abbot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is trying to control the action in half guard but Eldoroado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abbot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eldoroado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eldoroado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abbot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abbot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abbot working the head and body with strikes.
Abbot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eldoroado can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Abbot in particular looking to stall.
Abbot lands strikes from half guard.
Abbot trying to control from half guard but Eldoroado is working away.
Abbot lands strikes from half guard.

Abbot trying to work for an americana but Eldoroado has managed to regain full guard.
Abbot trying to control but Eldoroado is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is really struggling to control Eldoroado but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Abbot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eldoroado's head.
Abbot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abbot is working Eldoroado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abbot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abbot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbot postures up and lands a big shot to Eldoroado's brow.
Abbot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abbot working some strikes from top position.
Abbot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eldoroado's guard.
Abbot working the head and body with strikes.
Abbot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abbot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Abbot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Abbot there.
Abbot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abbot has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Abbot landing strikes from the mount.

Abbot is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Eldoroado is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Eldoroado flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Abbot anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Eldoroado and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Abbot slips an arm under Eldoroado chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Abbot has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Abbot is squeezing on Eldoroado like an anaconda would it's prey. Eldoroado fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hugo Abbot!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Burns (ranked 6903 p4p, 518 weight class) and Lester Piggott (ranked 4041 p4p, 379 weight class). Billy Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Burns
vs
Piggott

176 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Piggott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piggott loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Piggott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.

Burns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Burns tries for a kimura but Piggott is defending well.
Piggott tries to bench press Burns off him but Burns keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Burns goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Piggott rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burns's guard! Nice work there by Piggott!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Piggott passes into half guard.
Burns is in trouble now - Piggott has advanced to mount!
Piggott controlling from the full mount.
Burns is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Piggott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Piggott thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burns is desperately trying to improve his position but Piggott has a good base and remains in mount.
Piggott misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Piggott there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to improve his position but Piggott isn't that keen on the idea.
Piggott tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
Piggott thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Burns is working to get back to half guard.
Burns holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Piggott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burns tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piggott looking to secure an arm triangle but Burns defends it well.
Burns is looking to improve his position but Piggott isn't that keen on the idea.
Burns wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Piggott.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piggott manages to capitalize on a mistake by Burns to take his back!
Piggott just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Burns is trying to break free.
Piggott doesn't have the hooks in and Burns manages to turn into his guard.

Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Piggott is trying to keep Burns in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Piggott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Piggott moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piggott throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Piggott misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Piggott.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piggott! But no joy.
Piggott throws a poor cross that misses
and Piggott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns avoids the body shot from Piggott.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns has Piggott up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Piggott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Piggott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Piggott blocks an uppercut.
Piggott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns pushes Piggott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piggott misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piggott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piggott misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Piggott tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Piggott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piggott misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piggott has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Piggott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Piggott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Piggott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Piggott misses with a body punch.
Piggott leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burns blocking some punches.
Piggott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piggott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piggott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piggott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Piggott after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lester Piggott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Piggott misses with a looping left.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Piggott backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piggott! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Piggott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Piggott.
Billy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Piggott connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Piggott moves away and avoids it.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Piggott misses with a looping right.
Piggott with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piggott misses with a body shot.
Jab by Piggott.
Some wild striking there from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Piggott tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piggott tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Piggott drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piggott.

Burns lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Burns is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Piggott is just riding it out for now. Burns eventually gives up the hold.

Burns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Piggott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piggott wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.

Burns looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Piggott is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piggott is trying to control but can't.

Burns is working for a submission of some sort.
Billy Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester Piggott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Piggott is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.

Burns is working for a kimura here but Piggott manages to reverse the position and he's now in Burns's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piggott content to stall in guard here.

Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piggott is one step ahead there.
Piggott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piggott passes easily into side control. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piggott 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Piggott!
During a confident post fight interview, Lester Piggott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 3899 p4p, 374 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 4085 p4p, 381 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dick
vs
Voronov

186 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dick manages to avoid it.

Dick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Dick scoring with punches and elbows.
Voronov wants to control but Dick postures up.
Dick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Voronov to see if he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
Voronov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Voronov tries to buck Dick off but Dick is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Voronov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Voronov is looking for a sweep.
Dick is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Voronov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Voronov is trying to improve his position.
Voronov struggling a bit here.
Voronov is looking for a sweep.
Dick working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Voronov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dick is working Voronov over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Voronov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Voronov tries to bench press Dick off him but Dick keeps the position.
An elbow from Dick crashes against the mat.
Voronov is being controlled here.
Dick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Voronov down.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Voronov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronov is trying to control Dick's posture but Dick avoids it.
Dick lands a strong strike to the head of Voronov. That's dazed him! Dick looking to finish here. Voronov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dick lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Dick!

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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pee Nile (ranked 5781 p4p, 479 weight class) and Romelu Katibaba (ranked 7310 p4p, 535 weight class). Pee Nile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nile
vs
Katibaba

185 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pee Nile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romelu Katibaba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Katibaba.
Katibaba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Katibaba tests Nile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katibaba misses with a looping left.
Nile seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Katibaba throws a good cross that connects.

Nile rushes Katibaba and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Katibaba on the inside.
Nile lands with a short shot to the head.
Katibaba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katibaba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nile backwards.
Katibaba gets through Nile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nile lands with a light punch inside.
Katibaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nile.
Nile blocking some punches.
Katibaba has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Katibaba throws a head punch that misses.
Katibaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nile's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katibaba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katibaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katibaba blocks the elbow strike.
Katibaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Katibaba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nile misses with some punches.
Katibaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nile.
Nile lands with a short shot to the head.
Nile can't find room to land a body shot as Katibaba controls the action.
Katibaba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nile seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Katibaba can turn it around.
Katibaba misses with a body punch.
Katibaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nile.
Nile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katibaba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nile.
Nile looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nile misses with a punch on the inside.
Nile misses with a knee to the head.
Katibaba misses with some punches.
Katibaba misses with a punch on the inside.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Katibaba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katibaba has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Katibaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katibaba backwards.
Katibaba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katibaba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katibaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nile lands a body punch.
Nile working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Katibaba lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nile fails to land.
Katibaba misses with the head strike.
Katibaba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Katibaba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katibaba.
Nile scores with a hook to the body.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katibaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katibaba blocks a body shot from Nile.
Nile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katibaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nile backwards.
Nile lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile lands with a short shot to the head.
Katibaba lands an uppercut.
Katibaba pushes Nile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katibaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nile.
Nile tries a knee to the head but Katibaba blocks it.
Nile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Katibaba has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Nile lands an uppercut.
Nile misses with some punches.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Katibaba.
Katibaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nile.
Nile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katibaba throws a head punch that misses.
Katibaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nile tries to throw a body punch but Katibaba avoids it by throwing Nile back against the cage.
Katibaba tries a body shot but Nile blocks it.
Nile blocking some punches.
Nile throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nile.
Nile stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nile.
Katibaba works on Nile's body with a couple of short punches.
Nile lands with a left to the head.
Nile misses with some punches.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Katibaba.
Katibaba misses with some punches.
Nile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katibaba digs a right hand into Nile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nile's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nile.
Katibaba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nile fails to land.
A short left from Nile.
Nile misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katibaba's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nile throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katibaba.
Nile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katibabas head.
Katibaba working aggressively here.
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 Pee Nile will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katibaba.
Nile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katibaba throws a lazy uppercut
and Nile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nile scores with a nice head shot.
Katibaba misses with a right hand
and Nile counters with a nice uppercut.
Nile cracks a nice hook into Katibaba's ribs.
A big right from Nile misses.
It seemed like Katibaba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katibaba.
Katibaba misses with a left hand
and Nile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katibaba misses with a hook.
Katibaba throws an off balance right hand
and Nile counters with a nice body shot.
Nile feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katibabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Katibaba, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katibaba throws a shot from downtown. Nile moves away and avoids it.
Nile swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Nile misses.
Katibaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nile.
Nile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nile tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katibaba is able to avoid easily.
Nile ducks under a wild hook from Katibaba.
Nile throwing a counter right hand but Katibaba manages to avoid it.
Nile missing with a left hand there. Katibaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Katibaba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Katibaba missing with a left hand there. Nile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katibaba throws a lazy right hand but Nile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katibaba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nile counters with a straight right hand.
Katibaba throws a hook to the side of Nile's head but Nile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katibaba misses with a hook
and Nile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katibaba misses with a hook
and Nile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katibaba throws a hook to the side of Nile's head but Nile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nile tries to land a leg kick but Katibaba saw it coming and moves away.
Katibaba swings widly with a right hand
and Nile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katibaba misses with a hook
letting Nile counter with a right hand.
A jab from Katibaba misses.
Katibaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katibaba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Katibaba misses with a right hand
and Katibaba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romelu Katibaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Nile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katibaba.
Nile wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katibaba can do to turn this around?
Nile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katibaba has time to react.
Katibaba throws a big shot that misses.
Katibaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katibaba blocks a jab.
Katibaba throws a shot from downtown. Nile moves away and avoids it.
Nile tries to counter by clinching up but Katibaba breaks away and moves out of range.
Nile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Katibaba tries to get set, Nile tries to push him back and clinch up but Katibaba manages to avoid the attempt.
Katibaba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nile misses with a straight left.
Nile misses with a combination
and Katibaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Nile lands a nice hook to Katibaba's body. Katibaba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pee Nile is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katibaba.
Katibaba misses with a straight left.
Katibaba throws a right hand that misses
and Nile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katibaba misses with an uppercut
letting Nile counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katibaba throws the left hand but Nile avoids the punch easily.
Katibaba walks into a left hand.
Katibaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nile throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katibaba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Katibaba loads up on a big right hand but Nile slips the punch.
Katibaba walks into a straight right hand from Nile.
Nile scores with a nice strike.
Nile scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pee Nile dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nile staying out of range there.
Romelu Katibaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nile slips under a jab.
Nile missing with a left hand there. Katibaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katibaba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katibaba throws a lazy right hand but Nile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Nile misses.
Katibaba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Katibaba tries to get set, Nile tries to push him back and clinch up but Katibaba manages to avoid the attempt.
Katibaba looks to land a left hand but Nile moved out of range nicely.
Katibaba's corner calls for a 1-2. Katibaba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nile misses with a leg kick.
Katibaba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nile.
Nile moves away from the strike by Katibaba.
Nile changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile lands with an uppercut that bounces Katibaba off the cage and back into range.
Katibaba misses with a left hand
and Nile counters with a nice uppercut.
Katibaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katibaba misses with a hook. Nile ducked under it nicely.
Katibaba misses with a left hand
and Nile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nile throws a jab when Katibaba was well out of range.
Nile slips under a jab from Katibaba.
Nile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katibaba has time to react.
Katibaba misses with a looping right.
Katibaba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nile works the jab nicely.
Katibaba misses with a straight right.
Nile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile needs to keep his hands up - Katibaba had a free shot at his head there.
Nile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katibaba.
Nile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nile throws a leg kick but Katibaba moved away.
Katibaba throws a hook but Nile avoids it easily.
Nile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katibaba throws out the jab.
Katibaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nile scores with a decent looking hook.
Katibaba misses with an uppercut

and Nile moves into the clinch.
Nile lands a body shot.
A short right from Nile.
Nile lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Katibaba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katibaba misses with a punch to the body.
Katibaba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Nile on the inside.
Nile misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Katibaba.
Katibaba presses Nile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nile.
Katibaba blocks a body shot from Nile.
Katibaba working aggressively here.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nile.
Katibaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Katibaba is rocked!
Nile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katibaba is still on wobbly legs! Can Nile finish him?
Nile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katibaba backwards.
Pee Nile has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nile misses with the head strike.
Nile misses with a punch on the inside.
Katibaba seems to have recovered his senses.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by Katibaba.
Katibaba blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katibaba has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Katibaba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nile tries to throw a body punch but Katibaba avoids it by throwing Nile back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nile.
Nile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Katibaba.
Nile lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nile lands a right hand.
Katibaba tries to work over Nile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nile lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katibaba.
Nile misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katibaba.
Katibaba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katibaba has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Katibaba lands with a right to the head.
Pee Nile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Nile.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pee Nile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nile has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Nile!
Pee Nile 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.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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