XF 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 1707 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1907 p4p, 227 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody Gonna Get It. Jan Paul Valens acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brown
vs
Paul Valens

180 cm
40
166 lbs
31 - 38 - 3

177 cm
32
170 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 31 - 38 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Paul Valens!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown lands with a cross.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valens's guard.

Valens wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Valens.
Brown is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Valens.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valens.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Valens.
Brown looks for a takedown but Valens sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown throws a leg kick but Valens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Valens misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valens lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens misses with a wild combination.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Valens misses with a body shot

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Valens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valens stalling the fight.
Valens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valens lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.

It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Jan Paul Valens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens throws a lazy uppercut

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Valens didn't expect that.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Valens has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown postures up in Valens's guard and throws a big left but Valens blocks it.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Valens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Valens!

This has been an exciting period of action!

Valens stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.

Brown drives through with a takedown into Valens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Valens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Valens!

Valens gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown thuds a left hand into Valens's body.
Valens misses with a body shot.
Valens throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Valens throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Valens misses with a looping left.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valens.
Valens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valens.
Jan Paul Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Valens. Those never looked like landing.
Valens throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Valens misses.
Valens has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown working the ground and pound.
Valens is looking to reverse the position.
Brown laying and praying for a moment but Valens takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valens as he jumps to the side.
Valens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Valens backpedaling.
Valens swings widly with a right hand

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Valens trying to control here.
Valens is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens trying to control but Brown postures up.
Valens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown throws a strike but Valens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Valens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Valens with a nice head shot there.
Valens lands a couple of elbows.
Brown has control of Valens's left arm, preventing Valens from doing any damage.

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

Valens controlling the position.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Valens keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valens keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Valens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Valens!

Valens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valens works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown with the ground and pound but Valens uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Valens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Valens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Valens!

Brown pulls Valens in close to his closed guard and prevents Valens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Valens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Valens has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Valens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valens tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Valens throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Valens is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Valens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens regains half guard, as Brown was trying to land strikes.
Brown with the ground and pound but Valens uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown is working Valens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valens is keeping the position for now.
Brown throws a strike but Valens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valens being controlled here momentarily.
Valens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valens lands a couple of elbows.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valens.
Jan Paul Valens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Valens is proving a slippery customer.
Brown is controlling Valens's posture.
Valens throws a big elbow that misses.
Valens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
John Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valens cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valens misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Valens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown punishes Valens's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valens thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Valens to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Valens feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brown sprawling to the canvas! Brown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Valens finish him?!

Brown is rocked!
Jan Paul Valens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown slips a straight right by Valens.
Valens throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valens lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Brown out cold! Brown is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Paul Valens!
An out of breath Jan Paul Valens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dredman Zeus (ranked 1591 p4p, 200 weight class) and Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 864 p4p, 112 weight class). Etxeberria comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Basque National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kemen Etxeberria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zeus
vs
Etxeberria

179 cm
33
168 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemen Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etxeberria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeus.
Zeus misses with a hook.
Zeus throws a body shot but no joy.
Etxeberria moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Zeus defending well as Etxeberria loads up on a big left hand.
Zeus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Etxeberria.
Zeus scores with a one two! Etxeberria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Etxeberria throws a jab when Zeus was well out of range.
Etxeberria misses with a lunging right hand
and Etxeberria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeus tries to bum rush Etxeberria with a series of wild strikes but Etxeberria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Etxeberria.
The fighters circling - Etxeberria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Etxeberria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Etxeberria lands a glancing blow to the side of Zeus's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Etxeberria throws a right hand that misses
and Etxeberria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Zeus.
Zeus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zeus takes a swing at Etxeberria's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands with an overhand left.
Zeus missing with a left hand there. Etxeberria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Zeus's head coaches at Balkan Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Etxeberria connects with a leg kick. Zeus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Etxeberria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Zeus.
Etxeberria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Etxeberria throws a jab when Zeus was well out of range.
Zeus swings for the body but Etxeberria moves out of range.
A cross from Etxeberria lands.
Etxeberria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeus.
Etxeberria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Etxeberria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeus circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Zeus finds it's way through Etxeberria's defenses.
Etxeberria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Etxeberria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Etxeberria moves away.
Etxeberria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Etxeberria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zeus slips a jab from Etxeberria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands with an uppercut that bounces Etxeberria off the cage and back into range.

Etxeberria is rocked!
Zeus lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dredman Zeus!
Dredman Zeus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kemen Etxeberria had this to say: 'You know, this smelly motherf***** Ibbe stinks the gym up so bad, it messed up my training. Also, I'm sure he laced my recovery drink and turned everyone in the gym against me. That's the kinda champ you have! '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinchi Puto (ranked 793 p4p, 100 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 2668 p4p, 300 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Puto
vs
Midget

171 cm
33
170 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

160 cm
40
160 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Blue Moon

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pinchi Puto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Midget manages to avoid it.
Midget changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Puto gets a clinch.
Puto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Midget has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Midget takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Justin Midget has been cut.
Midget takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puto lands a knee to the head.
Puto lands an elbow that stopped Midget in his tracks for a moment.
Puto lands a shot to the body.
Puto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Midget is looking to take this one to the mat.
Puto digs a right hand underneath Midget's ribcage. Midget let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puto lands a good knee to the midsection. Midget won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Puto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Midget blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Midget is looking to take this one to the mat.
Puto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Midget's face.
Puto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Midget drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pinchi Puto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Midget.
Midget keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puto.
Puto throws a right hand that misses

and Midget counters with a shoot takedown. Puto fights it but they end up in guard.

Midget is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Puto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Puto has escaped and now he's on top!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Puto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Midget has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Puto is looking to defend but Midget has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Puto! Midget pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Puto taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Midget!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Adelhard (ranked 1992 p4p, 261 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 1688 p4p, 225 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Kamenov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Grisha Kamenov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adelhard
vs
Kamenov

189 cm
33
178 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

186 cm
35
175 lbs
20 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Perkele!

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Adelhard dodges the punch combination from Kamenov.

Kamenov tries to keep at a distance but Adelhard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamenov misses with a knee strike.
Kamenov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adelhard avoids it.
Adelhard scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Adelhard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
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!
Adelhard slips a nice elbow through Kamenov's hands, connecting with Kamenov's forehead.
Adelhard thows a huge punch but Kamenov dodges it nicely.
Adelhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamenov's head.
Adelhard winds up and cracks Kamenov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adelhard.
Adelhard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kamenov's head.

Kamenov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adelhard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adelhard is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Midnight MMA Closing in 7 days that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Adelhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adelhard.
Adelhard postures up.
Adelhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kamenov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adelhard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adelhard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adelhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adelhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adelhard with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adelhard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adelhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamenov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Adelhard has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kamenov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Adelhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamenov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard wants a takedown.
Adelhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Adelhard breaks the clinch.
Kamenov misses with a series of wild punches.

Adelhard rushes Kamenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adelhard.
Adelhard dodges an elbow strike from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a knee to the head.
Kamenov trying to land knees to the body.

Adelhard breaks from the clinch.
Kamenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adelhard circles away quickly and effectively.

Adelhard 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamenov trying to control the position.
Adelhard 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 Adelhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard lands a couple of digs.
Adelhard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adelhard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kamenov trying to control the position.
Adelhard landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Adelhard cracks Kamenov with a solid left hand.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard works over Kamenov with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adelhard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kamenov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adelhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adelhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adelhard passes into half guard.
Adelhard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adelhard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adelhard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kamenov misses with a wild combination.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamenov.
A combination from Kamenov does no damage.

Adelhard moves into the clinch successfully.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamenov's elbow.
Adelhard gets through Kamenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Adelhard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kamenov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adelhard is working away from the top position though.
Adelhard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kamenov is staying active underneath Adelhard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adelhard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard thows a huge punch but Kamenov dodges it nicely.
Kamenov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adelhard connects with a nice short shot to Kamenov's temple.
Kamenov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adelhard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamenov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adelhard.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adelhard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kamenov wants to get back to full guard.
Adelhard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Kamenov is rocked!
Adelhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamenov can do to turn this around?
Adelhard is nestled in close to Kamenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kamenov is still in real trouble! Can Adelhard finish him?
Adelhard lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kamenov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Adelhard jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertram Adelhard!
In his post fight interview, Bertram Adelhard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 797 p4p, 11 weight class) and Terryn Dall (ranked 1051 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sionis
vs
Dall

200 cm
44
243 lbs
50 - 24 - 1

195 cm
35
268 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terryn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Sionis lands a jab to the nose.
Sionis misses with a takedown
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Sionis tries for a takedown but Dall circles away easily
and Dall counters with a series of strikes. Sionis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Sionis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sionis fails to land the takedown.
Dall sizes up Sionis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick by Sionis misses
and Dall scores with a counter punch that sends Sionis to the canvas! Dall smells blood - he's punishing Sionis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sionis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terryn Dall!
Terryn Dall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.