The Island Season 10, 265+ lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Pardo (ranked 2208 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lardo Humpinator (ranked 2507 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pardo
vs
Humpinator

199 cm
27
299 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
291 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lardo Humpinator!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humpinator fails with the takedown
and Pardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Humpinator shoots and misses
and Pardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Lardo Humpinator has been cut.
A big left from Pardo misses.
Humpinator tries for a takedown but Pardo circles away easily
and Pardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alberto Pardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lardo Humpinator.
Humpinator with a poor takedown
and Pardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Humpinator shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Humpinator was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Humpinator takes a little break here. Pardo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Humpinator working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Humpinator has an Americana. Pardo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Humpinator is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Humpinator hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lardo Humpinator!
Lardo Humpinator 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hines (ranked 1607 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 2080 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hines
vs
Jones

186 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones stuns Hines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones scores with a jab.

It looks like Henry Hines has been cut.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Hines takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hines misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hines's sensitive parts.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hines's head backwards.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Hines's defenses.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hines is breathing heavily.
Jones lands with a good body shot.

Jones cracks Hines with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hines looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?

Hines is rocked!
Crack! Jones connects with the perfect overhand right and Hines falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Jones!
David Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Large (ranked 2182 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kruger (ranked 2314 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mr Large has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Large
vs
Kruger

225 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
295 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Large tries to sprawl but Kruger drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Kruger 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.

Kruger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Large is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Kruger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Camara Gracie (ranked 416 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Curtis (ranked 2167 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Camara Gracie
vs
Curtis

211 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

208 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Camara Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camara Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.

Camara Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Curtis missing with knees to the body.
Curtis connects with a knee to the head.
Camara Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Curtis walks away with a smile on his face. Camara Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Curtis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Camara Gracie moves into the clinch.
Camara Gracie has been working on his balance at Island Sparring, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Curtis.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara Gracie backwards.
Camara Gracie avoiding damage as Curtis throws knees to the body.
Camara Gracie is trying to pull guard but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.

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

Camara Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Camara Gracie tries to clinch up

and Curtis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Camara Gracie! Curtis lets Camara Gracie back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Curtis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Camara Gracie right on the button. Camara Gracie goes down! Curtis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Curtis gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Curtis!
Our winner, Matt Curtis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.