Round 2 pt 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Wad (ranked 6453 p4p, 505 weight class) and Kelly William (ranked 3312 p4p, 364 weight class). William has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wad
vs
William

187 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Wad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly William!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
William looks winded!
Wad misses with a takedown attempt - William sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
William goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Wad clinches up with William and pushes him back against the cage.
Wad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on William's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

William breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Wad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by William misses
and Wad counters with a three punch combo that has William backing up. William nods at Wad to acknowledge the strikes.
Wad swings for the body but William moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad wants to clinch.
A low kick from William misses
enabling Wad to counter with a crisp jab.
Wad tries to clinch up
and William counters with a three punch combo that has Wad backing up. Wad nods at William to acknowledge the strikes.
William plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wad keeps William at a distance using the push kick.
Wad tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wad is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wad trying to control the position but William is working away.
Wad tries to score with some ground and pound. William controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wad wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working.
Wad is really struggling to control William but he's trying to hold on to the position.
William is trying to buck Wad off.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wad darts in looking for a takedown but William gets double underhooks and turns Wad into the cage.
Wad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wad.
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 Todd Wad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wad looks for a takedown but William sprawls well.
William keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly William seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wad dives in and grabs William's left leg, looking for a takedown. William pushes down on Wad's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Wad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wad shoots in looking for a takedown. William tries to sprawl out of it but Wad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. William manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. William tries to avoid it but Wad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag William to the ground. William escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wad closes this distance looking for a takedown but William circles away.
William throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wad's head.
Wad wants to clinch but William slips to the side
and William counters with a solid body kick.
William throws a sloppy head kick and Wad moves out of range easily.
William moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wad is trying hard to land a takedown here. William sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wad.
William throws a head kick that Wad semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William slaps away a takedown attempt from Wad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
William lands with a kick to the temple. Wad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wad shoots in looking for a takedown. William tries to sprawl out of it but Wad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. William manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
William is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. William manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William misses with a head kick.
Wad lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kelly William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Wad pushes William up against the cage in a clinch.
Wad is trying to pull guard but William turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Wad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Todd Wad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
William takes a kick to the side of the head.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad dives in and grabs William's left leg, looking for a takedown. William pushes down on Wad's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Wad.
William dodges the punch combination from Wad.
William misses with a head kick.
Wad wants to clinch up but William keeps it at a distance.
As Wad backs off William throws a huge counter combo but Wad manages to avoid it all.
Wad shoots for a takedown but William saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No luck for William with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Wad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wad sizes up William with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wad tries to clinch up.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
William keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad cracks William with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from William. No joy for Wad on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Wad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad shoots in looking for a takedown. William tries to sprawl out of it but Wad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. William manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
William scores with a jab. Wad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wad is trying hard to land a takedown here. William sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wad doesn't manage to clinch there - William circles away.
Wad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
William slaps away a takedown attempt from Wad, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a lazy head kick
and Wad counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Wad shoots in and gets a takedown into William's guard.

William scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!

Wad feints and as William raises his hands in defense, Wad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

William has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wad off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
William scores with a head kick. Wad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad blocks a head kick by William.
William misses with a head kick.
Wad blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by William misses
and Wad counters with a nice body shot.
William misses with a double jab
and Wad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wad tries for a takedown but William sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Wad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wad. That's going to slow William down.
Wad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts William as he jumps to the side.
William steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad lands with a slapping head kick.
Wad blocks a head kick by William.
William shoots in for a takedown but Wad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
William defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wad.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wad tries for a takedown but William sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think William has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly William!
After the big win, Kelly William made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Notorious and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 4648 p4p, 414 weight class) and Leevan Taylor (ranked 5438 p4p, 435 weight class). Leevan Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tarlah
vs
Taylor

179 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leevan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to bum rush Tarlah with a series of wild strikes but Tarlah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tarlah dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to stand but Tarlah is controlling the position.
Taylor looks winded!
Tarlah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tarlah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarlah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarlah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tarlah pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah works his way into full mount!
Tarlah raining down hammerfists from mount.
Taylor 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.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tarlah dominating with strikes here.

Taylor is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Tarlah.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
Taylor takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tarlah's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
After winning the bout, Balink Tarlah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Vicious (ranked 24588 p4p, 568 weight class) and Colby Vovigton (ranked 24519 p4p, 559 weight class). Vovigton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New york kurt angel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vicious
vs
Vovigton

182 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Vovigton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovigton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vicious as he avoids it easily.
Vicious cracks Vovigton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vovigton with a poor takedown
and Vicious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovigton misses with a takedown
enabling Vicious to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Vicious has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mikey Vicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Vovigton.
Vovigton shoots for a takedown but Vicious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Vicious moves into the clinch.
A short left from Vicious.
Vicious working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Vicious gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vovigton regains guard.
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!
Vicious postures up in Vovigton's guard and throws a big left but Vovigton blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vovigton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vicious chips away with some ground and pound.

Vovigton is looking for a triangle but Vicious pushes his legs off easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovigton trying to strike off his back.
Vicious works over Vovigton with some ground and pound from guard.
Vovigton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vovigton pulls Vicious in close to prevent any damage.
Vovigton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovigton looking for a sweep. Not yet Vovigton, not yet.
Vicious looking to pass the guard.
Vicious wants to stand and escape but instead Vovigton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Vicious is trying to keep Vovigton in close.
Vovigton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious keeping moving, preventing Vovigton from controlling successfully.
Vicious is looking to stand up but Vovigton isn't so interested in that idea.
Vicious working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vovigton.
Vovigton looking to sit in guard and control but Vicious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vicious trying to control but Vovigton is working from the bottom.
Vicious wants to pass the guard but Vovigton is keeping the position.

Vovigton looking for a guillotine here but Vicious defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vovigton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vicious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vicious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vovigton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vicious slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vovigton tries to bench press Vicious off him but Vicious keeps the position.
Vovigton misses with a strike from the bottom.
Vovigton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious winds up and cracks Vovigton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vovigton tries to get to full guard but Vicious has control of the leg.

Vicious is looking for a kimura here.
Vicious not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vovigton is trying to get back to full guard.

Vicious is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vovigton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vicious.
Vovigton works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Vicious dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vovigton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vicious is trying to escape back to his feet but Vovigton uses the scramble to pass into side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Colby Vovigton!
Colby Vovigton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Petrov (ranked 4222 p4p, 360 weight class) and Rodrigo Pettis (ranked 6331 p4p, 429 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrov
vs
Pettis

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

168 cm
21
146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pettis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrov is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pettis has his feet on Petrov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pettis lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pettis lands with a cross.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pettis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Pettis lands a head shot.
Pettis thuds a left hand into Petrov's body.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodrigo Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Petrov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Petrov 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.
Petrov drops an elbow to the side of Pettis's head.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petrov lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrov 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.
Pettis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Petrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrov slips a nice elbow through Pettis's hands, connecting with Pettis's forehead.

Pettis is rocked!
Pettis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pettis is still in real trouble! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pettis quite badly. Pettis pulls Petrov in close trying to recover. Petrov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pettis on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pettis doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Petrov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waampa Woodoo (ranked 6446 p4p, 271 weight class) and Harry Dunn (ranked 4191 p4p, 215 weight class). Waampa Woodoo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Woodoo
vs
Dunn

180 cm
24
138 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
131 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waampa Woodoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Dunn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Woodoo, which made it look bad.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woodoo keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn prevents Woodoo from getting back to his feet.
Woodoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dunn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Woodoo's brow.
Woodoo wants to stand and escape but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn prevents Woodoo from getting back to his feet.
Dunn cracks Woodoo with a solid left hand.
Dunn lands a couple of elbows.
Dunn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Woodoo is looking to stand up but Dunn isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Woodoo's brow.
Woodoo wants to stand and escape but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn trying to control but Woodoo is working from the bottom.
Dunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woodoo wants to get back to his feet but Dunn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Woodoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Woodoo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Woodoo!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn is pulling down on Woodoo's head. It's preventing any offense from Woodoo, at least for the moment.
Woodoo is looking to stand up but Dunn won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dunn can do anything to dispel that myth.

Woodoo stands up and waves to Dunn to follow him.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Woodoo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunn looks up at the clock and then as Woodoo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dunn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Woodoo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dunn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dunn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dunn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Woodoo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dunn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Woodoo to see if he's OK.

Woodoo is rocked!
Check out the look on Dunn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Woodoo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodoo taking a bit of punishment here - Dunn scoring with strikes.
Dunn lands a strong strike to the head of Woodoo. That's dazed him! Dunn looking to finish here. Woodoo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dunn lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Dunn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armand Hammer (ranked 2638 p4p, 313 weight class) and Matt Oduun (ranked 15359 p4p, 555 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Time. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hammer
vs
Oduun

185 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
173 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Kore Fight Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Oduun!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Oduun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Oduun moves away and avoids it.
Oduun moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Hammer throws the left hand but Oduun avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Oduun misses the target.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Oduun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Oduun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oduun throws out the jab.
Oduun avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Oduun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oduun thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hammer sends Oduun crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hammer is motioning to the referee to let Oduun up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Oduun is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Oduun's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hammer before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armand Hammer!
After winning the bout, Armand Hammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 2246 p4p, 225 weight class) and Preston Patterson (ranked 5684 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gilchrist
vs
Patterson

171 cm
26
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Preston Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gilchrist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Patterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.

Gilchrist in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Patterson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gilchrist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sonny Gilchrist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sonny Gilchrist made sure he mentioned Notorious, along with how happy he was to win his fight.