The League - S01E01 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Hedman Karlsson
vs
Tonon

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 , fighting out of , Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon dives in and grabs Hedman Karlsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hedman Karlsson pushes down on Tonon's head and hops out.
Tonon ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Tonon manages to avoid it.

Hedman Karlsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hedman Karlsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedman Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tonon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedman Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonon is fighting to break Hedman Karlsson's control of his arms but Hedman Karlsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon misses with a takedown
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.
Tonon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Tonon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hedman Karlsson to the mat! Hedman Karlsson manages to get full guard.
Hedman Karlsson pulls Tonon in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tonon tries to move to full mount but Hedman Karlsson actually manages to regain half guard.
Tonon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Tonon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tonon is looking to stall here but Hedman Karlsson recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson has control of Tonon's left arm, preventing Tonon from doing any damage.
Tonon trying to control but Hedman Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson is keeping the position.
Hedman Karlsson pulls Tonon in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hedman Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Hedman Karlsson managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tonon slips nicely into half guard.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hedman Karlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tonon is defended easily by Hedman Karlsson.
Tonon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hedman Karlsson defends well and Tonon ends up having to push Hedman Karlsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tonon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hedman Karlsson is fending him off so far but Tonon persists. Nope, Hedman Karlsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.

Tonon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hedman Karlsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Tonon slows the pace down in half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is not content to let Tonon control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson is holding on to half guard well.
Tonon is stalling here. Hedman Karlsson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tonon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hedman Karlsson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon is looking to reverse the position.
Hedman Karlsson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the action but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Hedman Karlsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tonon is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tonon being controlled for a moment.
Hedman Karlsson tries to advance to mount but Tonon denies him.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson taking a break here but Tonon is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hedman Karlsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hedman Karlsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonon wants to improve his position but Hedman Karlsson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tonon won't allow Hedman Karlsson to pass to mount.
Hedman Karlsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hedman Karlsson as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Hedman Karlsson misses its intended target.
Gary Tonon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hedman Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedman Karlsson lands with a hook. Tonon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tonon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Hedman Karlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Tonon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tonon shoots for a double leg takedown but Hedman Karlsson sprawls well. He's pushed Tonon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hedman Karlsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson misses with the combination.
And Tonon tries to counter it with a takedown but Hedman Karlsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hedman Karlsson tests Tonon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hedman Karlsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tonon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Hedman Karlsson - just one landing.
Tonon shoots and misses
and Tonon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tonon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hedman Karlsson's guard.
Tonon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonon passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon is looking to advance position but Hedman Karlsson won't allow it.
Hedman Karlsson is in trouble now - Tonon has advanced to mount!
Tonon trying to control but Hedman Karlsson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonon can't control as he wanted to and Hedman Karlsson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to control but can't.
Hedman Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Tonon has control of the leg.
Hedman Karlsson is refusing to be controlled, as Tonon sits in half guard.
Hedman Karlsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tonon controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is continuing to stall.
Tonon trying to advance position but Hedman Karlsson counters by regaining guard.
Hedman Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Hedman Karlsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tonon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hedman Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonon on the side of the head.
Tonon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonon blocks a jab.
Tonon with the counter takedown but Hedman Karlsson avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Tonon fails with the takedown.
Tonon misses with a takedown attempt
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a right hand to the body.

Tonon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tonon wants to take a breather but Hedman Karlsson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tonon.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hedman Karlsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Dock
vs
Omarov

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Omarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dock is refusing to be controlled, as Omarov sits in half guard.

Dock looking for submissions off his back.
Dock is looking for a sweep. Omarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dock with the active half guard here but Omarov passes nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock is looking to regain half guard here but Omarov keeps moving and retains side control.

Omarov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dock looking for submissions off his back.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Omarov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dock could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Omarov has cracked it and Dock is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Omarov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jabbar Omarov!
An out of breath Jabbar Omarov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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pop
A | B

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rap Tori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Tori
vs
Bruise

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 , fighting out of , Rap Tori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tori misses with a wild body shot.
Tori misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruise counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tori tries to work over Bruise's front leg with a kick but Bruise checks it.
Bruise drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tori defends it well.
Tori misses with a left hand
and Bruise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruise moves out of range of the body kick from Tori.
Bruise misses with a takedown
and Tori counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dominick Bruise has been cut.
Bruise will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tori has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise moves to clinch but Tori breaks away
and Tori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bruise is rocked!
Tori finds Bruise's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Bruise flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Tori lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Bruise will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rap Tori!
Rap Tori bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Biscuit
vs
Camara

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biscuit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camara, pushing him back against the cage.

Biscuit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Camara manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Biscuit keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biscuit prevents a body shot from Camara.
Biscuit misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara pushes Biscuit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Biscuit looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Biscuit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Camara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Biscuit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biscuit's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Biscuit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schmorgen Biscuit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camara.
Biscuit is breathing heavily.
Camara tries to clinch but Biscuit moves out of range.
Camara throws a nice inside leg kick.

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

Camara manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biscuit misses the shot to the body.
Biscuit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara connects with a leg kick. Biscuit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camara looks for the body kick but Biscuit saw that one coming.
Camara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camara throws the kick towards the body but Biscuit avoids it.
Nice jab there from Camara.
Ibrahim Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Camara prevents a body shot from Biscuit.
Camara is leaning against Biscuit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara digs a right hand into Biscuit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biscuit's gas tank.
Camara tries a body shot but Biscuit blocks it.
Biscuit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Camara.
Camara lands a right hand.
Biscuit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Biscuit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Camara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Camara throws a leg kick but Biscuit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biscuit throws a series of punches but Camara moves out of range.
A punch combination from Camara misses.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit shoots for a double leg takedown but Camara sprawls well. He's pushed Biscuit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Biscuit looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Biscuit walks into a straight right hand from Camara.
Camara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. Biscuit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Biscuit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.

Camara closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Biscuit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Biscuit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Camara prevents it.
Camara lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara pushes Biscuit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara digs a right hand into Biscuit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biscuit's gas tank.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Biscuit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.

Schmorgen Biscuit's cut is getting worse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Camara pushes Biscuit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands a body punch.
Biscuit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camara is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Camara throws a chopping leg kick but Biscuit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Biscuit slips the punch.
Biscuit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara works Biscuit's body with a nice hook.
Camara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Biscuit! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara 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.