The Island Season 11, 145 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yves Marchant (ranked 2122 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Jamie Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gilmore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Marchant
vs
Gilmore

171 cm
27
154
4 - 1 - 0

162 cm
27
151
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Marchant!
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, Jamie Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchant slips a straight right by Gilmore.
Marchant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marchant.
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.

Marchant goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gilmore has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marchant but great work by Gilmore.
Gilmore working away.
Marchant manages to get back to half guard.
Marchant wants to sweep but Gilmore has passed to side control!
Marchant is trying to escape the position but Gilmore is controlling the position.
Marchant can't do much from the bottom here.
Marchant tries to bench press Gilmore off him but Gilmore keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchant seems a little lost for a moment, as Gilmore dominates the positioning.

Gilmore tries for a kimura but Marchant is defending well.
Marchant looking for a sweep but Gilmore has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Marchant can't escape the position.
Gilmore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marchant regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marchant moves into full guard.
My spies in Island Sparring inform me that Gilmore has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gilmore seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Marchant isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gilmore stacks Marchant on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gilmore!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gilmore is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marchant is looking to regain half guard here but Gilmore keeps moving and retains side control.
Marchant looks to move to half guard but instead Gilmore has passed into mount! Damn!
Marchant tries to reverse the position but Gilmore maintains control.
Marchant wants to hold on but Gilmore pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilmore controlling from the full mount.
Marchant is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marchant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gilmore to the mat! Gilmore manages to get full guard.
Gilmore is trying to keep Marchant in close.
Marchant wants to pass the guard but Gilmore is keeping the position.
Marchant passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Marchant is trying to get an arm triangle but Gilmore is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marchant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jamie Gilmore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marchant wants to pass to mount but Gilmore is defending the position.
Marchant prevents Gilmore from improving his position.
Gilmore moves into full guard.
Marchant looking to sit in guard and control but Gilmore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant has Gilmore pulled in close to control his posture.

Marchant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gilmore uses it to pass to side control.

Gilmore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gilmore is looking to take a break and control but Marchant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchant tries to buck Gilmore off but Gilmore is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchant is trying to control Gilmore's posture but Gilmore avoids it.
Marchant is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilmore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marchant keeps working.
Marchant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marchant is working hard here to advance position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Marchant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marchant trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Marchant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gilmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Marchant is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gilmore.
Marchant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Marchant dives in and scores a takedown into Gilmore's guard.
Marchant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.
Gilmore is trying to keep Marchant in close.
Marchant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marchant slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marchant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilmore sees it coming and defends easily.
Gilmore regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Marchant from controlling successfully.
Gilmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gilmore keeping full guard, as Marchant tries to pass.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Marchant from controlling successfully.
Marchant wants to pass the guard but Gilmore is keeping the position.
Gilmore wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Marchant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gilmore sprawls well initially but Marchant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marchant is trying to control the action in half guard but Gilmore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marchant wants to free his trapped foot but Gilmore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gilmore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marchant looking to pass the guard.
Gilmore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marchant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchant trying to control but Gilmore is working from the bottom.
Marchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marchant wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Marchant feinted with a counter takedown.

Marchant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gilmore struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchant tries to advance to mount but can't.

Marchant tries for a kimura but Gilmore is defending well.

Marchant swings around for an armbar but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Marchant's guard.
Jamie Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Marchant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Marchant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marchant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Yves Marchant!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Yves Marchant!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Yves Marchant!

Yves Marchant wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mills (ranked 1907 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mills
vs
Tiernan

168 cm
27
150
3 - 3 - 0

162 cm
27
150
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tiernan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Mills is right now.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving position.
Tiernan wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
Mills is trying to control Tiernan's posture but Tiernan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving position.

Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiernan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's two 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.
Mills stops Tiernan from passing to mount.

Tiernan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mills is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mills is trying to control Tiernan's posture but Tiernan avoids it.
Mills tries to improve position but can't.
Mills struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
Mills is looking to reverse the position.

Tiernan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mills has escaped the position, nice work there.

Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills gets back to half guard.

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.
Mills is staying active underneath Tiernan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mills is trying to stand back up but Tiernan is controlling him
Tiernan wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mills leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Mills was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.

Tiernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mills to the ground. Tiernan is now in Mills's guard.
Tiernan prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan is fighting to break Mills's control of his arms but Mills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiernan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tiernan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mills on his heels. He'll look to pass Mills's guard now, I'm sure.
Tiernan pushes down on Mills's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tiernan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mills reverses the position - he's now on top in Tiernan's guard.
Mills wants to control from the top but Tiernan keeps moving.
Tiernan wants to sweep here but Mills controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tiernan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mills's guard.

Tiernan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiernan keeps trying to improve his position.

Mills is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mills working a defensive guard here.
Mills is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mills's guard.
Mills trying to control from the bottom.
Tiernan wants to free his trapped foot but Mills is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiernan is keen to just control but Mills is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Tiernan seems to be looking for submissions.
Mills is pressing down on Tiernan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.

Mills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiernan defends well.
Mills is looking to stand back up but Tiernan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mills.
Mills tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.
Tiernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mills knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tiernan is stalling here. Mills is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tiernan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mills has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills gets to mount! Tiernan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tiernan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tiernan is trying to escape the mount.
Mills misses with a head shot.
Tiernan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan is squirming around, avoiding Mills's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Mills will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tiernan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mills misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mills can't do much from the bottom here.

Tiernan tries for a kimura but Mills is defending well.
Mills stops Tiernan from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills is not content to let Tiernan control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Mills preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tiernan.
Mills tries to escape but Tiernan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mills just trying to survive but Tiernan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mills staying busy and making it hard for Tiernan to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills breaks Tiernan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
Mills preventing the sweep.
Tiernan wants to improve his position but instead Mills has moved into half guard.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.

Mills 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiernan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mills is working away from the top position though.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Mills is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mills tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mills stalling away here and it's allowed Tiernan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tiernan looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Mills.
I think Mills has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!

Peter Tiernan wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mannyyy Pacquiaooo (ranked 3738 p4p, 1959 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiaooo
vs
Anderson

168 cm
25
155
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
27
152
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mannyyy Pacquiaooo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiaooo doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacquiaooo has time to react.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiaooo moves away.
Pacquiaooo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Anderson has Pacquiaooo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiaooo blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiaooo tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiaooo is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiaooo.
Pacquiaooo blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiaooo.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Pacquiaooo is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiaooo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiaooo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pacquiaooo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo is trying to break free.
Anderson digs a right hand into Pacquiaooo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pacquiaooo's gas tank.
Anderson tries to work over Pacquiaooo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiaooo can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a body shot.
Pacquiaooo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiaooo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiaooo's efforts to push away.
Pacquiaooo tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pacquiaooos head.
Pacquiaooo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiaooo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiaooo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pacquiaooo avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Pacquiaooo wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson works on Pacquiaooo's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
Pacquiaooo is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacquiaooo backwards.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson with a nice cross.

Pacquiaooo is rocked!
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiaooo at a distance.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Pacquiaooo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiaooo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson pounces like a tiger and cracks Pacquiaooo with a vicious hook! Pacquiaooo is down but not out! Anderson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Anderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 1475 p4p, 2576 weight class) and William Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Okafor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Washington's chin.

Okafor
vs
Washington

220 cm
20
158
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
150
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Washington!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Washington's head.
Okafor drops Washington with a straight right hand, right on the button! Okafor follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Okafor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.