Outlaw Test 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Virinen (ranked 4447 p4p, 4790 weight class) and Mohammed Abul (ranked 99 p4p, 120 weight class). Lasse Virinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Virinen
vs
Abul

183 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasse Virinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Abul!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abul.
Virinen works the jab nicely.
Abul throws out a loose jab but Virinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Virinen misses the target.
Jab by Virinen.
Virinen lands a jab to Abul's midsection.
Abul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Virinen throws a jab when Abul was well out of range.
Abul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Virinen under the eye.
Virinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Abul is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virinen misses with a jab to the body
and Virinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abul slips a straight right by Virinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Abul misses.
Virinen jabs Abul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Virinen blocks a jab.
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!
Virinen misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Abul to counter with a crisp jab.
Virinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Abul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Virinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Abul is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Virinen.
Abul slips a straight right by Virinen.
Virinen jabs at Abul's body.
Virinen cracks Abul with a good jab.
Lasse Virinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Abul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virinen.
A jab from Virinen misses.
Abul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Virinen connects with a body shot that sends Abul's belly button to the back.
A big right from Abul misses.
Virinen misses with a hook. Abul ducked under it nicely.
Abul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Virinen misses with a left hand
and Abul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Virinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abul takes a swing at Virinen's ribcage but misses.
Abul looks to score with a jab to the body but Virinen is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Virinen. Abul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Virinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abul.
A nice side step and Abul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Virinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virinen misses with a wild body shot.
Virinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Abul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Abul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Virinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Virinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 10:9
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Virinen!
A victorious Lasse Virinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Seven (ranked 4602 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Aleksandre Nadareishvili (ranked 109 p4p, 98 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Seven
vs
Nadareishvili

191 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
245
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Seven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nadareishvili.
Seven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
Seven lands a right hook to the body.
Seven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nadareishvili takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seven lands a head shot.

Nadareishvili has closed the distance and engaged Seven in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Seven.
Seven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seven misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadareishvili holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nadareishvili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadareishvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nadareishvili.
Seven is breathing heavily.
Nadareishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven throws a head punch that misses.
Seven takes a shot to the head.
Seven stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nadareishvili misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Nadareishvili to work.
Nadareishvili lands a shot to the body.
Nadareishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seven's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seven.
Seven scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili pushes Seven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili misses with a knee to the head.
Nadareishvili tries a body shot but Seven blocks it.
Nadareishvili misses with a knee strike.
Seven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadareishvili tries a knee to the head but Seven blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seven misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seven backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven lands a left hand.
Nadareishvili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seven.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch.
Seven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nadareishvili.
Seven working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seven blocks an uppercut.
Nadareishvili displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seven up against the cage.
Seven misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili tries to throw a body punch but Seven avoids it by throwing Nadareishvili back against the cage.
Nadareishvili tries to work over Seven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadareishvili takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadareishvili is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandre Nadareishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nadareishvili 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge George Francis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandre Nadareishvili!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4718 p4p, 4601 weight class) and Test Six (ranked 116 p4p, 107 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Five
vs
Six

185 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Six!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Five.
Six shoots in but no luck this time.
Five throws a big counter combination but Six scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Six shoots in and drives through. Five sprawls well.
Six shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Six.
Five shoots in for a double leg but Six sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Six fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six goes for a double leg but Five avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Five continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six shoots in but no luck this time.
Five throws a series of punches but Six avoids them all with ease.
Six misses with a takedown attempt - Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Six tries to sprawl but Five drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Six wants to get back to full guard.
Six is still trying to improve position.
Six blocking the ground and pound attempt from Five.
Six is looking for a sweep. Five is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Five takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Six moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Five working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Six tries to strike from the bottom.
Six not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Six is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Five just misses with a punch to the body.
Six feints the counter takedown.
Six shoots in for a takedown but Five shows good takedown defense.

Five gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Five tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Six avoids it.

Five drags the fight down to the ground.
Five trying to control the position here.
Five working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Five showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Five has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Five!
Test Five seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Three (ranked 4599 p4p, 4600 weight class) and Test Four (ranked 108 p4p, 110 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Three
vs
Four

180 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Four!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Three takes the fight into the clinch.

Four lands a takedown into guard.

Three has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Four is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Three tries to pull guard but Four forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Three pulls guard.
Three throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Three not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Three throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Three wants to sweep here but Four controlling him for the moment.
Three is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Four content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Four wants to stand but Three has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Four stands and throws Three's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Four tries to stand but Three is controlling his head.
Four is looking to take a break and control but Three is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Four throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two 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.
Four throws an elbow but Three slips to the side and avoids it well.
Four happy to just control the position for now.
Four in side control lands a decent elbow.
Four creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Three sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Four controls the position.
Four is looking to take a break and control but Three is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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 Test Three.
I think Three 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 10:9
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Test Four!
Test Four 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
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test One (ranked 4598 p4p, 4717 weight class) and Test Two (ranked 111 p4p, 117 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

One
vs
Two

175 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Two!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Two takes the fight into the clinch.
One stops a takedown attempt from Two.

Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Two displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from One.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Two is defended easily by One.

One gets caught napping as Two dives in and scores a takedown. One manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
One has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Two has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of One is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Two accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Two looking to pass the guard.
Two postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Two is looking to stand up but One won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
One has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Two scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

One kicks Two off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.

One is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Two's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two is trying to maintain the position but One is very close to passing his half guard.
One trying to mount his opponent but Two defends it.
Two trying to control from the bottom.
One not doing much here.

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 Test One.
I think One 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 10:10
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 10:10
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 10:9

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Karloff (ranked 4479 p4p, 4474 weight class) and Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 104 p4p, 103 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Karloff
vs
Nadareishvili

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Karloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Nadareishvili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nadareishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karloff tries to counter by clinching up but Nadareishvili breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadareishvili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karloff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karloff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadareishvili scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karloff misses with a body shot.
Karloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadareishvili manages to avoid it.

That's two 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.
Nadareishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karloff moves away.
Nadareishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karloff moves away.
Karloff attempts a counter takedown but Nadareishvili avoids it well and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nadareishvili scores with a hook to the body. Karloff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Revazi Nadareishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nadareishvili has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 9:10
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Revazi Nadareishvili!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
16%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 4472 p4p, 4707 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 101 p4p, 114 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Carioni

183 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioni lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carioni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carioni lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Carioni moved out of range nicely.
Carioni lands a right hook to the body.
Carioni lands with a cross.
Carioni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carioni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carioni cracks Wilson with a good jab.
A jab from Carioni does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Carioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carioni digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Carioni scores with a jab.
Carioni scores with a jab to the head.
Carioni cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carioni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carioni to score with a decent uppercut.
Carioni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carioni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carioni.
Carioni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carioni finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Carioni counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Carioni catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Wilson throws a jab when Carioni was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioni scores with a jab.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Carioni.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carioni was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Carioni lands a nice looking body shot.
Carioni lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Carioni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Carioni.
A jab from Carioni does it's job there.
Wilson swings for the body but Carioni moves out of range.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioni moves away.
Carioni cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Wilson misses with a hook. Carioni ducked under it nicely.
Carioni lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Carioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carioni scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson is looking to wear down Carioni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carioni lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Carioni.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carioni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carioni cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Carioni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Carioni finds it's target.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Carioni is out of range.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Carioni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carioni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 9:10
Judge George Francis scores the fight 9:10

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

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 Dick Waters (ranked 4484 p4p, 4629 weight class) and Yaya Kouame (ranked 102 p4p, 112 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Waters
vs
Kouame

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yaya Kouame!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouame connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kouame lands a really nice looking cross but Waters seems unphased.
Waters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kouame's corner calls for a 1-2. Kouame obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Kouame moves into the clinch.
Kouame misses with the head strike.
Waters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kouame to keep the fight standing.
Waters jumps guard but Kouame stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kouame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waters looking to stall.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kouame.
Waters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kouame lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A shot in the inside from Kouame.
Kouame lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kouame lands with a left to the head.
Kouame tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Kouame back against the cage.
Kouame scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waters is trying to pull guard but Kouame has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kouame lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kouame prevents Waters from breaking the clinch.

Waters manages to break the clinch.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Kouame cracks a nice hook into Waters's ribs.
Kouame scores with a shot to the body.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Kouame ducks down to avoid it.
Waters throws an overhand right that lands on Kouame's shoulder, as Kouame tries to avoid the shot.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kouame. That snapped Waters's head back.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Kouame connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kouame lands a head shot.
Kouame digs a good hook to Waters's body.

Kouame pushes Waters up against the cage in a clinch.
Kouame lands an uppercut.
Kouame lands a hook that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Kouame lands a shoulder strike.
Kouame gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kouame lands a body shot.
Kouame pushes Waters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kouame.
Waters tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kouame just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kouame scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kouame makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waters blocking some punches.
Kouame softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kouame lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waters backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yaya Kouame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kouame has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaya Kouame!
After winning the bout, Yaya Kouame thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.