DREAM 1 - The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wayne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last of my kind. On his way into the cage it seems that Christopher Wayne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Christopher Wayne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wayne
vs
Jacobs

182 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jacobs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Jacobs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Whack! Jacobs lands a heavy head kick that drops Wayne. The ref tackles Jacobs to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wayne was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ryan Jacobs!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huggie McCuddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Alejandro
vs
McCuddler

189 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huggie McCuddler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for McCuddler with that takedown attempt.
McCuddler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

McCuddler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alejandro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Alejandro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alejandro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alejandro tries to get out of the position.
McCuddler working some strikes from top position.
Alejandro keeping full guard, as McCuddler tries to pass.

Alejandro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCuddler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCuddler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Alejandro has his feet on McCuddler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alejandro avoids a kick to the body.
McCuddler throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCuddler pinned against the cage. McCuddler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCuddler digs a good body shot into Alejandro's ribs.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
McCuddler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Alejandro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Francisco Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huggie McCuddler.
Alejandro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCuddler is proving hard to escape from.

McCuddler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alejandro defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McCuddler looking for a triangle here. Alejandro is fighting it but it looks tight! McCuddler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Alejandro is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Huggie McCuddler!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Boy Rune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Boy Rune has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Boy Rune

181 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Rune!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rune looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rune persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bad Boy Rune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rune shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Rune or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Boy Rune.

Rune shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva pushes Rune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Rune has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Rune has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rune couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bad Boy Rune!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zvonimir Soldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac has chosen No*t Afraid as his entrance music. Alen Zalac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Soldo
vs
Zalac

184 cm
21
242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zvonimir Soldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldo tries to bum rush Zalac with a series of wild strikes but Zalac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zalac looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from Soldo.
Zalac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Soldo does no damage.
Soldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soldo scores with a one two! Zalac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Alen Zalac has been cut.

Soldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soldo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soldo wants to control from the top but Zalac keeps moving.
Soldo lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Soldo distracts Zalac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soldo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zalac stops Soldo from passing to mount.
Soldo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zalac to see if he's OK.
Soldo is putting a hurting on Zalac here, landing some big shots from side control.

Zalac is rocked!
A big shot lands for Soldo! That's hurt Zalac! Will he recover? Soldo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zvonimir Soldo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juvintude DeNomee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Subz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeNomee comes to the cage accompanied by I'm country. Subz has chosen Speak - Stop The War as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

DeNomee
vs
Subz

174 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juvintude DeNomee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Subz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNomee throws a series of punches but Subz moves out of range.
Subz stuffs the takedown.
Subz works DeNomee's body with a nice hook.
DeNomee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Subz defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from DeNomee misses the target.

Subz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
DeNomee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Subz.
Subz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeNomee defending well though.
Subz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks DeNomee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

DeNomee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Subz pulls his head out easily.
Subz not doing much here.
Subz working over DeNomee with some ground and pound. DeNomee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subz drops an elbow to the side of DeNomee's head.
Subz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Subz there.
Subz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
DeNomee is breathing heavily.
DeNomee is trying to stand back up but Subz is controlling him
Subz thows a huge punch but DeNomee dodges it nicely.
Subz is just content to waste time from the top position. DeNomee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Subz trying to control the position from guard on top but DeNomee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeNomee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

DeNomee working for a triangle but Subz defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Subz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Subz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Subz trying to control but DeNomee is working from the bottom.
Subz is looking to work some ground and pound but DeNomee has wrist control.
DeNomee has momentary wrist control but Subz slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subz is stalling in the full guard.
DeNomee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Subz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Subz distracts DeNomee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Subz is working DeNomee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
DeNomee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Subz working some strikes from top position.
Subz stands up over DeNomee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Subz is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNomee keeping moving, preventing Subz from controlling successfully.
Subz landing with the ground and pound.
Subz throwing strikes from guard but DeNomee blocks nicely.
Subz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeNomee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Subz controls the pace.
Subz is looking to work some ground and pound but DeNomee has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Subz 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.

DeNomee circles away from the clinch attempt.

DeNomee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - DeNomee lands in his opponent's guard.

DeNomee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Subz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Subz has escaped and now he's on top!
Subz chips away with some ground and pound.
Subz throwing strikes from guard but DeNomee blocks nicely.
Subz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jonny Subz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Subz working some strikes from top position.
DeNomee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subz postures up and lands a big shot to DeNomee's brow.
DeNomee keeping moving, preventing Subz from controlling successfully.
Subz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Subz wants to control from the top but DeNomee keeps moving.
Subz postures up and lands a big shot to DeNomee's brow.
Subz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Subz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Subz stands up over DeNomee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Subz wants to control from the top but DeNomee keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subz lands a couple of elbows.
Subz looking to sit in guard and control but DeNomee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Subz pushes a forearm under DeNomee's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, DeNomee is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonny Subz!