PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cain (ranked 2053 p4p, 270 weight class) and Ivar Lothbrook (ranked 3426 p4p, 420 weight class). Cain's entrance music is Middle Class Rut . A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cain
vs
Lothbrook

183 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Threads of HARDCORE

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lothbrook!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrook throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Lothbrook lands a jab.
Lothbrook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lothbrook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Cain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cain.
Lothbrook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Cain's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Cain.
Lothbrook throws a poor cross that misses
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lothbrook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lothbrook throws a combination that misses
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Lothbrook misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cain ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrook. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lothbrook on the side of the head.
Lothbrook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lothbrook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cain.
Cain throws a body punch but Lothbrook moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lothbrook misses.
Lothbrook throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Lothbrook avoids the body shot from Cain.
Cain scores with the left hand. Lothbrook knows he should have avoided that one.
Cain punishes Lothbrook's body with a nice straight punch.
Cain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cain throwing a counter right hand but Lothbrook manages to avoid it.
Lothbrook throws a right and a left that Cain avoids nicely.
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cain looks to land a combination. Lothbrook sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ivar Lothbrook has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Lothbrook is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lothbrook thows a leg kick but Cain checks it
and Cain counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lothbrook to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Cain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). RJ Cain!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, RJ Cain made sure he mentioned Threads of HARDCORE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.