PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theo Rains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrel Digre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digre has chosen Zuco 103 - Treasure as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rains
vs
Digre

172 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[JMFC] Klinch

Final Strike Clothing
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Rains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darrel Digre!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rains is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Digre.
Digre misses with a two punch combination.
Rains shoots in for a double leg but Digre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rains moves in looking to clinch but Digre pushes him off.
Rains scores with a jab.

Digre scores with a takedown into Rains's guard.
Rains keeping moving, preventing Digre from controlling successfully.
Digre advances position into side control!
Rains is looking for a sweep.

Digre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rains is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rains is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digre is looking to take a break and control but Rains is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rains tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rains closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Darrel Digre has been cut.
Rains scores with a sloppy right hand. Digre should have avoided that one.
Rains tries to close the distance and clinch but Digre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Digre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rains moves away.
Rains misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Digre.

Rains scores a takedown into full mount!
Digre wants to control but Rains is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rains scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rains looking to finish with strikes here!
Rains punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rains avoids the attempt from Digre to control.
Rains thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rains there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Digre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Digre tries to lock up and control but Rains gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rains landing shots from mount.

That has opened up Darrel Digre's cut even more.
Digre tries to hold on but Rains pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rains landing strikes from the mount and Digre is in trouble!

Darrel Digre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darrel Digre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Theo Rains!