PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 1877 p4p, 2183 weight class) and Rooster Test (ranked 256 p4p, 285 weight class). Lightspeed comes to the cage accompanied by Silver Scrapes. Arax Lightspeed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lightspeed
vs
Test

181 cm
21
170
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
171
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rooster Test !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Test misses.
Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Test .
Test misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightspeed counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Rooster Test has been cut.
Lightspeed connects with a right hand. Test shakes it off.
Test rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightspeed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Lightspeed's head coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lightspeed tests Test 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Test is rocked!
Lightspeed misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightspeed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lightspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Test scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Lightspeed.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed.
The fighters circling - Lightspeed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lightspeed misses the shot to the body.
Lightspeed misses with a hook
and Test counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lightspeed cracks a nice hook into Test 's ribs.
Lightspeed with a hook.
Lightspeed misses with a lunging right hand
letting Test counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lightspeed darts in and clinches Test up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lightspeed.
Test holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Lightspeed.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightspeed lands with a light punch inside.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightspeed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
Test swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lightspeed.
A head punch on the inside from Test fails to land.
Test misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightspeed misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed lands a shot to the body.
Lightspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
Test looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightspeed pushes Test back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lightspeed breaks from the clinch.
Lightspeed drops Test with a huge uppercut! Test drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lightspeed is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arax Lightspeed!
During a confident post fight interview, Arax Lightspeed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.