PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chao Wang (ranked 4958 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Michael Cudlitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wang
vs
Cudlitz

177 cm
21
172
5 - 8 - 0

183 cm
26
186
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 Amsterdam, Chao Wang!
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, Michael Cudlitz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cudlitz counters with a single leg into guard. Wang didn't expect that.
Cudlitz controlling from the top position.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wang will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wang is trying to control the position but Cudlitz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cudlitz stands and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wang looking for a sweep but Cudlitz has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cudlitz landing strikes from the mount.
Cudlitz dominating with strikes here.
Wang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cudlitz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Cudlitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cudlitz working the ground and pound effectively.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Cudlitz! Wang is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Cudlitz!
After the fight, Michael Cudlitz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.