PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Pereira (ranked 4261 p4p, 4711 weight class) and Will Trapp (ranked 255 p4p, 272 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pereira
vs
Trapp

200 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trapp drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pereira has an active guard here but Trapp has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trapp in particular looking to stall.

Pereira actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Trapp seems content to control.

Trapp stands up and beckons Pereira to join him on the feet.
Trapp ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira scores with a body shot.

Trapp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Trapp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pereira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trapp slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trapp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trapp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Pereira is rocked!
Trapp is controlling the pace.
Oh Pereira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trapp scores with a big shot! Pereira's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pereira! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Trapp!