PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakwa Salali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Salali

182 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pakwa Salali!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salali closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Salali pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Man cracks Salali with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Salali looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Man finish him?

Salali is rocked!

It looks like Pakwa Salali has been cut.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salali throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salali avoids the body shot from Man.

Salali looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Salali wants to work for an arm triangle but Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salali wants to pass to mount but Man is defending the position.
Salali stops Man from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salali content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to stand up here but Salali is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Man lands a left and a right that send Salali crashing to the mat, dazed. Man thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Salali is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man dances in with a quick combination. Salali is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Man snaps Salali's head back. Salali stumbles backwards against the cage. Man steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Salali's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Salali just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Demo Man!