PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seymore KOs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rios's choice of entrance music: The Way I Am. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

KOs
vs
Rios

166 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore KOs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KOs tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios has a takedown stuffed.
KOs fails in his attempt to clinch.
KOs tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KOs wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.

KOs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rios takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Rios takes an elbow to the forehead.
KOs misses with an elbow over the top.
Rios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but KOs has him pressed against the cage.
Rios jumps guard but KOs stands there with Rios around his waist. Rios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from KOs.
KOs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
KOs misses with an elbow over the top.
KOs pushes off an throws an elbow but Rios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rios avoids a wild elbow strike from KOs.
Rios drops to a knee looking for a takedown but KOs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Seymore KOs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Rios.
Rios fails to pull guard.
Rios avoids a wild elbow strike from KOs.
Rios drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by KOs.
KOs lands a nice elbow.
KOs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Diego Rios's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, KOs throws an elbow but misses.
KOs misses with an elbow over the top.
KOs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
KOs throws an elbow that misses.
KOs lands a nice elbow.
Rios looks gassed!
KOs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
KOs pushes off an throws an elbow but Rios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
KOs throws an elbow that misses.
KOs lands an elbow that stopped Rios in his tracks for a moment.
KOs lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Diego Rios's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
KOs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rios blocks an elbow strike.
KOs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
KOs lands an elbow that stopped Rios in his tracks for a moment.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from KOs.
KOs throws an elbow that misses.
KOs lands an elbow inside.

Diego Rios'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 Diego Rios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seymore KOs!