PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lydell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Putskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putskie has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Ivan Putskie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lydell
vs
Putskie

187 cm
23
217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putskie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Putskie.

Lydell moves into the clinch successfully.
Putskie fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lydell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Lydell.
Lydell throws a right hand that Putskie ducks under and follows up with a left that Putskie also avoids with ease.
Lydell tries to clinch up.
Lydell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lydell tries to clinch but Putskie is having none of it.
Putskie shoots in but Lydell avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Putskie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lydell pushes Putskie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Putskie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Putskie is looking to take a break and control but Lydell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lydell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lydell tries to get out of the position.
Lydell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Putskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lydell keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Putskie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lydell.
Putskie seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lydell shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Putskie is backing up but Lydell catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Putskie covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lydell Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Lydell!