PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Aragua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Aragua had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 188.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aragua
vs
Easton

191 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Aragua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aragua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aragua scores with a sloppy right hand. Easton should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Aragua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Aragua misses.
A big right from Aragua misses.
Easton is looking to clinch.
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aragua swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Easton closes the distance and pushes Aragua back into the ropes.
Easton lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nick Aragua has been cut.
Aragua wants to break free but Easton has control.
Easton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but Aragua blocks with his arms.
Easton lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Aragua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Easton keeps control of Aragua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Aragua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nick Aragua's cut is getting worse.
Aragua tries to break the clinch but Easton is controlling the position.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aragua's defenses.
Easton lands a good knee to the midsection. Aragua won't want to take too many of those.
Aragua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Easton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aragua's face.
Nice elbow from Easton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Easton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Easton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Aragua is rocked!

Nick Aragua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aragua is breathing heavily.
Easton jerks Aragua's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Aragua drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Easton goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Easton because Aragua was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Brad Easton!