PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gray
vs
Ward

170 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Ward!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Gray scores with a hook.

It looks like Arturo Ward has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Ward's head back.

Ward is rocked!
Ward slips under a jab.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Gray misses with a straight left.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Gray throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Ward moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
A punch combination from Gray misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
A big left from Gray misses.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Mel Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Ward.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Gray closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ward! Gray dives in looking to finish! Ward is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gray!
Mel Gray retains his featherweight title!