PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine has chosen The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Long
vs
Augustine

190 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Augustine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
Tim Augustine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Augustine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Augustine duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Augustine.
Augustine is looking to chop away at Long's legs.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augustine keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throws a right hand that Augustine ducks under and follows up with a left that Augustine also avoids with ease.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augustine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Augustine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Augustine thuds a left hand into Long's body.

Augustine clinches.
Augustine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.

Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Long.
Augustine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Augustine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Long looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Long wants to control but Augustine postures up.
Long is breathing heavily.
Augustine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Augustine working the ground and pound.
Augustine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustine working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Augustine tries to score with some ground and pound. Long controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Augustine lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long parries the strikes from Augustine easily there. Augustine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Long to escape.
Augustine scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Long is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Augustine can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Augustine!