PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James San Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James San Claire enters the cage!

Achilles
vs
San Claire

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James San Claire!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Claire tries to clinch up but Achilles circles away and keeps his distance.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch but Achilles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Achilles misses the jab.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Achilles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by San Claire.
San Claire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Achilles misses the target.
San Claire moves out of range as Achilles strikes.
San Claire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Achilles throws a hook but San Claire blocks it.
San Claire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Achilles.
Achilles dips to his left and cracks San Claire with an uppercut!

It looks like James San Claire has been cut.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as San Claire sprawls well. San Claire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Achilles gets slowly back to his feet.
Achilles throws a looping overhand right but San Claire ducks down to avoid it.
San Claire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Achilles paws at him with a jab and circles away.

San Claire clinches up against the cage.
Achilles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
San Claire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Achilles avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Achilles working aggressively here.
San Claire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Achilles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Achilles scores with a shot to the side of San Claire's head.
Achilles blocks an elbow strike.
San Claire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Achilles avoiding damage as San Claire throws knees to the body.
Achilles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but San Claire pulls him back up using the underhooks.
San Claire tries a knee to the head but Achilles blocks it.

Achilles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San Claire tries to clinch but Achilles is having none of it.
Achilles throws a jab when San Claire was well out of range.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Achilles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Achilles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

San Claire forces Achilles back against the cage and clinches.
San Claire trying to control the position but instead, Achilles has worked for underhooks and has pushed San Claire into the cage.
San Claire is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Achilles has denied him.
Achilles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Achilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Achilles is leaning against San Claire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Claire looks gassed!
Achilles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Achilles avoiding damage as San Claire throws knees to the body.
Achilles just leaning against San Claire, taking a breather.
Achilles tries to land knees in the clinch but San Claire avoids the damage to the body.
Achilles tries for a takedown but San Claire manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Achilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Achilles.
A nice left hand lands by Achilles.
Achilles lands with a short shot to the head.

Achilles turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Achilles wants to lay and pray for a moment but San Claire keeps working.
San Claire is trying to get back to his feet.
Achilles landing a few strikes.

San Claire is rocked!
Achilles landing a few strikes.
San Claire is still in real trouble! Can Achilles finish him?
Achilles controls the position from side control.
San Claire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused San Claire some visible discomfort.
Achilles scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh San Claire is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Achilles can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Achilles!