PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Creed Rightous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrio Vermao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rightous's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Creed Rightous looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rightous
vs
Vermao

178 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Creed Rightous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrio Vermao!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rightous closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vermao circles away.
Vermao lands a left and a right that sends Rightous crashing to the canvas! Vermao dives into mount looking to finish!

Rightous is rocked!
BOOM! Vermao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Rightous is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rightous's face.
Vermao with a couple of short strikes.
Vermao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vermao punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Vermao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vermao is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Vermao looking for a guillotine from mount but Rightous is having none of it.
Vermao lands with some strikes.
Vermao with shots to the head and body - Rightous looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Vermao.
Vermao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vermao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vermao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vermao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rightous is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vermao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Vermao looking to secure an arm triangle but Rightous defends it well.
Vermao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vermao breaks from Rightous's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rightous is trying desperately to improve position.
Vermao avoids the attempt from Rightous to control.
The referee warns Rightous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rightous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vermao landing shots from mount.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vermao is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermao closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rightous! Vermao dives in looking to finish! Rightous 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 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrio Vermao!