PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James The Croc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Valua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

The Croc
vs
Valua

196 cm
21
283 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

203 cm
26
284 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Croc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Maik Valua!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valua punishes The Croc's body with a nice straight punch.
Valua misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Croc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Croc is breathing heavily.
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!

A jab-cross combination lands for Valua and sends The Croc crashing to the mat! Valua follows him down to the mat - The Croc regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like James The Croc has been cut.
Valua tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Croc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Valua wants to control but The Croc is keeping him busy.
Valua wants to stand up but The Croc has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Valua wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Croc keeps working.
Valua slows the pace down in half guard.
Valua is pressing down on The Croc's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Croc is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Croc is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Croc moves out of range as Valua strikes.
The Croc throws a shot from downtown. Valua moves away and avoids it.
Valua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valua wants it to stay on the feet.
Valua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Croc.

The Croc looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valua!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Croc misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Valua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Croc working the ground and pound effectively.
The Croc throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Valua taking shots to the head.
The Croc pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Croc lands with some strikes.
Valua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Croc lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Croc cracks Valua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Valua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Croc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Croc working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Maik Valua has been cut.
The Croc thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valua is trying to escape the mount.
The Croc landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valua is in a horrible position here. The Croc smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Croc lands a big elbow.

The cut above Maik Valua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Valua is in a horrible position here. The Croc smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Croc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valua hang on?

Maik Valua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maik Valua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James The Croc!