PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Kerestes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes into the arena with Two Weeks blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Battle
vs
Kerestes

177 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Kerestes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle throws a hook but Kerestes avoids it easily.
Kerestes throws a nice head kick!

Battle is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Battle has been cut.

Kerestes clinches up with Battle and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Battle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Battle can't break the clinch.
Kerestes keeps control of Battle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kerestes manages to break the clinch.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot lands for Battle.
Kerestes connects with a stiff jab that staggers Battle - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riley Kerestes!