PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Couture
vs
Cejudo

185 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
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, Henry Cejudo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cejudo was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Couture is stalling in the full guard.
Couture looking to sit in guard and control but Cejudo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Couture not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cejudo slips nicely into half guard.
Cejudo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cejudo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Couture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Cejudo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couture defending well though.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Cejudo has control of the leg.
Cejudo works his way into side control.
Couture is looking for a sweep.
Couture is working hard here to advance position.
Cejudo scoring with punches and elbows.
Cejudo is chipping away with strikes.
Cejudo wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Couture takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cejudo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking to regain half guard here but Cejudo keeps moving and retains side control.
Cejudo cracks Couture with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Couture is rocked!
Cejudo cracks Couture with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cejudo immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Couture is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cejudo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Cejudo!