PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash McPuggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Flash McPuggins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

English
vs
McPuggins

192 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash McPuggins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English shoots in looking for a takedown. McPuggins tries to sprawl out of it but English keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McPuggins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
English fails to land with a series of punches.

McPuggins darts in and clinches English up against the cage.
McPuggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McPuggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McPuggins lands a knee to the head.
English wants a takedown.
McPuggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McPuggins working English over with knees to the body.
McPuggins misses with a knee to the head.
McPuggins prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPuggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through English's defenses.
McPuggins landing knees to the head.

English is rocked!
McPuggins with a knee to the head.
Oh English is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
English tries a body shot but McPuggins blocks it.
McPuggins misses with a knee strike.
English seems to have got his legs back now.
English takes a knee to the side of the body.
McPuggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. English lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McPuggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. English lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
English is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McPuggins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McPuggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPuggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPuggins misses with a knee to the head.
McPuggins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has English in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McPuggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McPuggins missing with knees to the body.
McPuggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to English's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
English swings wildly with an uppercut but McPuggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPuggins tries to land a knee to the head but English blocks with his arms.
English goes for a takedown in the clinch but McPuggins prevents it.
English goes for a takedown in the clinch but McPuggins prevents it.
McPuggins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
English working aggressively here.
McPuggins tries a knee to the head but English blocks it.
McPuggins is pressed up against the cage. English has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McPuggins down to the mat. McPuggins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
English is trying hard to land a takedown here. McPuggins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

McPuggins clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins gets underhooks to prevent English's takedown attempt.
English is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McPuggins is keeping busy.
McPuggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPuggins gets underhooks to prevent English's takedown attempt.
McPuggins tries to land a knee to the head but English blocks with his arms.
McPuggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPuggins lands a nice knee to the body.
McPuggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPuggins landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McPuggins.
McPuggins jerks English's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! English drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! McPuggins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from McPuggins because English was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Flash McPuggins!