PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flash McPuggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McPuggins
vs
Arona

200 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash McPuggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona shoots for a takedown but McPuggins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McPuggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McPuggins moves into range and clinches up with Arona.
McPuggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Arona won't want to take too many of those.
McPuggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
McPuggins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McPuggins prevents the takedown attempt.
Flash McPuggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Arona is working for takedown but McPuggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
McPuggins with a knee to the head.
Arona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McPuggins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McPuggins lands a nice knee to the body.
McPuggins gets underhooks to prevent Arona's takedown attempt.
Arona looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuggins with a knee to the head.
McPuggins scores with a knee to the head.
Arona tries for a takedown but McPuggins manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for McPuggins.
McPuggins landing knees to the body.
McPuggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPuggins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McPuggins lands an elbow inside that Arona shrugs off.
McPuggins with a knee to the head.
McPuggins landing knees to the head.

McPuggins drops Arona with a big knee straight up the middle! Arona is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Arona is rocked!

That has opened up Ricardo Arona's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McPuggins throws a nice inside leg kick.

Arona gets tackled into the cage by McPuggins. McPuggins maintains the clinch.
McPuggins scores with a knee to the head.
Arona takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPuggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McPuggins lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
McPuggins maintains plum control as Arona tries to back straight out! McPuggins connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Arona blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Flash McPuggins!