PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Pansoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Couture
vs
Pansoy

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Pansoy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pansoy cracks Couture with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Pansoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Couture napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Couture is not content to let Pansoy control the position.
Couture tries to buck Pansoy off but Pansoy is having none of it.
Pansoy prevents Couture from escaping the position.
Couture sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pansoy wants to pass the guard but Couture is defending well.
Couture is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pansoy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pansoy's back!
Pansoy avoids the strikes from Couture.
Couture punches the canvas rather than the man.
Pansoy is really stuck here.
Couture missing with strikes from the back.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes.
Couture missing with punches from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

It looks like Uncle Pansoy has been cut.
Pansoy tries to escape but Couture has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Couture.

That has opened up Uncle Pansoy's cut even more.
Pansoy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Couture.
Pansoy is taking damage to the body and head.

Pansoy is rocked!

The cut above Uncle Pansoy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Couture is raining down hard shots and and Pansoy has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andy Couture!