PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago's entrance music is Finch - What It Is To Burn . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rabago
vs
Anthony

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Hellbent, Inc.™

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Anthony!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabago pinned against the cage. Rabago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rabago throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rabago as he jumps to the side.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony.

Anthony gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Anthony working for submissions but it's allowed Rabago to get to half guard.

Rabago seems to be working for a kimura but Anthony defends the submission attempt.

Anthony is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.
Rabago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rabago is trying to work for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rabago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rabago is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anthony doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rabago.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.
Anthony wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but Anthony is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabago to get the leverage.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rabago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.

Rabago wants to work for an arm triangle but Anthony is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Anthony is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Rabago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is looking to improve his position.

Rabago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Rabago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.

Anthony is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anthony defends it well.
Anthony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rabago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Anthony is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rabago looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rabago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rabago gets a clinch.

Rabago breaks the clinch.
Ryan Rabago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabago rushes Anthony with punches - Anthony moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Anthony goes down! Rabago follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rabago!