PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soares
vs
Arts

183 cm
24
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

196 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Soares.

It looks like Michael Soares has been cut.
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arts defends it nicely.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arts sprawls well. Arts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Arts scores with a leg kick.
Arts scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arts as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Soares is rocked!
Arts circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Soares drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Arts follows Soares to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Arts!