PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octo Pus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Yorker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). New Yorker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Octo Pus's chin.

Pus
vs
Yorker

185 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
27
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Octo Pus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Yorker!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yorker.
Yorker tries to land a leg kick but Pus saw it coming and moves away.
Yorker throws a sloppy head kick and Pus moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pus, right into the meat.
Yorker lands with a nice body kick.
Yorker misses with a head kick.
Yorker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pus can pounce on him.

Pus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yorker tries to reverse the position but Pus maintains control.
Yorker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Pus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pus landing punches.
Yorker is looking to improve his position but Pus isn't that keen on the idea.
Yorker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yorker's face.
Pus working Yorker over with strikes here.
Pus lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pus looking to finish Yorker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yorker!
Pus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Yorker is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yorker is still in real trouble! Can Pus finish him?
Pus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yorker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yorker is looking to improve his position but Pus isn't that keen on the idea.
Yorker takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pus's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Octo Pus!