PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ware comes into the arena with Put on blaring out of the sound system. Abu Khalid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ware
vs
Khalid

183 cm
27
178 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalid stuffs the takedown attempt from Ware. Ware gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Demarcus Ware has been cut.

Ware tries to keep at a distance but Khalid has taken the fight into the clinch.

Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Ware swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Khalid scores with the left hand. Ware knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalid throws a right and a left that Ware avoids nicely.

Khalid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Khalid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ware pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalid swinging wildly here.
Ware is looking to chop away at Khalid's legs.
Ware is looking to clinch.
Ware misses with a few strikes there.
Khalid tries to clinch but Ware is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Ware bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware tries a head kick but it misses.
Ware avoids the head kick by Khalid.
A right-left combo lands from Khalid.
Ware closes the distance and clinches up with Khalid, looking for a takedown. Ware pushes Khalid against the cage but Khalid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ware throws a wild body kick that Khalid sees coming a mile off.
Ware keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalid tries to clinch but Ware moves out of range.

Khalid drops Ware with a beautiful combination! Ware stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khalid is looking for the KO!

Ware is rocked!

Demarcus Ware's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalid throws a series of punches but Ware moves out of range.
Oh Ware is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ware bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Khalid comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ware falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ware was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Khalid!