PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Main (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Cody Main has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Main
vs
Out

187 cm
20
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Main!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Out!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Main wants to clinch.
Main moves out of range of the body kick from Out.

Out drives through and clinches with Main against the ropes.
Main is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Out stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Out.
Out creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Main's defenses.
Out lands a knee to the body.
Out misses with a knee strike.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Main has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out looking to throw knees to the head but Main is blocking nicely.
Out taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out lands an elbow just above Main 's eye.
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!
Out looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Main is trying to break free.
Out throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Main blocks it with crossed arms.
Out lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Out prevents Main from breaking the clinch.
Main tries to stall but Out uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Main is trying to break free.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Main takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Out fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Main, pushing him back against the ropes.
Out taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out connects with a nasty looking knee right to Main's face.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Main wants to break the clinch but can't.

Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Main is rocked!
A head kick by Out - that's a beauty! Main is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Out can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pablo Out!
A determined Pablo Out didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!