PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Maino - Soldier. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Infamous
vs
Equinox

200 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Team S.W.A.T.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Infamous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Infamous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Drew Infamous has been cut.
Equinox throws a lazy right hand but Infamous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Equinox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Equinox fails to land with a series of punches.
Equinox throws the left hand but Infamous avoids the punch easily.
Infamous closes the distance and clinches up with Equinox, looking for a takedown. Infamous pushes Equinox against the cage but Equinox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Infamous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Equinox throws out the jab.

Equinox has Infamous up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Equinox.
Equinox is looking to break free of the clinch but Infamous has double underhooks.
Equinox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Infamous.
Equinox gets underhooks to prevent Infamous's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Equinox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Equinox wants to get back to striking at distance but Infamous won't allow it.
Infamous drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equinox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Infamous jumps guard but Equinox stands there with Infamous around his waist. Infamous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Equinox stops a takedown attempt from Infamous.
Infamous prevents Equinox from breaking the clinch.

Equinox manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equinox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Infamous counter with a right hand.
Equinox tries to bum rush Infamous with a series of wild strikes but Infamous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Infamous misses with a two punch combination.
Infamous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
Infamous tries to bum rush Equinox with a series of wild strikes but Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Equinox pushes Infamous up against the cage in a clinch.
Infamous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Infamous.
Infamous really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Equinox has had enough of the clinch but Infamous keeps him there for the moment.

Equinox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Infamous slips a jab from Equinox.
Infamous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Equinox wants to clinch
and Infamous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Equinox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Equinox fails to land with a series of punches.
Equinox is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Infamous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Equinox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Infamous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Infamous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Equinox throws a shot from downtown. Infamous moves away and avoids it.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Infamous staying out of range there.
Infamous shoots for a double leg takedown but Equinox sprawls well. He's pushed Infamous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Equinox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Infamous moves away from the strike by Equinox.
Infamous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Infamous fails to land with a series of punches.
Equinox throws a combination that misses
letting Infamous counter with a right hand.

Equinox is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox looks to clinch
and Infamous counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Equinox has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drew Infamous!
Drew Infamous retains his featherweight title!