PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

an
vs
Valor

185 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prince Valor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor misses the shot to the body.
an ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valor moves away.
an looks for a takedown but Valor sprawls well.
an tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling an to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from an.
Valor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed an momentarily.
an slips a straight right by Valor.
Valor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
an misses with a takedown attempt - Valor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good shot there by an.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! an crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valor - the referee stops the clock and an gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valor. an manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valor lands a leg kick that knocks an off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Valor. No joy for an on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor avoids the body shot from an.
Valor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from an.
an misses with a jab to the body
and Valor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al an seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Valor.
Valor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent an stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prince Valor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valor lands a nice leg kick that just misses an's sensitive parts.
A big left from Valor misses.

Valor moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from an fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Valor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valor pushes an back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
an is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Valor.
Valor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valor is working an over against the cage.
Valor misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Valor - that landed with a thud.
Valor pushes an back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valor cracks an with a nice body shot.
Valor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt an or not.
an blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Valor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor is working an over against the cage.
Valor lands a body shot.
Valor lands with a short shot to the head.
Valor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of an backwards.
Valor lands with a left to the head.

an is rocked!
Nice body punch from Valor.
Oh an is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valor digs a right hand underneath an's ribcage. an let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valor dips a shoulder and cracks an with a mighty uppercut! an falls back against the cage and Valor unloads with a barrage of strikes! an is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Valor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Valor! Prince Valor retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Prince Valor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.