PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy TheFish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelev Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

TheFish
vs
Ra

189 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freddy TheFish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelev Ra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra stalks TheFish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into TheFish's face. TheFish staggers backwards, shaken.
TheFish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra throws a right hand that TheFish ducks under and follows up with a left that TheFish also avoids with ease.

Ra takes the fight into the clinch.
TheFish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ra misses with the head strike.
TheFish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ra takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Kelev Ra has been cut.
Ra is trying to break free.
TheFish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ra blocks it with crossed arms.
TheFish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Ra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables TheFish to keep the fight standing.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.
TheFish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
TheFish lands an elbow just above Ra 's eye.
Ra jumps guard but TheFish stands there with Ra around his waist. Ra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
TheFish tries a knee to the head but Ra blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by TheFish.

That has opened up Kelev Ra's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheFish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
TheFish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ra's defenses.
Ra has had enough of the clinch but TheFish keeps him there for the moment.
TheFish tries to land a knee to the head but Ra blocks with his arms.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Kelev Ra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
TheFish lands an elbow inside that Ra shrugs off.
Ra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ra looks gassed!
TheFish connects with a knee to the head.

Kelev Ra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Ra breaks from the clinch.
TheFish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
TheFish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ra has closed the distance and engaged TheFish in a clinch.
TheFish with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TheFish lands a nice elbow.

Ra is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kelev Ra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddy TheFish!
During a confident post fight interview, Freddy TheFish thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.