PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serrano
vs
Trout

190 cm
31
209 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

195 cm
27
216 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trout.
Serrano moves to clinch but Trout breaks away
and Trout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serrano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trout's waist but Trout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Serrano off to one side.
Trout scores with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Serrano.
Serrano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trout counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Serrano fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serrano moves in looking to clinch but Trout pushes him off.
Trout lands with a cross.

Serrano gets tackled into the cage by Trout. Trout maintains the clinch.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Trout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Serrano tries for a takedown but Trout circles away easily

and Trout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trout.
Trout lands a good knee to the midsection. Serrano won't want to take too many of those.
Serrano is breathing heavily.
Trout working Serrano over with knees to the body.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Trout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trout fakes the leg kick and cracks Serrano in the body.
Trout scoring well with a low kick there.

Trout moves into the clinch successfully.
Trout prevents Serrano from breaking the clinch.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
Trout lands a body punch.

Trout breaks the clinch.
Trout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serrano misses with a takedown attempt
and Trout counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Serrano takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Trout clinches.

Trout breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trout moves into the clinch successfully.
Trout comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trout looking to throw knees to the head but Serrano is blocking nicely.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Serrano in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Trout.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Serrano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Serrano takes an elbow to the temple.
Serrano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Serrano in his tracks for a moment.
Trout lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Serrano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Trout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trout is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick there by Trout.

Trout moves into the clinch.
Trout lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trout holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Trout manages to break the clinch.

Trout has Serrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Trout lands a right hand.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Trout drops Serrano with a big knee straight up the middle! Serrano is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Serrano is rocked!

It looks like Brian Serrano has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trout cracks Serrano with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Serrano tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Trout pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Serrano is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainbow Trout!