PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike TriX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buckethead - jump man. Mike TriX has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ze Minotauro's chin.

Minotauro
vs
TriX

185 cm
36
253 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

225 cm
28
270 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike TriX!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TriX fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minotauro is out of range.
TriX staying out of range there.
Minotauro lands a body shot.
Minotauro misses with a body kick.
Minotauro connects with a leg kick. TriX looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Minotauro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minotauro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and TriX has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ze Minotauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TriX looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Minotauro lands a big shot that drops TriX! Can he finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minotauro is stalling in the full guard.
Minotauro works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minotauro in particular looking to stall.
TriX tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Minotauro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Minotauro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Minotauro working the head and body with strikes.
Minotauro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Minotauro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Minotauro works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minotauro cracks TriX with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

TriX is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minotauro looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has TriX covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ze Minotauro!
Our winner, Ze Minotauro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.