PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Higuita's choice of entrance music: Man with a harmonica. Elvis Higuita is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kent
vs
Higuita

178 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conner Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuita misses with a few strikes there.
Higuita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kent misses with a hook. Higuita ducked under it nicely.
Higuita misses with a wild combination.
Higuita throws a head kick that misses.

Higuita forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kent as Higuita tries to tie him up.
Kent working aggressively here.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higuita gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Higuita lands with a light punch inside.
Kent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kent tries a body shot but Higuita blocks it.
Higuita blocks the elbow strike.
Kent has a couple of punches blocked by Higuita.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Conner Kent has been cut.
Kent working aggressively here.
Come on Higuita - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Higuita trying to stall but Kent improves his position.
Higuita lands a body punch.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Higuita is controlling him.
Kent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Higuita.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higuita's elbow.
Kent throws an elbow but it misses.
Higuita stalling the fight.
Higuita continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Higuita comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Higuita prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Higuita.

Conner Kent's cut is getting worse.
Kent scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to break free but Higuita has control.
Kent managing to block the knees to the body from Higuita.
Kent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higuita looking to throw knees to the head but Kent is blocking nicely.
Kent has a couple of punches blocked by Higuita.
Kent misses with some punches.
Higuita taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Higuita pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kent working aggressively here.
Kent misses with an elbow over the top.
Higuita working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higuita has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higuita.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita blocks a body shot from Kent.
Kent tries to circle away but Higuita has him pinned against the cage.
Kent blocks the elbow strike.
Kent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Higuita is defending well for now.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Higuita.
Kent is working for takedown but Higuita is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conner Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higuita is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kent is defending well for now.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kent avoids it.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Higuita with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Higuita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kent is keeping busy.
Kent misses with a punch on the inside.
Higuita lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Higuita has the dominant position.
Kent throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Higuita stalling in the clinch.
Higuita creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuita looking to throw knees to the head but Kent is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kent.
Kent wants to break free but Higuita has control.
A head punch on the inside from Kent fails to land.
Kent trying to land knees to the body.
Higuita creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.

Conner Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Higuita throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Higuita controls his hands.
Higuita lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Conner Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elvis Higuita!
A relieved looking Elvis Higuita thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.