PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagonet McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin comes into the arena with Kutt Calhoun- Self Preservation blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McLoughlin
vs
Nexus

188 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dagonet McLoughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLoughlin throws a combination that misses

and Nexus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McLoughlin misses with a knee strike.
Nexus drops down looking for an ankle pick but McLoughlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nexus loads up on a big right hand but McLoughlin slips the punch.
McLoughlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nexus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLoughlin manages to avoid it.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLoughlin manages to avoid it.
McLoughlin misses with a combination
and Nexus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McLoughlin thinking.
Nexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Nexus lands.
McLoughlin lands with a shot to the body.
McLoughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nexus looks to throw the jab but McLoughlin is out of range.
Some wild striking there from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nexus is just out of range.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab
and Nexus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nexus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLoughlin.
McLoughlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nexus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus lands a nice looking body shot.
McLoughlin misses with a double jab

and Nexus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nexus can't find room to land a body shot as McLoughlin controls the action.

Nexus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nexus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nexus lands with a punch from half guard.
Nexus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McLoughlin taking some punishment here, with Nexus in his half guard.
Nexus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nexus.
McLoughlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McLoughlin tries to get out of the position.
McLoughlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nexus.
Nexus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Nexus there.
Nexus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McLoughlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McLoughlin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nexus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McLoughlin!
Nexus looking to control but McLoughlin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus working McLoughlin over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nexus working the ground and pound effectively.

McLoughlin is rocked!
Nexus unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McLoughlin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nexus celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.