PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Dos Anjos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Huge's chin.

Huge
vs
Dos Anjos

176 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Huge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Anjos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Huge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Dos Anjos is rocked!
Dos Anjos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Huge tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Huge has hold of Dos Anjos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dos Anjos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dos Anjos can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge avoids the attempt from Dos Anjos to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huge lands a heavy elbow.
Huge dominating with strikes here.
Dos Anjos is still in real trouble! Can Huge finish him?
Huge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Anjos seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Anjos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huge misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Huge looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dos Anjos tries to lock up and control but Huge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huge loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dos Anjos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Huge land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Huge stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Huge!