PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Vallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Poole
vs
Vallon

185 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Poole!
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, Paddy Vallon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vallon finds it's way round the side to connect with Poole's head.

It looks like William Poole has been cut.
Vallon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vallon misses the shot to the body.
Poole moves in looking to clinch but Vallon pushes him off.
Vallon throws the left hand but Poole avoids the punch easily.
Poole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Poole takes the fight into the clinch.
Vallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vallon is trying to force a seperation but Poole has the dominant position.
Poole has Vallon pressed against the cage, preventing Vallon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poole misses with a body punch.
Vallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vallon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vallons head.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch but Poole keeps him there for the moment.
Poole prevents Vallon from breaking the clinch.
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!
Poole working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Paddy Vallon has been cut.
Poole has a couple of punches blocked by Vallon.
Poole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vallon wants to get back to striking at distance but Poole won't allow it.
Poole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallon working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Poole.
Vallon tries to break free but Poole pushes him back against the cage.
Poole misses with a punch on the inside.
Poole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Vallon.
Poole trying to control the position but instead, Vallon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poole into the cage.
Poole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vallon backwards.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Vallon is rocked!
Poole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vallon is still on wobbly legs! Can Poole finish him?
Poole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poole.
Poole throws a punch but it's blocked by Vallon.
Poole is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poole working aggressively here.
Vallon seems to have recovered his senses.
Vallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poole misses with some punches.
Vallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vallon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Paddy Vallon's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch but Poole keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Poole fails to land.
Poole struggles to land a body shot inside as Vallon controls his hands.
Vallon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Poole misses with a punch on the inside.
Poole working aggressively here.
Vallon takes a shot to the head.
Vallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Poole has double underhooks.
Vallon is trying to break the clinch but Poole is controlling him.
Poole is pushing Vallon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poole prevents Vallon from breaking the clinch.
Vallon lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vallon working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Poole.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Poole has double underhooks.
Vallon is trying to force a seperation but Poole has the dominant position.
Vallon blocks a body shot from Poole.
Poole misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poole misses with a punch on the inside.
Vallon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poole is trying to maintain a safe position but Vallon gets an underhook and turns Poole into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vallon.
Poole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vallon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poole pushes Vallon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poole blocks an uppercut.
Vallon tries to circle away but Poole has him pinned against the cage.
Poole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vallon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallon tries to work over Poole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vallon or not.
Vallon looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poole.

The cut above Paddy Vallon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Poole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Vallon.
Poole lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vallon to his knees! Poole keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

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