PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Selby struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Andokuhle Congo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Congo
vs
Selby

180 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Heisenberg
Mango Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Selby!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Selby gets tackled into the cage by Congo. Congo maintains the clinch.
Selby looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Congo lands a left hand.
Congo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Selby.
Congo scores with a shot to the side of Selby's head.
Congo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Congo on the inside.

Congo connects with a big uppercut there that sends Selby tumbling to the ground! Congo follows him down into his guard.

Selby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Congo wants to get up but he can't break Selby's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Selby is still in real trouble! Can Congo finish him?
Congo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Selby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Congo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Selby tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Congo wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andokuhle Congo!
A very excited looking Andokuhle Congo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.