PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Be (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Vrbada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Be had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Be
vs
Vrbada

183 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 London, Eric Be!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomas Vrbada!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vrbada moves into the clinch.
Be wants a takedown but no success here.
Vrbada lands a right hand.
Vrbada wants to break free but Be has control.
Vrbada is pressed up against the cage. Be has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vrbada down to the mat. Vrbada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Be shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vrbada but Vrbada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Be. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Be doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eric Be seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vrbada.
Be on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vrbada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vrbada wants it to stay on the feet.
Be misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vrbada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vrbada scores with a jab to the head.
Vrbada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Be's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrbada throws a nice head kick!
Be takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Be shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vrbada but Vrbada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vrbada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vrbada lands a leg kick that knocks Be off balance momentarily.
Be will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Be is breathing heavily.
Vrbada scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrbada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vrbada scores with a punch to the head.
Vrbada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vrbada stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Be takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vrbada feints and then cracks Be's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Be down.
A right-left combo lands from Vrbada.
Vrbada feints and then cracks Be's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Be down.
Vrbada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vrbada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Be has time to react.
Be shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vrbada as he jumps to the side.
Be with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vrbada to score with a decent uppercut.

Be is rocked!
Vrbada digs a good body shot into Be's ribs.
Vrbada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Be. Be circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vrbada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Be is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrbada cracks Be with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Be tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Vrbada pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Be is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Vrbada!