PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Parker Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Melendez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Parker Cross's chin.

Cross
vs
Melendez

214 cm
23
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Parker Cross!
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, Gilbert Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Melendez.
Cross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Melendez lands a right hand.

Cross is rocked!
Nice body punch from Melendez - that landed with a thud.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross seems to have got his legs back now.
Melendez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cross to his knees! Melendez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbert Melendez!
Gilbert Melendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.