PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Fonzerelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonzerelo has chosen All I Do Is Win (DJ Khaled) as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Clinton West has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clinton West seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

West
vs
Fonzerelo

193 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinton West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Fonzerelo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fonzerelo shoots and misses

and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
West manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fonzerelo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fonzerelo's defenses.

It looks like Arthur Fonzerelo has been cut.
West with a knee to the head.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West crunches a lovely knee into Fonzerelo's ribcage.
West lands a knee to the body.
Fonzerelo looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a knee to the body.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West lands a knee to the body.
West lands an elbow inside.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West lands a nice elbow.
Fonzerelo takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Arthur Fonzerelo's cut even more.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonzerelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
West scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Arthur Fonzerelo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fonzerelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for West.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
West lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
West working Fonzerelo over with knees to the body.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonzerelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West stalling.
A knee to the head by West.

Arthur Fonzerelo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arthur Fonzerelo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clinton West!
A relieved looking Clinton West thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Arthur Fonzerelo spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not impressed by your performance.'.