PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vale has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Face
vs
Vale

190 cm
29
260 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.

Vale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vale slips a nice elbow through Face's hands, connecting with Face's forehead.
Face could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Face with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vale working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Face on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vale passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Face!
Vale controlling from the full mount.
Vale working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Face is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Face in real trouble here! The ref calls for Face to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Vale!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Vale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.