PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bombastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miranda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peace Sells.....But Whos Buying. Francisco Miranda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Miranda
vs
Bombastic

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Max Octane Fight Wear
Sun-Tzu

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bombastic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombastic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bombastic.
Miranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombastic circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bombastic.
Miranda wants to clinch up but Bombastic keeps it at a distance.
Bombastic blocks a jab.
Miranda blocks a head kick by Bombastic.
Mr Bombastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miranda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bombastic's waist but Bombastic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miranda off to one side.
Miranda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bombastic clinches.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bombastic to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Bombastic.
Still in the clinch, Bombastic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bombastic lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bombastic lands a right hand.
Bombastic scores with a shoulder strike.
Bombastic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bombastic.
Bombastic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.

Bombastic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombastic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Bombastic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bombastic scores with a hook to the body. Miranda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bombastic connects with a body shot that sends Miranda's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Bombastic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bombastic jabs at Miranda's body.
Bombastic connects with a single shot there.
Miranda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombastic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miranda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miranda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bombastic.
Miranda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bombastic counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombastic lands with a kick to the temple. Miranda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bombastic lands with a hook. Miranda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombastic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miranda. Miranda obviously looking to wear him down.
Bombastic throws a series of strikes that have Miranda backpedaling.
Bombastic jabs Miranda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bombastic connects with a leg kick. Miranda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bombastic lands a nice looking body kick.
Miranda is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Miranda.
Bombastic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bombastic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miranda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miranda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bombastic connects with a jab.
Bombastic lands a really nice looking cross but Miranda seems unphased.
Bombastic sizes up Miranda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Miranda is rocked!
Bombastic is looking to slow Miranda down with leg kicks.
Miranda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bombastic lands with an overhand left.
Miranda misses with a takedown attempt
and Bombastic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bombastic has closed the distance and engaged Miranda in a clinch.
Miranda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bombastic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bombastic cracks Miranda with a nice body shot.

Bombastic breaks from the clinch.
Bombastic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miranda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bombastic pinned against the cage. Bombastic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombastic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bombastic throws a leg kick which misses Miranda's front leg but catches the back leg as Miranda tries to avoid it.
Bombastic lands a body shot.
Mr Bombastic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bombastic, as that shot connected.
Bombastic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miranda moves forwards but Bombastic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bombastic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miranda's head backwards.
Oh Miranda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miranda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bombastic swivels and escapes.
Miranda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miranda seems to have got his legs back now.
Bombastic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bombastic.
Bombastic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miranda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bombastic lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bombastic, right into the meat.
Miranda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombastic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Bombastic drives through and clinches with Miranda against the cage.
Bombastic scores with a shoulder strike.
Miranda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bombastic prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bombastic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bombastic manages to break the clinch.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Miranda got wobbled bad by a big combination! Bombastic presses forward with punches and knees until Miranda stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Miranda closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Bombastic!
After the fight, Mr Bombastic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Francisco Miranda spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my sponsor, Sun-Tzu and Max Octane Ill be back stronger.'.