PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Qatiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rockatansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qatiri's entrance music is Indonesia Raya. A fine choice. Rockatansky has chosen My House as his entrance music. Max Rockatansky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Qatiri
vs
Rockatansky

182 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Qatiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Rockatansky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockatansky avoids the body shot from Qatiri.

Qatiri scores with a takedown into Rockatansky's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qatiri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Qatiri prevents Rockatansky from getting back to his feet.
Qatiri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qatiri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rockatansky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockatansky lands a two punch combo.
Rockatansky connects with a looping right hand.
Qatiri dives in and grabs Rockatansky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rockatansky pushes down on Qatiri's head and hops out.
Rockatansky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qatiri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rockatansky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockatansky connects with a combination that backs up Qatiri into the cage. Rockatansky lands a flurry of punches that gets past Qatiri's guard. Qatiri is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Rockatansky bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Rockatansky!
Al Qatiri was interviewed post fight and said 'This is just the beginning'.