PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zephaniah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Judah
vs
Pink

186 cm
20
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 New York, Zephaniah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink scores with a head kick. Judah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pink misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Judah misses with a hook.
Pink lands with a shot to the body.
Pink has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Judah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pink was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Despite the aggression on Pink's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Judah misses with a straight right.
A jab from Pink misses.
Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rupert Pink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Pink lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pink tries to bum rush Judah with a series of wild strikes but Judah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pink throws a sloppy head kick
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah throwing a counter right hand but Pink manages to avoid it.
Pink throws a right and a left that Judah avoids nicely.
Pink takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pink.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Pink is out of range.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pink.
Judah takes a swing at Pink's ribcage but misses.
Pink scores with a head kick.
Judah throws a combination. Pink tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Pink throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Pink works the jab nicely.

Judah is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Judah tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pink wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rupert Pink!
Rupert Pink very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.