PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merry Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merry Round has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Puncher
vs
Round

179 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merry Round!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Round misses with an uppercut.
Puncher throws a looping overhand right but Round ducks down to avoid it.
Puncher misses with a two punch combination.
Puncher stuffs the takedown.
Round slips a straight right by Puncher.
Round closes the distance and clinches up with Puncher, looking for a takedown. Round pushes Puncher against the cage but Puncher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puncher connects with a right hand. Round shakes it off.
Puncher cracks Round with an uppercut from hell and Round crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Puncher's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Round is rocked!
Round is trying to keep Puncher in close.
Round looks gassed!
Puncher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puncher trying to control but Round is working from the bottom.
Round looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Round tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puncher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Round on the ground.
Round is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puncher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Puncher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Round staying out of range there.
Puncher digs a good body shot into Round's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher works the jab nicely.
Puncher lands a body shot.
Round keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puncher takes a swing at Round's ribcage but misses.
Puncher throws a leg kick that misses.
Round takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Round fails with a takedown attempt.
Hard Puncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merry Round.
Puncher scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher looks to land a combination. Round sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Round bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Round on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puncher throws a right and a left that Round avoids nicely.
Puncher connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Round tumbling to the canvas! Puncher pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Round was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hard Puncher!