PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi has chosen King Wizard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stanfield
vs
Cudi

178 cm
21
167 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Stanfield - just one landing.
Cudi connects with the punch.
Stanfield walks into a jab.
Stanfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Cudi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stanfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Stanfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Stanfield wants to stand and escape but Cudi is having none of it.
Stanfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanfield, not yet.

Stanfield throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Stanfield looking for a guillotine here but Cudi defends easily.

Stanfield is looking for a triangle but Cudi pushes his legs off easily.
Cudi prevents Stanfield from getting back to his feet.
Cudi being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stanfield uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cudi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cudi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stanfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cudi drops his hands momentarily and Stanfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stanfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cudi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cudi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cudi cracks Stanfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cudi tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Cudi moves out of range.
Stanfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Cudi is rocked!
Cudi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stanfield circles away.
Cudi is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanfield finish him?
Cudi with a poor takedown
and Stanfield counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Cudi out cold! What a finish! Stanfield is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
Marlo Stanfield took some time post fight to say the following; 'The Motherfuckin' KING is Back! Amr how about number 3?'.
The defeated Kid Cudi had this to say: 'Fuck everybody up in this arena. Ain't nobody thinking bout yo fat asses anyway.'.