PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sarulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striking Champion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergio Sarulo's chin.

Champion
vs
Sarulo

190 cm
21
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Sarulo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarulo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarulo misses with a few strikes there.
Champion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarulo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champion.
Champion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sarulo.
Sarulo misses with the combination.
Sarulo looks to land a combination but Champion avoids it well.
Champion misses with an uppercut. Sarulo saw that one coming.
Champion misses with an uppercut. Sarulo saw that one coming.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Champion throws a big counter combination but Sarulo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Sarulo gets tackled into the cage by Champion. Champion maintains the clinch.
Sarulo's coach down at Die Trying Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sarulo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champion digs a right hand into Sarulo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarulo's gas tank.
Champion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarulo looks winded!
Champion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Sergio Sarulo has been cut.
Champion can't find room to land a body shot as Sarulo controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Champion.
Champion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarulo's elbow.
Champion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Champion tries to throw a body punch but Sarulo avoids it by throwing Champion back against the cage.
Champion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Champion lands an elbow that stopped Sarulo in his tracks for a moment.
Champion with a knee to the head.
Champion has Sarulo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Sarulo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Champion - that's hurt Sarulo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Sarulo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Sarulo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Striking Champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Striking Champion thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).