PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avgolemono Magiritsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magiritsa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ZORBA!. Rickety Cricket has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cricket
vs
Magiritsa

185 cm
18
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickety Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avgolemono Magiritsa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magiritsa is looking to clinch.
Cricket swats away the attempt to clinch by Magiritsa.
Cricket scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magiritsa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cricket on the side of the head.
Cricket connects with a right hand. Magiritsa shakes it off.

Magiritsa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magiritsa lands a right hand.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magiritsa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Magiritsa.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land.
Cricket avoiding damage as Magiritsa throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magiritsa digs a right hand into Cricket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cricket's gas tank.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Magiritsa controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket has had enough of the clinch but Magiritsa keeps him there for the moment.
Magiritsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magiritsa.
Cricket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magiritsa lands an uppercut.
Cricket misses with the head strike.
Magiritsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magiritsa.
Magiritsa is leaning against Cricket and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magiritsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Magiritsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magiritsa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cricket's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Magiritsa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Magiritsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magiritsa blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magiritsa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Magiritsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Magiritsa trying to land knees to the body.
Magiritsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magiritsa digs a right hand into Cricket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cricket's gas tank.
Magiritsa trying to land knees to the body.
Magiritsa lands a left hand.
Cricket tries to throw a body punch but Magiritsa avoids it by throwing Cricket back against the cage.
Cricket takes a shot to the head.
Magiritsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cricket is rocked!
Cricket tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Cricket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cricket tries to work over Magiritsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cricket seems to have got his legs back now.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Magiritsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricket managing to block the knees to the body from Magiritsa.
Cricket can't break the clinch.
Cricket looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magiritsa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cricket avoids it.
Cricket managing to block the knees to the body from Magiritsa.
A head punch on the inside from Magiritsa fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magiritsa keeps control of Cricket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magiritsa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cricket avoids it.
Magiritsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magiritsa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cricket avoids it.
Magiritsa trying to land knees to the body.
Magiritsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Magiritsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Magiritsa lands with a light punch inside.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magiritsa's elbow.
Magiritsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Magiritsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magiritsa creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cricket's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cricket drops to his knees and Magiritsa pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avgolemono Magiritsa!
A very excited looking Avgolemono Magiritsa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.