PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El The Cartel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El The Cartel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bang
vs
The Cartel

184 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moe Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, El The Cartel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Cartel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Cartel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
The Cartel misses with a straight left.
Bang throws a shot from downtown. The Cartel moves away and avoids it.

Bang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Cartel tries to kick Bang off in order to stand up. Bang Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The Cartel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bang asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Cartel is looking to get back to his feet here but Bang is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Cartel's back.
Bang scores with punches from the back.
Bang has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for The Cartel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Cartel is trying to get back to his feet but Bang has full control of the position and if anything, The Cartel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The Cartel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bang.
The Cartel is trying to get back to his feet but Bang has full control of the position and if anything, The Cartel has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The Cartel wants to get back to his feet.
Bang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bang cracks The Cartel with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing The Cartel from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The Cartel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The Cartel wants to get back to his feet.
The Cartel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bang lands with a hammerfist to the side of The Cartel's head.
A lull in the action here.
Bang is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at The Cartel. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

The Cartel is rocked!
The Cartel is trying to get back to his feet but Bang has full control of the position and if anything, The Cartel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang cracks The Cartel with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing The Cartel from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The Cartel is still in real trouble! Can Bang finish him?
Bang scores with punches to the body.
The Cartel is trying to get back to his feet but Bang has full control of the position and if anything, The Cartel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The Cartel covers up after that shot from Bang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cartel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bang scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bang is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. The Cartel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften The Cartel for a finish.
Bang scoring with big shots to the body. The Cartel is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. The Cartel was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Bang!