PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Von Erich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Erich comes to the cage accompanied by La Grange. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Von Erich
vs
Menezes

200 cm
21
245 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Von Erich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Menezes on the side of the head.
Von Erich shoots in for a takedown but Menezes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menezes throws a poor cross that misses

and Von Erich counters with a takedown into side control.

Menezes throws Von Erich to one side and escapes!
Von Erich misses with a takedown
enabling Menezes to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Erich lands a jab to Menezes's midsection.
Menezes blocks a jab.
Von Erich looks to score with a jab to the body but Menezes is just out of range.
Menezes throws a looping overhand right but Von Erich ducks down to avoid it.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Von Erich scores with a nice head shot.
Von Erich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menezes.
Menezes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Erich manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Von Erich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Von Erich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Von Erich misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Von Erich finds it's target.
Von Erich missing with a left hand there. Menezes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Von Erich misses.

Von Erich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menezes, pushing him back against the cage.
Von Erich wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Von Erich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Menezes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Erich.
Menezes leaning against his opponent.
Menezes misses with a body punch.
Von Erich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Erich scores with a hook to the body.
Von Erich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Menezes's elbow.
Menezes's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Menezes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Von Erich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Erich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menezes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Erich goes for a takedown attempt but Menezes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Von Erich misses.
Von Erich slips under a jab.
Von Erich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Menezes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Erich misses with a few strikes there.
Menezes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Erich misses the body punch
and Menezes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like David Von Erich has been cut.
Menezes throws a looping overhand right but Von Erich ducks down to avoid it.
Von Erich lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Menezes.
Menezes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Erich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Menezes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Erich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Menezes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Menezes is rocked!
Von Erich cracks Menezes with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Von Erich!
David Von Erich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser FightGear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.