PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 1034 p4p, 125 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 1592 p4p, 178 weight class). Barathian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anderswelt - Schandmaul. Del Bosque has chosen Mimosa - Drippin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barathian
vs
Del Bosque

173 cm
27
171 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Del Bosque closes the distance and pushes Barathian back into the cage.
Del Bosque misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Barathian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barathian.
Del Bosque jumps guard but Barathian stands there with Del Bosque around his waist. Del Bosque gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Barathian.
Barathian misses with a body punch.
A short right from Barathian.
Del Bosque has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
Del Bosque lands a nice uppercut.
Barathian lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Del Bosque tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Bosque has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
Barathian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barathian is pushing Del Bosque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Del Bosque misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Del Bosque's elbow.
Del Bosque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Bosque backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been informed that Del Bosque has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Del Bosque tries to throw a body punch but Barathian avoids it by throwing Del Bosque back against the cage.
Del Bosque takes a knee right on the jaw!

Del Bosque is rocked!
Barathian misses with some punches.
Del Bosque is still on wobbly legs! Can Barathian finish him?

Barathian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Del Bosque closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barathian.
Del Bosque seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Del Bosque.
Barathian has Del Bosque pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Del Bosque is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barathian - that's hurt Del Bosque badly! Oh, another knee lands and Del Bosque is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Del Bosque doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Max Barathian!
A relieved looking Max Barathian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.