PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Welding (ranked 4082 p4p, 441 weight class) and Sorinel Pustiu (ranked 5151 p4p, 548 weight class). Patrick Welding had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Welding
vs
Pustiu

197 cm
24
236 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Welding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sorinel Pustiu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustiu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Welding rushes Pustiu and presses him up against the cage.
Welding pressing his opponent against the cage.
Welding has Pustiu pressed against the cage, preventing Pustiu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pustiu is trying to push Welding away but Welding has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Welding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pustiu backwards.
Welding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pustiu backwards.
Welding lands a nice uppercut.
Pustiu being controlled against the cage.

Pustiu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Welding has managed to clinch.

Welding manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welding stuns Pustiu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pustiu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Welding sizes up Pustiu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pustiu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Welding.
Welding connects with a single shot there.
Pustiu misses with a combination

and Welding counters with a nice right hand that sends Pustiu toppling to the canvas! Pustiu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Welding finish him?!

Pustiu is rocked!

It looks like Sorinel Pustiu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welding plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Pustiu swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Pustiu face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Welding!