PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 5917 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Taishan (ranked 6907 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Battle
vs
Taishan

185 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Taishan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taishan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taishan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Battle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taishan momentarily.
Battle scores with a body shot.
Taishan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Battle lands with a right hand.

Battle lands a big right hand that sends Taishan crashing to the mat! Battle stays standing though and waves Taishan back to his feet!

Taishan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taishan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Battle is able to avoid easily.
Taishan is still on wobbly legs! Can Battle finish him?
Taishan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Battle doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Taishan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Taishan's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dre Battle!
After the fight, Dre Battle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.