PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kobi Shelton (ranked 3147 p4p, 141 weight class) and Ricardo Rasgado (ranked 5438 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shelton
vs
Rasgado

158 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Rasgado!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rasgado, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Rasgado - just one landing.
Shelton misses with a shot to the body
and Rasgado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Shelton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shelton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shelton grinds an elbow into Rasgado's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton is chipping away with strikes.
Rasgado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shelton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rasgado to see if he's OK.
Shelton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shelton cracks Rasgado with a big right hand but Rasgado just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shelton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rasgado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shelton cracks Rasgado with a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rasgado can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shelton misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Shelton.
Rasgado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shelton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rasgado tries to buck Shelton off but Shelton is having none of it.
Rasgado keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is staying tight to Rasgado's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shelton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shelton cracks Rasgado with a big right hand but Rasgado just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rasgado is letting Shelton control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasgado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rasgado takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shelton controlling the position from side mount.
Shelton working the head and body with strikes.

Rasgado is rocked!
Shelton grinds an elbow into Rasgado's temple.
Rasgado is still in real trouble! Can Shelton finish him?
Check out the look on Shelton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shelton cracks Rasgado with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shelton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rasgado is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shelton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobi Shelton!
Kobi Shelton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.