PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Austin (ranked 5025 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Fuentes (ranked 24099 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Austin
vs
Fuentes

218 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugene Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lupe Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fuentes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Austin did well to prevent Fuentes getting side control.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin is refusing to be controlled, as Fuentes sits in half guard.
Austin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fuentes controlling the pace.
Austin has his hands clasped together around Fuentes's back. He's all about the action.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fuentes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin has hold of Fuentes's hands but Fuentes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fuentes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Fuentes trying to control the pace.
Austin is trying to maintain the position but Fuentes is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes working the head and body with strikes.

Austin is rocked!
Fuentes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh Austin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Let's hope that Fuentes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fuentes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fuentes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fuentes.
Austin tries to get to full guard but Fuentes has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuentes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fuentes slips a nice elbow through Austin's hands, connecting with Austin's forehead.
Fuentes is controlling the pace.
Fuentes lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Austin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fuentes jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lupe Fuentes!