PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ross (ranked 4926 p4p, 4818 weight class) and Yaro Badenhorst (ranked 502 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.

Ross
vs
Badenhorst

176 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yaro Badenhorst!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Badenhorst.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Badenhorst misses with a looping right.
Badenhorst on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Badenhorst looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ross moves out of range as Badenhorst strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badenhorst throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badenhorst.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badenhorst throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Badenhorst just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Badenhorst throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badenhorst looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ross misses the target.
Ross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ross connects with a jab.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
Badenhorst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Badenhorst misses.
Jab, jab by Ross - just one landing.
Ross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Ross has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross blocking some punches.
Badenhorst misses with a punch to the body.
Badenhorst lands a shoulder strike.
Ross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Yaro Badenhorst has been cut.
Badenhorst working hard to break the clinch.
Badenhorst throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ross lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
Badenhorst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross digs a right hand into Badenhorst's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badenhorst's gas tank.
Badenhorst looks winded!
Badenhorst throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.

Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross digs a good body shot into Badenhorst's ribs.
Badenhorst misses with a hook.
Badenhorst misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross with a hook.
Badenhorst walks into a straight right hand from Ross.
Ross thuds a left hand into Badenhorst's body.
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badenhorst. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross jabs at Badenhorst's body.
Ross tests Badenhorst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Ross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badenhorst in his tracks.
A big right from Badenhorst misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
Badenhorst misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Ross.

Badenhorst is rocked!
Badenhorst on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Badenhorst is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Badenhorst gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ross gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Ross!