PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chatchai Chuwatana (ranked 25532 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Fernando Aragon (ranked 349 p4p, 323 weight class). Fernando Aragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chuwatana
vs
Aragon

170 cm
20
150
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chatchai Chuwatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Aragon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon wants to clinch up but Chuwatana keeps it at a distance.

Aragon gets the takedown into side control.
Aragon working the ground and pound.
Chuwatana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aragon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aragon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chuwatana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chuwatana tries to get out of the position.
Aragon throws an elbow but Chuwatana slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aragon blocks the strikes from Chuwatana.
Chuwatana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aragon on the ground.
Aragon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chuwatana sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aragon working the ground and pound but Chuwatana is defending the strikes.
Chuwatana tries to bench press Aragon off him but Aragon keeps the position.
Aragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chuwatana keeps working.
Chuwatana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Aragon in side control, throwing shots but Chuwatana defends.
Aragon working the head with strikes.
Aragon scoring with punches from side control.

Chuwatana is rocked!
Aragon tries to score with some ground and pound. Chuwatana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chuwatana is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad The Island, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
A big shot lands for Aragon! That's hurt Chuwatana! Will he recover? Aragon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Aragon!