PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Suarez (ranked 2207 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Sagandi Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Suarez
vs
Legend

159 cm
25
146
4 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130
4 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legend manages to avoid it.
Legend tries to counter with a clinch but Suarez shakes him off and moves away.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legend manages to avoid it.

Suarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Suarez working Legend over with strikes.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Suarez winds up and cracks Legend with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Legend is rocked!
Legend flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Legend is still in real trouble! Can Suarez finish him?
Legend 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.
Legend misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Suarez is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Legend is hurt! He's hurt bad - Suarez fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Legend from any more punishment! Congratulations to Suarez! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Suarez!
Our winner, Rico Suarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.