PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Lima (ranked 4701 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Jefferson Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago De Lima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Lima
vs
Underwood

185 cm
20
190
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
193
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jefferson Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Underwood.
Underwood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Underwood instigates a clinch.
Underwood working aggressively here.
De Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Underwood.

It looks like Thiago De Lima has been cut.
Underwood misses with some punches.
De Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Underwood won't allow it.
De Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Underwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Underwood pushes De Lima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Underwood.
Underwood scores with a shot to the side of De Lima's head.
A short uppercut from Underwood.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Underwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
De Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Underwood won't allow it.
De Lima working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Lima.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by De Lima.
A right hand to the body from Underwood.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by De Lima.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by De Lima.
Underwood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Underwood pushes De Lima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Underwood.
Underwood presses De Lima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Underwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Underwood.
Underwood lands a left hand.
A short left from Underwood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Underwood.
Underwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Lima or not.
Underwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Underwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Underwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
Underwood works on De Lima's body with a couple of short punches.
Underwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Underwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
Underwood lands a body shot.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike.
Underwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

De Lima is rocked!
A short uppercut from Underwood.
Oh De Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Underwood lands an uppercut.
Underwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Underwood.
Nice body punch from Underwood - that landed with a thud.

Underwood drops De Lima onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! De Lima is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Underwood creates a bit of space for himself and rocks De Lima with a big uppercut! De Lima tries to clinch up but Underwood pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples De Lima to the mat! De Lima covers up and Underwood unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jefferson Underwood!