PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fikayo Rice (ranked 3712 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Dan Connolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rice
vs
Connolly

200 cm
25
205
2 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
215
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fikayo Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Connolly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rice moves into the clinch successfully.
Connolly lands a nice uppercut.
Connolly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connolly pulls his leg out and moves away.

Connolly moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connolly.
Rice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connolly smiles and moves away.

Connolly rushes Rice and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Connolly connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connolly.

Connolly clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connolly being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Connolly.
Connolly lands a right hand.
Connolly leaning his opponent against the cage.

Connolly drops Rice onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rice is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rice is rocked!
Connolly unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rice! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Connolly is unloading with more strikes now! Rice drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Connolly!