PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axo Lotl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pearl has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lotl
vs
pearl

188 cm
19
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
189 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Axo Lotl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl sizes up Lotl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Axo Lotl has been cut.
Lotl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from pearl.
A big right from Lotl misses.
Lotl throws a left and a right that both miss
and pearl counters with a nice uppercut.
Lotl throws a hook but pearl avoids it easily.
pearl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
pearl throws out a loose jab but Lotl uses good head movement to avoid it.
pearl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
pearl misses with an uppercut. Lotl saw that one coming.
Lotl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from pearl.
pearl looks to land a right hand but Lotl moved out of range.
pearl pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lotl looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
pearl tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. pearl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
pearl manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
pearl punching from mount but Lotl doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pearl trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pearl with good strikes from the mount here!
Lotl wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by pearl.
pearl working the ground and pound effectively.
pearl lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lotl hang on?
The referee warns Lotl that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
pearl unloading with bombs!
pearl landing strikes from the mount.
pearl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pearl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
pearl landing strikes from the mount and Lotl is in trouble!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
pearl trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lotl is looking to get to half guard.
pearl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lotl is working hard here to advance position.
pearl wants to control the action but instead Lotl gets a body lock and reverses into pearl's guard! Nice work!
Lotl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
pearl striking off his back but it's not causing Lotl any problems.
pearl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
pearl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pearl wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lotl cracks pearl with an open hand slap.
Lotl throws a right and a left that both miss.
pearl seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lotl shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! pearl is backing up but Lotl catches him with a final right hook that drops him! pearl covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lotl Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axo Lotl!