PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Paranoid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mick Savage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Li
vs
Savage

185 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

155 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Savage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Savage is struggling to control the position.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li keeps control of Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Savage is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Li.

It looks like Mick Savage has been cut.
Savage gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savage wants to break free but Li has control.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
Savage tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Savage is leaning against Li and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li throws an elbow that misses.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Savage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savage's efforts to push away.
Li tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage taking a breather.
Savage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
Savage cracks Li with a nice body shot.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Savage wants to break free but Li has control.
Savage taking a breather.
Savage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage lands with a right to the head.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Savage trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Savage has Li pushed against the cage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Savage can't break the clinch.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Savage tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Savage is working Li over against the cage.
Savage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savage lands an uppercut.
Li has Savage pressed against the cage, preventing Savage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Savage.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li misses with a knee to the head.

Savage manages to break the clinch.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.

Li is rocked!
Savage lands with a big right hook that stumbles Li - he's out on his feet here! Savage follows up with another monster hook that separates Li from consciousness! Li falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Savage stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Savage!