PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Deimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crusty Pelican has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pelican
vs
Deimon

155 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

165 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Deimon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deimon fails with a takedown attempt.
Deimon walks into a jab.
Pelican misses with a looping right.
Pelican throws a lazy right hand but Deimon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deimon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deimon dives in and grabs Pelican's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelican pushes down on Deimon's head and hops out.
Deimon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelican lands a nice looking body shot.
Deimon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crusty Pelican has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Deimon.
Pelican connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deimon momentarily.
A big right from Pelican misses.
Good leg kick by Pelican there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Pelican.

Pelican closes the distance and clinches.
Pelican stops a takedown attempt from Deimon.
Pelican lands a right hand.
Pelican stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pelican lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelican lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pelican lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pelican on the inside.
Pelican stalls.
Pelican lands with a light punch inside.

Deimon is rocked!
Pelican tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deimon is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelican finish him?
Deimon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelican gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deimon seems to have recovered his senses.
Pelican lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deimon.
Deimon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pelican prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Deimon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pelican lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deimon backwards.
Deimon takes a shot to the head.
Pelican lands a nice uppercut.
Pelican lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pelican lands a hook that snaps the head of Deimon backwards.
Deimon tries for a takedown but Pelican manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelican.
Pelican lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pelican takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deimon working hard to break the clinch.
Deimon wants to stall.
Pelican lands with a left to the head.
Pelican misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelican has a couple of punches blocked by Deimon.
Pelican stops a takedown attempt from Deimon.
Pelican lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deimon backwards.
Pelican lands an elbow just above Deimon 's eye.
Pelican comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelican stops a takedown attempt from Deimon.
Deimon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelican creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Deimon with a big uppercut! Deimon tries to clinch up but Pelican pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Deimon to the mat! Deimon covers up and Pelican unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Crusty Pelican!