PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brandon storm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Refn
vs
storm

178 cm
21
174 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, brandon storm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Refn stuns storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Refn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Refn misses with a wild combination.
Refn missing with a left hand there. storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Refn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Refn misses with a body shot.
storm avoids the body shot from Refn.
Refn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Refn thows a body shot but no joy.
Refn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Refn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Refn.
Refn stuns storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Refn throws out the jab.
Refn misses with a body shot.
storm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Refn just misses with a punch to the body.
Refn throws a hook but storm blocks it.
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Refn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Refn looks to score with a jab to the body but storm is just out of range.
storm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Refn leaves storm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nicolas Refn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Refn takes a swing at storm's ribcage but misses.
storm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
storm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Refn finds it's way round the side to connect with storm's head.
Refn tries to bum rush storm with a series of wild strikes but storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
storm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

storm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Refn pushes storm off looking to stand but storm dives back in and keeps control.
storm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Refn throwing hammer fists to the chest of storm. What's that going to do exactly?
Refn is trying to escape the mount.

storm swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Refn is now in storm's guard. A big mistake from storm there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

storm is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Refn frees his head nicely. Oh but storm has switched to an armbar! Refn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). brandon storm!
brandon storm is the new welterweight champion!