PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Ney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ney is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Sid Ney looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ney
vs
Styles

200 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Ney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Styles!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Styles has closed the distance and engaged Ney in a clinch.
Ney is breathing heavily.

Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Styles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ney!
Styles breaks from Ney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dave Styles just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Styles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Styles lands in his opponent's guard.
Ney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Styles controls the pace.
Ney keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.

Styles stands up from Ney's guard - Styles perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a head kick but Ney moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Styles shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Styles forces Ney back against the cage and clinches.
Styles keeps control of Ney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Styles breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Styles does no damage.
Styles lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ney crumples to the floor! Styles milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Styles!