PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Harlem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Harlem looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Harlem
vs
Warner

181 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Harlem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maverick Warner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harlem. That did some damage!
Harlem wants to clinch
and Warner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harlem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warner counters with a series of strikes. Harlem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harlem misses with a low kick.

Harlem closes the distance and pushes Warner back into the cage.
Warner stops a takedown attempt from Harlem.
Harlem trying to land knees to the body.

Warner breaks from the clinch.
Warner throws a right hand that Harlem ducks under and follows up with a left that Harlem also avoids with ease.
Harlem has a takedown stuffed.
Warner connects with a solid leg kick.
Harlem is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlem tries a head kick but it misses.
Harlem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Harlem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warner.
Warner thuds a left hand into Harlem's body.
Warner throws a series of punches but Harlem avoids them all with ease.
Harlem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warner lands with a nice body punch.
Peter Harlem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner leaves Harlem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warner lands with a hook. Harlem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Warner throws a right and a left that Harlem avoids nicely.
Warner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Warner rushes Harlem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Warner breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warner throws a right and a left that Harlem avoids nicely.
Warner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harlem tries to land a body kick

and Warner counters with a crisp one two that drops Harlem! Warner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harlem to his feet! Harlem is in big trouble!

Harlem is rocked!
Warner drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Harlem's head, knocking him out cold! Warner is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maverick Warner!