PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Dessler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Malapitan
vs
Dessler

169 cm
23
148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dessler pinned against the cage. Dessler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dessler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malapitan's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Dessler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malapitan doesn't seem phased though.
Dessler lands a nice looking body kick.
Malapitan is breathing heavily.
Dessler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Raje Malapitan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dessler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Raje Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Dessler.

Dessler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malapitan, pushing him back against the cage.
Dessler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Malapitan is rocked!
Dessler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Dessler.
A body shot lands from Dessler.
Dessler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dessler.
Dessler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dessler unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Malapitan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dessler is unloading with more strikes now! Malapitan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Dessler!