PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bostaph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk has chosen The Cult of Personality as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bostaph
vs
Punk

187 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bostaph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostaph drops his hands momentarily and Punk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Paul Bostaph has been cut.
Punk throws a sloppy head kick and Bostaph moves out of range easily.

Punk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bostaph sprawling to the canvas! Bostaph rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Punk finish him?!

Bostaph is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bostaph's calf.
Punk misses with the combination.
Punk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bostaph.
A thudding body kick lands there by Punk!
Bostaph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bostaph dodges the punch combination from Punk.

Punk drops Bostaph with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bostaph looks back up at him and smiles so Punk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Bostaph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Punk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Punk wants it to stay on the feet.
Bostaph seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bostaph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk feints and then cracks Bostaph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bostaph down.
Look low, kick high! Punk uses the oldest trick in the book to send Bostaph tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Punk is absolutely delighted - when Bostaph wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). CM Punk!
A less than humble CM Punk misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.