PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Django Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Ayeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kinte
vs
Ayeh

194 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Django Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salim Ayeh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte thuds his right hand into Ayeh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Ayeh does it's job there.

Ayeh clinches.
Kinte can't break the clinch.
Ayeh has Kinte pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ayeh as the two fighters clinch.
Ayeh lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ayeh.
Ayeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Ayeh.
Ayeh lands a left hand.
A short right from Ayeh on the inside.
Ayeh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ayeh presses Kinte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kinte is breathing heavily.
Ayeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ayeh pushes Kinte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ayeh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ayeh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ayeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ayeh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ayeh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Ayeh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ayeh - that landed with a thud.
Ayeh should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ayeh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ayeh digs a right hand underneath Kinte's ribcage. Kinte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ayeh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Ayeh.
A left hand lands to the body for Ayeh.
Ayeh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kinte wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Ayeh.
Kinte letting Ayeh take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Ayeh as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kintes head.
Ayeh is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Ayeh - that landed with a thud.
Ayeh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kinte.
Ayeh has Kinte pushed against the cage.
Ayeh lands a body punch.
Ayeh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ayeh is working Kinte over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayeh.
Ayeh works on Kinte's body with a couple of short punches.
Ayeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Ayeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Ayeh.
Ayeh cracks Kinte with a nice body shot.
Ayeh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ayeh.
Ayeh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ayeh.
Ayeh lands a body shot.
Ayeh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kinte is rocked!
Ayeh creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kinte's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kinte drops to his knees and Ayeh pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salim Ayeh!