PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pandora
vs
Rehab

180 cm
33
181 lbs
27 - 27 - 0

185 cm
33
177 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora tries to land a front kick but Rehab steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rehab attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rehab misses with a body shot.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Rehab sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pandora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandora throws a head kick but Rehab moves out of range.
Rehab does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Rehab there.
Rehab throws an off balance right hand
and Pandora counters with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Rehab.

It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Rehab lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rehab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehab throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.

Rehab gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rehab avoids it.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Rehab dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rehab managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rehab is defending well for now.
Pandora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehab swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rehab lands with a light punch inside.
Pandora blocks an uppercut.
Rehab blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rehab jumps into guard, dragging Pandora to the mat.
Pandora preventing the sweep.

Rehab is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pandora rolls with it to try and escape but Rehab cranks on the arm and Pandora is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rab Rehab!
Rab Rehab very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.