PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Branson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hightower
vs
Branson

178 cm
19
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

179 cm
17
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

The Adrenaline Matrix

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Branson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hightower scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Branson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Branson can't do much from the bottom here.
Hightower lands a few punches from side control.
Branson wants to control but Hightower postures up.
Hightower working the ground and pound but Branson is defending the strikes.
Branson seems a little lost for a moment, as Hightower dominates the positioning.
Hightower working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hightower lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Branson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hightower.
Branson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hightower tries to score with some ground and pound. Branson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hightower controls the position from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower is looking to take a break and control but Branson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Branson dodges the ground and pound from Hightower.
Hightower working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Branson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hightower working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Branson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Branson looks winded!
Branson taking a bit of punishment here - Hightower scoring with strikes.
Hightower lands some shots froms side control.
Hightower scores with punches from side control.
Hightower working the head and body with strikes.
Hightower lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Branson down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower cracks Branson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower working the head and body with strikes.
Hightower working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hightower scoring with punches from side control.
Hightower creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hightower lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hightower is putting a hurting on Branson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hightower cracks Branson with a big elbow.

Branson is rocked!
Hightower lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Branson down.
Branson is still in real trouble! Can Hightower finish him?
Hightower scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Branson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hightower can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Hightower!
Duke Hightower thanked the fans post fight for their support.