PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek The Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Flail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flail has chosen Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself by Ice Cube as his entrance music. Stone Flail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Brave
vs
Flail

175 cm
27
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
177 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek The Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stone Flail!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Brave takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flail misses with a kick to the body.
The Brave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flail connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Brave momentarily.
Flail goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Flail finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Brave takes one to the side of the head.
The Brave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flail.
Stone Flail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flail is looking to land body kicks.
The Brave has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Flail blocks the body kick.
Flail paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Brave fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Brave blocks a head kick by Flail.
Flail throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Brave on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Brave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flail.
The Brave throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flail's head.

It looks like Stone Flail has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Flail. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flail.
Flail swings widly with a right hand
and The Brave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flail is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flail lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Brave circles away quickly and effectively.
The Brave appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That kick from The Brave tenderised Flail's leg. Flail is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Brave misses the jab.
The Brave throws the left hand but Flail avoids the punch easily.
Flail looks up at the clock. Bad move! The Brave lands a right hand from hell, dropping Flail. The Brave pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek The Brave!
Derek The Brave decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.