PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 7927 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Angeli (ranked 7013 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pounds
vs
Angeli

168 cm
31
150 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

172 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Angeli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounds takes a swing at Angeli's ribcage but misses.

Pounds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've been hearing that Pounds has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pounds working the head and body with strikes.
Pounds taking a breather here.
Pounds working the body and head with strikes.
Pounds lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pounds landing strikes.

Angeli is rocked!
Pounds has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Angeli is still in real trouble! Can Pounds finish him?
Pounds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Angeli looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pounds looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Angeli covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanner Pounds!
Tanner Pounds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.