PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Tellkins (ranked 1923 p4p, 202 weight class) and Robert Vanderwiel (ranked 1470 p4p, 158 weight class). Tellkins comes to the cage accompanied by Rae Sremmurd - Powerglide ft. Juicy J. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tellkins
vs
Vanderwiel

178 cm
20
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Vanderwiel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderwiel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellkins.
Tellkins misses with a wild combination.
Tellkins stalks Vanderwiel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vanderwiel's face. Vanderwiel staggers backwards, shaken.
Tellkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderwiel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tellkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderwiel misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Tellkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Tellkins there.
Tellkins throws out a loose jab but Vanderwiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellkins misses with the combination.

Tellkins lands a left and a right that send Vanderwiel crashing to the mat, dazed. Tellkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vanderwiel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellkins lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vanderwiel crumples to the floor! Tellkins milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Darren Tellkins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.