PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francis Saint Pierre (ranked 4986 p4p, 459 weight class) and Evil Dead (ranked 4829 p4p, 452 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saint Pierre
vs
Dead

179 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Dead tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dead looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dead is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierre wants to clinch.
Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dead! But no joy.
Pierre closes the distance but Dead moves to the side
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Francis Saint Pierre has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre sets himself, and Dead steps forward looking for the clinch! Pierre avoids it this time.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Pierre sets himself, and Dead steps forward looking for the clinch! Pierre avoids it this time.
Dead scores with a jab.
Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dead counters with a stiff right hand.

Pierre is rocked!
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dead scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Dead is avoiding it.
Donk. Dead catches Pierre right on the button with a cross.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Dead.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Dead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Dead leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dead gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dead lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pierre to his knees! Dead keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Dead!
Evil Dead bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.