PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 4487 p4p, 351 weight class) and Kal Valen (ranked 3271 p4p, 296 weight class). Kal Valen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wayne
vs
Valen

197 cm
19
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Valen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valen moves into the clinch.
Valen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valen misses with a punch on the inside.
Valen scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Valen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valen blocking some punches.
Valen throws a head punch that misses.
Valen working aggressively here.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valen misses with a punch on the inside.
Valen struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Valen misses with a punch on the inside.
Valen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
A head punch on the inside from Valen fails to land.
Valen lands a shoulder strike.
Valen tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Valen lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Valen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Wayne decides to pull guard.

Valen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Valen checks it.
Wayne is looking to clinch but Valen is avoiding it.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valen throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valen checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valen avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Valen darts in and clinches Wayne up against the cage.
Valen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valen tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
A short right from Valen on the inside.
Valen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Valen has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Valen.
Valen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valen lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Valen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Valen has him pressed against the cage.
Valen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Wayne is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Valen fails to land.
Oh Wayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valen digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wayne's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wayne drops to his knees and Valen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kal Valen!