PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Madsen (ranked 25233 p4p, 590 weight class) and Sean Shurk (ranked 3507 p4p, 407 weight class). Shurk has chosen The Unforgiving by Metallica as his entrance music. Sean Shurk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Madsen
vs
Shurk

187 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Shurk!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Madsen moves into the clinch.
Shurk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shurk.
Madsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Shurk.
Nice elbow from Shurk.

Madsen is rocked!
Shurk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Madsen.
Oh Madsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shurk to keep the fight standing.
Madsen seems to have got his legs back now.
Madsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Madsen tries to break the clinch but Shurk is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Shurk.

Shurk lands a vicious elbow to the side of Madsen's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Shurk tries to finish him with strikes but Madsen still seems able to defend himself so Shurk steps back and lets Madsen get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

It looks like Nicolas Madsen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Madsen has closed the distance and engaged Shurk in a clinch.
Madsen has had enough of the clinch but Shurk keeps him there for the moment.
Shurk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shurk lands a shoulder strike.
Shurk creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Madsen! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Shurk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Shurk!
Sean Shurk took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.