PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arrhichion Pankratios (ranked 1900 p4p, 1608 weight class) and John Entwhistle (ranked 301 p4p, 254 weight class). John Entwhistle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pankratios
vs
Entwhistle

190 cm
27
225
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
210
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Primal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arrhichion Pankratios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Entwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entwhistle scores with a nice right hand.
Pankratios misses with a looping right.
Pankratios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entwhistle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pankratios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like John Entwhistle has been cut.
Entwhistle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pankratios eats them both and turns towards Entwhistle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Entwhistle stalks Pankratios and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pankratios's face. Pankratios staggers backwards, shaken.
Decent striking displayed by Pankratios there.
Pankratios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entwhistle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Entwhistle throws a lazy head kick
and Pankratios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pankratios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pankratios is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Entwhistle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Entwhistle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pankratios eats them both and turns towards Entwhistle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Entwhistle misses with a series of wild punches.
Entwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Pankratios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entwhistle looks to land a combination but Pankratios avoids it well.
Entwhistle tries to move into range but Pankratios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pankratios cracks Entwhistle with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Entwhistle falls to his knees and Pankratios doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arrhichion Pankratios!