PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hidalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carlton
vs
Hidalgo

180 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Hidalgo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Hidalgo.
Hidalgo works Carlton's body with a nice hook.
Hidalgo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlton.
Hidalgo misses with a few strikes there.
Hidalgo throws a series of punches but Carlton avoids them all with ease.
Carlton throws a right hand that Hidalgo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hidalgo also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Hidalgo.
Chris Hidalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hidalgo.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Hidalgo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hidalgo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hidalgo misses with a body shot.
Hidalgo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlton manages to avoid it.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Carlton counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton cracks Hidalgo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidalgo scores with a one two! Carlton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carlton closes the distance and clinches up with Hidalgo, looking for a takedown. Carlton pushes Hidalgo against the ropes but Hidalgo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carlton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hidalgo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlton tests Hidalgo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hidalgo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Carlton counter with a right hand.
Carlton dodges the punch combination from Hidalgo.
Carlton connects with a nice cross there... Hidalgo is looking wobbly and Carlton recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hidalgo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Carlton jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronnie Carlton!