PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Houghton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Eater
vs
Houghton

174 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Meat Eater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Houghton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houghton avoids the body shot from Eater.
Houghton throws a right and a left that Eater avoids nicely.
Eater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eater is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Houghton.

Eater fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Houghton, pushing him back against the cage.
Eater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houghton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Eater lands a knee to the body.
Houghton has had enough of the clinch but Eater keeps him there for the moment.
Eater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houghton's efforts to push away.
Houghton working hard to break the clinch.
Eater tries to land knees in the clinch but Houghton avoids the damage to the body.
Eater can't get the takedown.
Houghton is trying to break the clinch but Eater is controlling him.
Houghton tries to circle away but Eater has him pinned against the cage.
Eater tries for a takedown but Houghton manages to get underhooks.
Houghton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eater missing with knees to the body.
Eater prevents Houghton from breaking the clinch.
Eater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houghton's efforts to push away.
Eater looking to throw knees to the head but Houghton is blocking nicely.
Houghton is working for takedown but Eater is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Houghton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eater working Houghton over with knees to the body.
Eater scores a nice knee to the body.
Eater is breathing heavily.
Eater missing with knees to the body.
Houghton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Houghton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eater smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Houghton scores a takedown into full mount!
Eater in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eater tries to lock up and control but Houghton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eater tries to reverse the position but Houghton maintains control.
Houghton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Houghton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Houghton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Houghton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eater hang on?
Eater takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Houghton landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater is working to get back to half guard.
Houghton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Houghton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Eater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Houghton with shots to the head and body - Eater looks very uncomfortable down there.
Houghton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Houghton lands a heavy elbow.
Houghton lands a heavy elbow.
Eater bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Houghton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houghton is wriggling around but Eater manages to pass to half guard.

Eater is trying for a kimura here. Houghton looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Eater wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Meat Eater!