PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serio Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cantenberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damage
vs
Cantenberry

195 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serio Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Cantenberry!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage moves out of range as Cantenberry strikes.
Cantenberry tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damage wants to clinch.
Cantenberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Damage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Damage clinches up against the cage.
Damage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cantenberry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cantenberry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damage avoids the head kick by Cantenberry.
A lazy left from Cantenberry finds it's target.
Cantenberry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Damage rushes Cantenberry and presses him up against the cage.
Cantenberry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cantenberry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantenberry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serio Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damage.
Damage tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantenberry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cantenberry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage tries to pull guard but Cantenberry won't allow it.
Damage is working for takedown but Cantenberry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cantenberry prevents it.
Damage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cantenberry pulls his leg out and moves away.

Damage rushes Cantenberry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cantenberry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cantenberry connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damage is breathing heavily.
Damage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cantenberry lands a head kick. Damage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damage tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantenberry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serio Damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantenberry digs a good hook to Damage's body.
Sean Cantenberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cantenberry lands a big head kick that sends Damage to the canvas! Cantenberry follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Cantenberry!