PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between shagy noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry The Rat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry The Rat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

noi
vs
The Rat

150 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shagy noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry The Rat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by noi. That's going to slow The Rat down.
Nice takedown defense from noi. No joy for The Rat on that attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for noi.

noi gets a clinch.
noi is trying to drag The Rat to the mat but The Rat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

noi drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
noi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Rat!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Rat can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Rat swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Rat taking shots to the head.
noi landing shots from mount.
The Rat working to try and regain half guard.
The Rat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Rat flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
noi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
noi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Rat's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Rat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The Rat is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with noi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Rat looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, noi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
noi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
noi is landing with some decent strikes but The Rat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
noi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Rat?
noi lands a big elbow - The Rat is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and The Rat is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). shagy noi!