PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namkabuan Sitthichok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sitthichok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Keith Canisius - Far From kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tepes
vs
Sitthichok

170 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Namkabuan Sitthichok!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitthichok is looking to clinch.
Sitthichok tries to clinch but Tepes moves out of range.

Sitthichok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tepes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tepes distracts Sitthichok with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tepes 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.
Sitthichok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tepes is controlling him.
Tepes content to stall in guard here.
Tepes slips nicely into half guard.
Sitthichok is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitthichok trying to hold on to Tepes's head to control him but Tepes postures up.
Tepes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sitthichok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tepes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tepes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sitthichok!
Tepes controlling his opponent.
Tepes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tepes controlling from the full mount.
Tepes working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitthichok is desperately trying to improve his position but Tepes has a good base and remains in mount.
Tepes landing strikes from the mount.
Sitthichok is trying to stand up.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tepes looking to finish Sitthichok with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sitthichok!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes scoring with strikes but Sitthichok is staying in there.
Tepes controlling from the full mount.
Sitthichok is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tepes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sitthichok hang on?
Tepes controlling the pace for now.
Tepes with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitthichok is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tepes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sitthichok tries to hold on but Tepes pushes him away.
Tepes working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Sitthichok is rocked!
Sitthichok looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes lands a heavy elbow.
Sitthichok is still in real trouble! Can Tepes finish him?
Tepes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sitthichok badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tepes around the waist but Tepes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tepes is the winner by TKO! Tepes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes!