PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Here Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Here Again is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fighter
vs
Again

205 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Here Again!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter wants to clinch up but Again keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Again with that takedown attempt.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Again swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Again misses.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Again fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
New Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Here Again.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Again circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Again circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Again keeps it at a distance.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Again circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Again circles away and keeps his distance.
Again changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fighter tries to avoid it but Again manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fighter to the ground. Fighter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Again has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Again looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter is fending him off so far but Again persists. Nope, Fighter circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Again keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Again.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
New Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Again circles away.

Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Again.
Fighter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Again drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fighter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fighter scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Here Again has been cut.
Again takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Again looks gassed!

Fighter drops Again with a big knee straight up the middle! Again is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Again is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Again is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter tries to clinch there but Again circles away.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Again pushes him off.
Again seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Again swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Again fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Again is avoiding it.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Again swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.

Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Again takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Here Again's cut even more.
Fighter jerks Again's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Again drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fighter goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fighter because Again was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). New Fighter!