PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Tuttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li Xiaolong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tuttle
vs
Xiaolong

179 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Archibald Tuttle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong with a jab.
Tuttle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuttle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Tuttle gets a clinch.
Xiaolong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuttle.
Xiaolong dodges an elbow strike from Tuttle.

Tuttle pulls Xiaolong into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Tuttle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tuttle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xiaolong defends it easily.

Xiaolong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tuttle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xiaolong has managed to get both his arms back between Tuttle's legs - danger averted.

Xiaolong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Xiaolong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Xiaolong lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaolong avoids a kick to the body.
Tuttle is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Xiaolong.

Tuttle is rocked!
Tuttle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Tuttle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiaolong throws a shot to the body.
Tuttle is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Xiaolong delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tuttle like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Li Xiaolong!
Our winner, Li Xiaolong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.