PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pratique Caractere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratique Caractere is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Best
vs
Caractere

185 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pratique Caractere!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Best lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caractere backs up against the cage.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Best misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Best sizes up Caractere with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caractere misses with a head kick.
Best waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caractere.
Best swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caractere. That's going to slow Best down.
Best takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Best.
A nice combination there by Best.
Best is breathing heavily.
Caractere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Best chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caractere can pounce on him.

Caractere lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Caractere takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dave Best has been cut.

Caractere lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Caractere takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Best is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caractere, right into the meat.
Oh Best is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Best tries to keep at a distance but Caractere has taken the fight into the clinch.

Caractere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Caractere takes the fight into the clinch.
Caractere will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Best up against the cage.
Best seems to have got his legs back now.

Caractere breaks from the clinch.
Best stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caractere.

Caractere lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Caractere takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Best swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Caractere counters with an outside leg kick.
Best fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dave Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caractere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caractere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caractere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Caractere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Best throws a series of punches but Caractere moves out of range.
Caractere chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Caractere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Caractere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caractere scores with a head kick. Best tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Best is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Best throws a series of punches but Caractere avoids them all with ease.
Best fails to land with a series of punches.

Caractere moves into the clinch.
Best stalling in the clinch but Caractere improves position.
Caractere lands an elbow that stopped Best in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Caractere.

Caractere breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Best crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caractere - the referee stops the clock and Best gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caractere. Best manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Best throws a combination that misses
and Caractere counters with a flying knee that drops Best! Caractere dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pratique Caractere!