PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Experiment II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iuraiah Vaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaber has chosen Crystal Castles - xxzxczx me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Experiment II
vs
Vaber

177 cm
26
165 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

167 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Experiment II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iuraiah Vaber!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Experiment II instigates a clinch.
Experiment II pressing his opponent against the cage.
Experiment II is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vaber pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Experiment II's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaber dodges the punch combination from Experiment II.
Experiment II throws a right and a left that Vaber avoids nicely.
Experiment II wants to clinch up but Vaber keeps it at a distance.
Experiment II tries for a takedown but Vaber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Experiment II scores a takedown into full mount!
Vaber's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Experiment II is landing with some decent strikes but Vaber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber wants to hold on but Experiment II pushes him away.
Experiment II fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Experiment II throws some wild stikes that Vaber manages to avoid easily.
Vaber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vaber wants to control but Experiment II is having none of it.
Experiment II lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vaber hang on?
Experiment II throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vaber because Experiment II loaded up on that one.
Experiment II lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment II with shots to the head and body - Vaber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Experiment II takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Experiment II looking to control but Vaber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Experiment II cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Experiment II has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vaber's face.
Vaber is in a horrible position here. Experiment II smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Vaber is rocked!
Experiment II loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vaber scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Experiment II land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Experiment II stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brazilian Experiment II!
Brazilian Experiment II decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.