PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Check Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assange
vs
Box

188 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Assange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Check Box!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box throws a right and a left that Assange avoids nicely.

Assange shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Box looking to control.
Assange scoring with some ground and pound.
Box looking to control.
Box keeping moving, preventing Assange from controlling successfully.
Assange forces his way into half guard.
Assange works his foot free and advances to mount.
Assange punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Box can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Box is looking to escape.
Assange scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Check Box has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assange landing strikes from the mount.
Assange fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That has opened up Check Box's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assange in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Check Box's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Check Box's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julian Assange!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Assange thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.