PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Ario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Ario could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Branton's chin.

Ario
vs
Branton

188 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Ario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton swinging wildly here.
Ario looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ario misses with a head kick.

Branton takes the fight into the clinch.

Branton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ario is trying to keep an underhook but Branton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Branton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Branton on the ground.
Branton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Branton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Branton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Branton winds up and cracks Ario with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branton slips a nice elbow through Ario's hands, connecting with Ario's forehead.
Branton slows the pace down in half guard.
Branton winds up and cracks Ario with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ario taking some punishment here, with Branton in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Branton in particular looking to stall.
Branton winds up and cracks Ario with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Branton working over Ario with some ground and pound. Ario looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Branton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Branton working the ground and pound effectively.
Branton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ario's face.

Ario is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Ario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ario takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Branton's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Branton!
A very excited looking Billy Branton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.