PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salsa Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Terk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jose
vs
Terk

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
163 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salsa Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarzan Terk!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose misses with the combination.
Jose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose throws a right and a left that Terk avoids nicely.

Terk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Terk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jose is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Terk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Terk thows a huge punch but Jose dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Terk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terk drops an elbow to the side of Jose's head.
Nice strikes from Terk there.
Terk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Jose is rocked!
Terk working over Jose with some ground and pound. Jose looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Jose is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terk working over Jose with some ground and pound. Jose looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terk lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Jose quite badly. Jose pulls Terk in close trying to recover. Terk postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Jose on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Jose doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarzan Terk!