PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I shall return. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ponting
vs
Artur

170 cm
28
160 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

170 cm
32
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur moves in looking to clinch but Ponting pushes him off.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Ponting moves away and avoids it.
Artur throws the left hand but Ponting avoids the punch easily.
Artur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponting.

Artur gets caught flat footed, as Ponting shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ponting working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Ponting drops back looking for a leg! Artur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Artur manages to kick Ponting off! Ponting jumps back into Artur's guard.

Artur is looking for a triangle but Ponting pushes his legs off easily.

Artur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ponting passes into half guard.

Artur looking for submissions off his back.

Artur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Artur wants to improve his position but Ponting is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting works his way into full mount!
Artur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ponting raining down shots from the mount!
Artur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ponting with good strikes from the mount here!

Artur defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ponting.
Artur is in a horrible position here. Ponting smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Artur?

Artur is rocked!
Artur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Artur is still in real trouble! Can Ponting finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Ponting! Artur is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Ponting!
A victorious Ricky Ponting thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.