PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria comes to the cage accompanied by Waltz from Les Sylphides. Medranda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buck dich. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Astoria
vs
Medranda

180 cm
35
174 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

180 cm
31
187 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medranda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Medranda rushes Astoria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Astoria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Medranda trying to control the position but instead, Astoria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Medranda into the cage.
Astoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Medranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Medranda.
Astoria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medranda struggles to land a body shot inside as Astoria controls his hands.
Astoria avoids a wild elbow strike from Medranda.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Medranda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Astoria's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Astoria.
Medranda working aggressively here.
Astoria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medranda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Astoria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Medranda fails to land.
Medranda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astoria is defending well for now.
Medranda gets through Astoria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Astoria prevents a body shot from Medranda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Medranda on the inside.
Medranda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astoria.
Medranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astoria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Medranda backwards.
Medranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astoria backwards.
Medranda blocking some punches.
Astoria prevents a body shot from Medranda.
A head punch on the inside from Astoria fails to land.
Astoria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medranda.
Medranda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astoria.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medranda.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Medranda is leaning against Astoria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Medranda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Medranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Astoria tries a knee to the head but Medranda blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Astorias head.
Medranda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Medranda.
Astoria is breathing heavily.
Medranda lands a body punch.
Medranda misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Medranda.
Medranda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Medranda lands with a light punch inside.

Astoria is rocked!
Good body shot from Medranda.
Oh Astoria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medranda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Medranda lands a body punch.
Medranda lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Astoria to his knees! Medranda keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Medranda!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Medranda thanked Backyard Fighting for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).