PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between CT Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Burly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fletcher
vs
Burly

185 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CT Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Burly!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Bill Burly has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Fletcher.
Fletcher looks to land a left hand but Burly moved out of range nicely.
Burly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fletcher.
Burly slips a jab from Fletcher.
Nice defenses there by Burly.
Fletcher misses with a lunging right hand

and Burly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burly.

Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fletcher looks to land a combination but Burly avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fletcher as he avoids it easily.
Fletcher scores with a decent looking hook.
CT Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Burly forces Fletcher back against the cage and clinches.

Fletcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Burly clinches up with Fletcher and pushes him back against the cage.

Fletcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fletcher misses with a combination
and Burly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fletcher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fletcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Fletcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher connects with a right that clearly hurt Burly. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Fletcher proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Burly collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CT Fletcher!