PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Begly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Craig
vs
Begly

169 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Begly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Begly, as that shot connected.
Craig stuffs the takedown attempt from Begly. Begly gets slowly back to his feet.
Begly throws a lazy head kick
and Craig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Begly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Begly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Begly wants to stand but Craig has his arm trapped.
Begly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Craig is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Craig is trying to control Begly's posture but Begly avoids it.

Craig explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Begly is looking to clinch.
Begly tries to clinch up.
Begly tries to clinch but Craig is having none of it.

Craig takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Begly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig is stalling here.
Begly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Begly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Begly lands a knee to the head.
Begly has Craig pressed against the cage, preventing Craig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begly has Craig pressed against the cage, preventing Craig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Begly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Begly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Begly as he avoids it easily.
Begly wants to clinch but Craig slips to the side
and Craig counters with a nice body shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Begly! Craig is backing up but he can't get away as Begly lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Craig and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Begly!