PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vain Celasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel has chosen Mudvayne-Fall Into Sleep as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Celasquez
vs
Angel

188 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

204 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vain Celasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Angel!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Celasquez pushes him off.
Celasquez misses with a body kick.
Angel wants to clinch up but Celasquez keeps it at a distance.
Celasquez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Angel is looking to clinch.
Celasquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Celasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Celasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Celasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Celasquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Angel moves away from the strike by Celasquez.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Celasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Celasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Celasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Celasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Celasquez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Celasquez circles away.
Celasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Celasquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Angel tries to clinch but Celasquez is having none of it.
Celasquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Angel swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Celasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Angel clinches up against the cage.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Celasquez's elbow.
Angel tries to work over Celasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Celasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Celasquez's elbow.
Angel keeps control of Celasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Celasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Celasquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Angel up against the cage.
Angel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Celasquez is working Angel over against the cage.
Celasquez misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Angel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Celasquez.
A short right from Angel.
Angel lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angel tries a body shot but Celasquez blocks it.
A body shot lands from Angel.
Celasquez is breathing heavily.

Celasquez is trying to trip Angel. He has hold of a leg but Angel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Celasquez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Angel pushes Celasquez off and scrambles back to his feet.

Celasquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Angel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Celasquez.
Celasquez trying to advance position but Angel counters by regaining guard.
Celasquez throws an elbow that misses. Angel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Celasquez's guard. Nice move by Angel!

Angel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Angel.
Celasquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Angel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Celasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Angel on the ground.
Angel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Celasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Celasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Angel.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Celasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Celasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Angel throws a big right hand that misses.
Celasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Angel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angel throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Angel tries to clinch but Celasquez moves out of range.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Celasquez misses with a body kick.

Angel drives through and clinches with Celasquez against the cage.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Celasquez avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
Celasquez is working for takedown but Angel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vain Celasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angel lands with a right to the head.
Angel digs a right hand underneath Celasquez's ribcage. Celasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angel lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Angel.
Celasquez takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Angel.
A nice left hand lands by Angel.
A hook to the body from Angel.
Angel scores with a hook to the body.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angel lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Angel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Celasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Celasquez misses with the combination.

Angel closes the distance and clinches.
Angel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Angel.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Celasquez avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
Angel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Celasquez or not.

Celasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirk Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Angel has Celasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Angel presses Celasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel is leaning against Celasquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Angel as the two fighters clinch.
Angel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angel lands a nice uppercut.
Celasquez looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Angel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angel can't find room to land a body shot as Celasquez controls the action.
Angel presses Celasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Angel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Celasquez backwards.
Angel scores with a shot to the side of Celasquez's head.
Angel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Angel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Celasquez.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Celasquez backwards.
Good body shot from Angel.
Angel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Celasquez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Angel as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Angel.
A right hook to the body lands for Angel.
Angel lands an uppercut.
Oh Celasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Angel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Angel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Celasquez with a big uppercut! Celasquez tries to clinch up but Angel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Celasquez to the mat! Celasquez covers up and Angel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kirk Angel!
After the big win, Kirk Angel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.