PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Perfect-Ed Sheeran. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steve
vs
Skrarez

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Sully's Bar & Grill

Viral Fightwear
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrarez misses with a wild body shot.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skrarez misses with a takedown
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.

Skrarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steve's guard.
Skrarez lands a couple of digs.
Skrarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steve wants to sweep here but Skrarez controlling him for the moment.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skrarez on the ground.
Skrarez throwing strikes from guard but Steve blocks nicely.
Skrarez landing with the ground and pound.
Skrarez is working Steve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skrarez is working Steve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skrarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skrarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skrarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Steve has wrist control.
Skrarez wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.

Skrarez stands and steps away. Steve gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Skrarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skrarez wants to clinch but Steve slips to the side
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Skrarez moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adrian Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Skrarez.

Skrarez closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Skrarez is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Steve blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
A short right from Steve.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Skrarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Skrarez with a big uppercut! Skrarez tries to clinch up but Steve pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Skrarez to the mat! Skrarez covers up and Steve unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adrian Steve!
Adrian Steve decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.