PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TheDragon Reborn (ranked 4252 p4p, 441 weight class) and Crixis Deathstroke (ranked 3374 p4p, 378 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.

Reborn
vs
Deathstroke

181 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

188 cm
23
199 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crixis Deathstroke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Deathstroke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Deathstroke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reborn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Deathstroke trying to control the position but Reborn is working away.
Reborn 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.
Reborn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deathstroke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Deathstroke working away.
Reborn is looking for a sweep.
Reborn struggling a bit here.
Reborn is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathstroke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Deathstroke lands a nice forearm strike.

Deathstroke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reborn can't do much from the bottom here.
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.

Deathstroke in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Reborn is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crixis Deathstroke!
A very excited looking Crixis Deathstroke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated TheDragon Reborn had this to say: 'I can do better'.