PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brother Druther (ranked 2491 p4p, 313 weight class) and Mira Lax (ranked 4138 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Druther
vs
Lax

180 cm
26
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brother Druther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mira Lax!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lax.
Druther seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Druther drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Druther wants to control but Lax is keeping him busy.
Druther in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

It looks like Mira Lax has been cut.
Lax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Druther wants to control but Lax is keeping him busy.
Lax is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lax takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Druther working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lax regains half guard.
Lax wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druther working the head and body with strikes.

Lax is rocked!

That has opened up Mira Lax's cut even more.

Lax looking for submissions off his back.
Lax is still in real trouble! Can Druther finish him?
Druther is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lax wants to get back to full guard.
Druther is nestled in close to Lax, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Druther throwing shots but Lax is blocking nicely.
Druther prevents Lax from improving his position.
Druther lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Mira Lax's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mira Lax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brother Druther!
A very excited looking Brother Druther 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.