PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morton Carson (ranked 4845 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Weird (ranked 6332 p4p, 0 weight class). Weird has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Mike Weird is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carson
vs
Weird

198 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morton Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Weird!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weird has a takedown stuffed.
Weird looks winded!

Carson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weird with a poor takedown

and Carson counters with a shoot takedown. Weird fights it but they end up in guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that Weird has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Carson lands a couple of elbows.
Carson connects with a couple of short punches.
Carson throwing strikes from guard but Weird blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson lands a couple of digs.
Carson lands a couple of elbows.
Carson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carson is in close to Weird's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carson cracks Weird with a solid left hand.

Weird is rocked!
Carson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weird is still in real trouble! Can Carson finish him?
Carson wants to stand but Weird is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson lands a couple of digs.
Carson with a nice head shot there.
Carson cracks Weird with a solid left hand.
Carson throwing strikes but missing.
Carson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weird's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Weird's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morton Carson!