PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Short (ranked 4521 p4p, 24496 weight class) and Johnny Cornflakes (ranked 535 p4p, 696 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Short
vs
Cornflakes

180 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cornflakes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornflakes tries to clinch up but Short circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Cornflakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornflakes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Short takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Short on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
David Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornflakes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Short. That did some damage!
Cornflakes tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornflakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornflakes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Short throws out the jab.
Cornflakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornflakes thumps Short with a low kick.
Short swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cornflakes feints a counter leg kick.
Cornflakes feints and then cracks Short's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Short down.
Short on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cornflakes. Cornflakes obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Short pushes Cornflakes up against the cage in a clinch.
Cornflakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Short avoids the damage to the body.
Cornflakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cornflakes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cornflakes misses with a knee to the head.
Short takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cornflakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cornflakes looking to throw knees to the head but Short is blocking nicely.
Cornflakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Short's face.
Cornflakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Short has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornflakes misses with a knee strike.
Short is trying to break the clinch but Cornflakes has him pressed against the cage.
Cornflakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Short is defending well for now.
Short is working Cornflakes over against the cage.
Cornflakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornflakes working Short over with knees to the body.
Short is breathing heavily.
Short throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cornflakess head.
A knee to the head by Cornflakes.
A nice left hand lands by Short.
Cornflakes landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornflakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Short lands a nice uppercut.
Short working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Short on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Short managing to block the knees to the body from Cornflakes.
Short avoiding damage as Cornflakes throws knees to the body.
A short right from Short on the inside.
Short on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
Cornflakes missing with knees to the body.
Cornflakes trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Short.

Short manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cornflakes. Short shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Short clinches.
Short lands with a left to the head.
Short lands a shoulder strike.
Johnny Cornflakes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Short lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cornflakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cornflakes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Johnny Cornflakes!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Johnny Cornflakes!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Cornflakes!

Johnny Cornflakes wins by unanimous decision!