PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Says (ranked 5309 p4p, 6106 weight class) and DK Vippus (ranked 406 p4p, 442 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Says
vs
Vippus

179 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
150
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DK Vippus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vippus lands a glancing blow to the side of Says's head.

It looks like Simon Says has been cut.
Vippus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Says sprawls well. Says wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vippus gets slowly back to his feet.
Says comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vippus's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vippus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vippus shoots for a double leg takedown but Says sprawls well. He's pushed Vippus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Says fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Says's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vippus under the eye.
Vippus lands a leg kick that knocks Says off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Says jabs Vippus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DK Vippus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vippus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Says counters with a one-two to the body.

Vippus is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vippus misses with a leg kick
and Says counters with a huge right that knocks Vippus out cold! Says is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Says!